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Funding Opportunities

Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds (CoCBuilds)Notice of Funding OpportunityApplications Due November 21, 2024, by 11:59:59 PM EDT The Office of Special Needs Assistance (SNAPS) is excited to announce the opening of the CoCBuilds application process.PurposeThe Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds (CoCBuilds) NOFO will add new units permanent supportive housing (PSH) for individuals and families experiencing homelessness through new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation. The CoCBuilds NOFO outlines additional CoC Program eligible activities and costs that may be included in your application. Additionally, CoCs are encouraged to leverage funds provided for construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of new PSH units with other funding sources to maximize the amount of housing that can be directed to meeting the needs of individuals and families experiencing homelessness.Available Amounts:A total of $175,000,000 is available under this NOFO. Of this amount, $65,000,000 is available only for CoCs that are located in states with populations of fewer than 2.5 million people. ApplicationsThe application for the CoCBuilds NOFO is available through the CoCBuilds NOFO funding opportunity located at grants.gov. This is not an e-snaps-based application.

  • Applications are to be completed by the organization that will administer the funds and must be sent to the CoC’s Collaborative Applicant for review and submission.
    • The application may include one or more subrecipients and we encourage collaborative efforts.
  • The CoC’s Collaborative Applicant must submit the project application(s) through grants.gov.
  • Number of applications permitted by CoC:
    • 1 application if there are no Tribes or Tribally Designated Housing Entities.
    • 2 applications if the CoC includes Tribes or TDHEs where one application must be specifically for new PSH units on Tribal reservation or trust land and one application from a non-Tribe or TDHE.

Carefully review the CoCBuilds NOFO application and submission requirements.QuestionsSubmit questions to CoCBuilds@hud.gov. Responses will be provided during normal business hours Monday through Friday. Questions submitted on weekends and Federal holidays may take longer to receive responses.

HUD's CoC Program Annual Funding Opportunities

DCF's State Unified Contract Funding Opportunities

Grants Awarded

Challenge Grant

This funding shall be used locally to assist homeless individuals or households at risk of becoming homeless. The funds may be used to assist those clients defined as homeless by Florida Statute. The grant's intent is to help implement the local homeless assistance plan and help the community reach the goals and objectives outlined in their CoC plan. Challenge Grant allowable activities include housing, program, and service projects.

ESG Annual

Allowable components include Street Outreach, Emergency Shelter, Homeless Prevention, Rapid Rehousing, and HMIS*.

The ESG program provides funding to (1) engage homeless individuals and families living on the streets through outreach contacts; (2) improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families and help operate these shelters; (3) provide essential services to shelter residents, (4) prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless, and (5) rapidly re-house literally homeless individuals and families.

ESG-CV

The ESG Program was expanded on March 13, 2020, in response to the global pandemic, HUD announced their planning and response to COVID-19. Through this funding, CoCs nationwide received Emergency Solutions Grant – CARES Act (ESG-CV). These funds were appropriated “to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, among individuals and families who are homeless or receiving homeless assistance and to support additional homeless assistance and homelessness prevention activities to mitigate the impacts created by COVID-19.

TANF

The TANF program helps low-income families with children achieve economic self-sufficiency. It funds a wide range of services that are designed to address one or more of the program’s four broad purposes:

  • Provide assistance to needy families so that children can be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives
  • End the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage
  • Prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies
  • Encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families

These purposes were outlined in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), the law that created TANF, replacing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and related programs.

At the federal level, the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) administers the TANF and tribal TANF programs. OFA operates within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).