Priority Listing and Consolidated Application
Review the Continuum of Care Homelessness Planning Council (HPC) approved Priority Listing ("ranking") and Consolidated Application for all new and renewal projects below:
Final Continuum of Care Fiscal Year 24-25 Project Priority Listing ("ranking")
Fiscal Year 2024 TN-504 Consolidated Application
For comments or questions about these documents, email [email protected].
Notice of Funding Opportunity
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) published the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 – FY 2025 Continuum of Care Competition on July 31, 2024. The submission deadline for this NOFO is Wednesday, October 30, 2024.
HUD announced that this will be a 2-year Continuum of Care (CoC) Program NOFO, authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, to include FY2024 and FY2025. HUD has stated that the application and selection process for the FY 2024 funds awarded through this NOFO will proceed much like it has in prior-year competitions. However, CoCs will only be required to submit one CoC application that will be applicable to both FY 2024 and FY 2025 funds.
As the Continuum of Care's Collaborative Applicant, the Office of Homeless Services prepared the Consolidated Application to submit on behalf of Nashville-Davidson County.
FY 2024 and FY 2025 Continuum of Care Competition Webpage
Local Competition
The local competition for Continuum of Care TN-504, which covers Nashville and Davidson County began on June 26, 2024. Providers, programs, and projects that have not participated in the NOFO process and that do not currently receive CoC funding were encouraged to apply for funding under this opportunity.
In response to the Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the Office of Homeless Services has prepared this proposed timeline for the local competition. Local applications for New and Renewal Continuum of Care (CoC) funding were due on Thursday, July 25, 2024. After HUD notified communities that DV Bonus funding would be made available in this year's Notice of Funding Opportunity, local DV Bonus applications opened and were due on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
Applications
All applications for the local CoC funding competition will be accepted through the online platform Zoom Grants. The application form for each funding type are linked below. Applicant agencies will need to set up an account to access and submit an application (accounts are free and simple to set up).
- New Continuum of Care Funding Application
- Renewal Continuum of Care Funding Application
- DV Bonus Continuum of Care Funding Application
Application Rating and Ranking Process
All applications are reviewed by the CoC Performance Evaluation Committee (PEC). The PEC is responsible for rating each application and recommending a proposed project ranking to the Homelessness Planning Council, which functions as the CoC Board. On October 9, 2024 the Homelessness Planning Council approved the final ranking to be submitted for the CoC FY24/25 Project Listing.
Each CoC must score and rank all renewal and new projects each year, which offers flexibility to adjust in rank order to implement local funding priorities and ensure that they are ranked appropriately according to community needs. As in years past, the PEC and HPC ranked all Renewal Applications above all New Applications as a strategy to maximize funding from HUD. HUD recommends that certain projects (those related to the HMIS and CE leads that provide infrastructure to the entire CoC) be ranked at the top; some projects (the CoC Planning Grant and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program projects) are non-competitive.
HUD outlines the amount of funding each CoC can apply for in its CoC Program NOFO each year. The amounts vary based on how much Congress appropriates and any additional requirements Congress applies in that appropriation. The primary factor in determining how much a CoC can apply for is its Annual Renewal Demand (ARD). The ARD is based on the total amount of each project in the CoC that is currently receiving CoC Program funding and is eligible to apply for funding again in the upcoming competition. HUD's intent is to continue to fund projects that are currently serving people to avoid having them experience homelessness again. HUD's CoC Program Interim Rule outlines the Preliminary Pro Rata Need (PPRN) formula that takes the national-level PPRN amount and assigns a need amount to each geographic area in the United States. The amount for each geographic area is based on the population, poverty, housing overcrowding, and age of housing in each area. Through this process, HUD informs each community of the maximum funding that they may be allowed to apply for. For this reason, the six projects at the bottom of the ranking will not receive CoC funding in the upcoming grant cycle.
More information about the various Notice of Funding Opportunities that the Nashville-Davidson County Continuum of Care is pursuing can be found in this synopsis.
Interest Meeting Recordings
Organizations interested in applying for CoC funding are encouraged to review the following recordings and slides from interest meetings held on May 29, 2024.
- Recording for Renewal Application interest meeting
(Password: iGv3EN8N) - Recording for New Application interest meeting
(Password: ZdAuPDH2) - CoC Funding Interest Meeting Slides
Helpful Links
- Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act
- HUD Continuum of Care Program Toolkit
- HUD Program Project Rating and Ranking Tool
- HUD Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Page
- Office of Homeless Services HMIS Page
- HUD Coordinated Entry Page
- Office of Homeless Services Coordinated Entry Page
- HUD Housing First Assessment Tool
- HUD Equity Action Plan
- HUD CoC Program Competition Page