CoCBuilds NOFO

On June 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the availability of $100 million through the Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds (CoCBuilds) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) – a funding for new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation (capital costs) of permanent supportive housing (PSH). Through one-time awards under the CoC program, the CoCBuilds NOFO will enable communities to develop new units of rental housing with supportive services for people experiencing homelessness. The submission deadline for the CoCBuilds NOFO is July 23, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. PT.

Please utilize this webpage to reference any announcements and visit this page often for further updates related to the Orange County CoC local process.

CoCBuilds Application Submission

The Office of Care Coordination, as the Collaborative Applicant, submitted the Orange County CoC’s CoCBuilds Application, inclusive of the Project Priority Listing and American Family Housing’s Casa Colibri project application, in advance of HUD's deadline on July 23, 2026. The submitted CoCBuilds Project Priority Listing can be referenced below.

• Orange County CoC - CoC Builds Project Priority Listing 

CoC Board Action

At the CoC Board Meeting on June 24, 2026, the CoC Board approved the Orange County CoCs participation in the CoCBuilds NOFO and approved the Office of Care Coordination, acting as the Collaborative Applicant for the Orange County CoC, to establish an Ad Hoc comprised of non-conflicted members to support the local competition process and also the issuance of a local competition process for the CoCBuilds NOFO to provide permanent supportive housing units in Orange County.   

On July 22, 2026, the CoC Board approved the selection of Casa Colibri, as submitted by American Family Housing, as the Orange County CoC’s proposed project to submit in response to the CoC Builds NOFO application to HUD, as recommended by the Request for Proposals Review Panel. To review further details related to the project proposal, please reference the July 22, 2026 CoC Board Meeting Agenda.

Request for Proposals for CoCBuilds Projects

The County of Orange's Office of Care Coordination as the Collaborative Applicant for the Orange County CoC is releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from qualified organizations for a PSH project to be funded by the funding available through the CoCBuilds NOFO. The Orange County CoC is eligible to apply for a maximum of $11,000,000. 

Proposals in response to the RFP for CoCBuilds Projects must be submitted to the Office of Care Coordination electronically via Dropbox. The deadline to apply is Friday, July 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PDT.

• Bid Title: Request for Proposals for Continuum of Care Builds Projects
• Bid Starts: June 29, 2026, at 3:15 p.m. PDT
• Bid Ends: July 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PDT
  • RFP Detailed Description: Request for Proposals for Continuum of Care Builds Projects (PDF)
  • RFP Application: Request for Proposals for Continuum of Care Builds Projects (PDF)
  • RFP Application: Request for Proposals for Continuum of Care Builds Projects (Word)
    • Attachment 5: Code of Conduct 
    • Attachment 8: Certification of Consistency in the Consolidated Plan Instructions
    • Attachment 9: Environmental Review
    • Attachment 10: HUD Form 424-CBW Grant Applicational Detailed Budget Worksheet Instructions
    • Attachment 14: Healthcare Letter of Commitment

Timeline

*Dates are subject to change.

Questions

For questions related to the CoCBuilds NOFO, please email the Office of Care Coordination at CareCoordination@ceo.oc.gov with the email subject line "CoCBuilds NOFO Question".

Resources and Links

• HUD CoC Program Competition Website
• CoC Builds Frequently Asked Questions
• CoC Builds Project Application Detailed Instructions

Webpage last updated: July 23, 2026