FY 2025 CoC Program NOFO

In 2024, for the first time, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a two-year Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) as authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. CoCs were only required to submit one CoC Consolidated Application to be applicable for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 and FY 2025 funds, along with the FY 2024 CoC Priority Listing.

On July 3, 2025, HUD sent communication via the Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) Competitions mailing list announcing the intention to publish a NOFO for 2025 CoC awards. In the email, HUD invited CoCs to prepare for an application focused on treatment and recovery, reducing unsheltered homelessness, reducing returns to homelessness, and increasing the earned income of participants. The Office of Care Coordination, as the Collaborative Applicant for the CoC, continued communication with the CoC Board, CoC Program NOFO Ad Hoc, and executive leadership of CoC-funded agencies in anticipation of the expected changes.

On Thursday, November 13, 2025, HUD released the FY 2025 CoC Program NOFO via Grants.Gov, which rescinded and superseded any mention of FY 2025 CoC funds within the 2024 CoC Program NOFO. HUD announced the NOFO via email through the SNAPS Competitions mailing list after business hours the same day it was released. Approximately $3,918,000,000 in competitive funding is available, including at least $52,000,000 available for Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Bonus (DV Bonus) projects. Key changes to highlight within the FY 2025 CoC Program NOFO include:

Permanent Housing funding cap, allowing a maximum of 30% of a CoC’s Annual Renewal Demand (ARD) to funding permanent housing projects
New eligible project types, including Transitional Housing and Supportive Services Only (Street Outreach)
Tier 1 is equal to 30% of a CoC’s ARD
Significant changes to scoring criteria, including participation requirements for supportive services, substance use treatment service offerings and requirements, and expanded partnership with law enforcement

On December 8, 2025, HUD withdrew the FY2025 CoC Program NOFO and stated the intent to reissue a modified NOFO in advance of the deadline for obligation of available FY2025 funds.

After business hours on the evening of December 19, 2025, HUD reissued the modified FY 2025 CoC Program NOFO for public review. Due to a preliminary injunction, the NOFO cannot be implemented or enforced until further court order.

On December 23, 2025, a federal court issued a written preliminary injunction that affects the HUD’s CoC funding process. HUD is required to take steps to process eligible renewal projects for FY 2025 using the FY 2024–2025 CoC Program NOFO rules. However, the court made clear that this order does not require HUD to award or obligate funds yet. On December 30, 2025, HUD provided a report to the court with HUD’s plan and timeline to process renewals according to the FY2024 and FY2025 CoC Program NOFO.

On January 9, 2026, the former FY2024 and FY2025 NOFO Grants.Gov link was updated to note that the NOFO was reopened. The reopened FY2024 and FY2025 NOFO was uploaded onto Grants.Gov and the HUD CoC webpage. Applications from Collaborative Applicants are due to HUD by February 9, 2026.

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

Final Project Priority Listing

On February 6, 2025, the County of Orange’s Office of Care Coordination as the Collaborative Applicant submitted the final FY2025 Project Priority Listing to HUD. Following HUD guidance that most renewal applications and CoC Planning projects will carry over from the FY2024 CoC Application, only new expansion project applications were submitted along with their respective renewal project applications. New expansion projects were ranked according to the approved FY2025 Orange County CoC Program Priority Listing.

FY2025 CoC Program Priority Listing (Posted on February 03, 2026)

On January 21, 2026, the CoC Board approved the FY2025 Ranking and Tiering Strategy and the FY2025 CoC Program Priority Listing. The FY 2025 Priority Listing can be viewed below.

FY2025 Orange County CoC Program Priority Listing

Agency Administrative Review for CoC Funded-Agencies

The Orange County CoC FY2025 Agency Administrative Review for CoC Funded-Agencies (Agency Administrative Review) was released on November 26, 2025, and is available on this webpage below. The Agency Administrative Review must be submitted to the Office of Care Coordination electronically via Dropbox. The submittal deadline for the FY2025 Agency Administrative Review is Wednesday, December 10, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. PT

ADDENDUM: Applications for Renewal Funding

The Orange County CoC’s FY2025 CoC Renewal Project Application became available on December 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. PT and is available on this webpage below. Applicants eligible for CoC Program renewal funding received an invitation to submit their renewal funding project application(s).

Under the addendum, the timeline has been modified to extend the submission deadline. The addendum also includes the following updates:

Clarified guidance for agencies voluntarily reallocating a portion of their Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Renewal Project funding
Added question in Exhibit 5 requesting scope of the proposed project
Updated language in Exhibit 7 to align with modified NOFO

Applications for CoC Renewal Projects must be submitted to the Office of Care Coordination electronically via Dropbox, no later than Friday, January 9, 2026, by 12:00 p.m. PT

ADDENDUM: Request for Proposals for CoC Bonus, Domestic Violence Bonus and Reallocation Projects - Transitional Housing (TH) and Supportive Services Only (SSO)

1/16/26 Update: TH and SSO project types as detailed in the RFP are no longer eligible to be submitted in response to the reopened FY2024 – 2025 CoC Program NOFO. The Office of Care Coordination has provided an update to all applicants who submitted proposals in response to this RFP.

The Orange County CoC and the Office of Care Coordination, as the Collaborative Applicant, are seeking proposals from qualified organizations for new TH and SSO projects to be funded by the CoC Bonus, Domestic Violence (DV) Bonus and Reallocation funding available through the FY2025 CoC Program NOFO.

Under the addendum, the timeline has been modified to extend the submission deadline to Friday, January 2, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. PT. The addendum also includes the following updates:

Clarified total points available within the RFP scoring criteria
Added questions in Exhibit 4 to request more detail on proposed project
Added questions in Exhibit 4 requesting budget information
Revised language in Exhibit 9 to clarify information requested based on project component
Updated language in Exhibit 9 to align with modified NOFO

Proposals in response to the FY2025 RFP for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Projects must be submitted to the Office of Care Coordination electronically via Dropbox. The deadline to apply is Friday, January 2, 2026, by 12:00 p.m. PT.

Bid Title: FY2025 Request for Proposals for Continuum of Care Bonus, Domestic Violence Bonus and Reallocation Projects
Bid Starts: December 3, 2025, at 4:10 p.m. PT
Bid Ends: January 2, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. PT

ADDENDUM: FY2025 Agency Administrative Review for RFP for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Projects

Agencies interested in submitting a new project application under the RFP will still need to complete the required Agency Administrative Review documents. Under this addendum, the timeline has been modified to extend the submission deadline to Friday, December 19, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. PT. The FY2025 Agency Administrative Review for the RFP for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Projects has been separated from the RFP application and updated to simplify the documentation.

RFP for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus, and Reallocation Projects Overview Webinar

On December 4, 2025, the Office of Care Coordination hosted an informational webinar for the FY2025 RFP for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Funding. The webinar presentation and recording can be referenced below.

RFP for New Permanent Housing Projects

1/16/26 Update: On December 23, 2025, the Office of Care Coordination announced plans to issue a new RFP for Permanent Housing Projects to be funded through CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and/or reallocation funding, on behalf of the Orange County CoC. Due to the reopened FY2024 – 2025 CoC Program NOFO, the Office of Care Coordination will no longer be releasing an RFP for New Permanent Housing Projects.

Technical Assistance Office Hours

The Office of Care Coordination is hosting two 60-minute virtual office hours sessions via Microsoft Teams. The purpose of these office hours sessions is to provide a space to answer questions related to the FY2025 CoC Program competition process and to provide any technical assistance for agencies submitting a Renewal Project application and/or new project proposal through the RFP. No registration is required. Please see meeting details below.

Session 1

Date: Friday, December 5, 2025
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Teams Meeting Link: Click here
Meeting ID: 284 359 501 916 62
Passcode: 5E4yL72z

Session 2

Date: Monday, December 8, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Teams Meeting Link: Click here
Meeting ID: 276 448 012 056 46
Passcode: j2iY6tL3

Approved FY2025 CoC Program NOFO Scoring and Rating Criteria (Posted December 8, 2025)

On December 5, 2025, the CoC Board approved the FY2025 CoC Program NOFO Scoring and Rating Criteria for Renewal Projects, including the project performance measures, thresholds and point allocations for Permanent Supportive Housing. The approved FY2025 CoC Program NOFO Scoring and Rating Criteria for Renewal Projects will be utilized to evaluate CoC renewal projects’ performance for the FY2025 CoC Program NOFO. Please click here to view the memo and presentation slides presented to the CoC Board. The approved Scoring and Rating Criteria can be viewed below.

FY2025 CoC NOFO Renewal Scoring and Rating Criteria

Approved FY2025 CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Projects Scoring and Rating Criteria (Posted December 8, 2025)

On December 5, 2025, the CoC Board approved the FY2025 CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Projects Scoring and Rating Criteria. The approved FY2025 CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Scoring and Rating Criteria will be utilized to evaluate for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and/or Reallocation project proposals received in response to the RFP for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus, and Reallocation Projects. Please click here to view the memo and presentation slides presented to the CoC Board. The approved Scoring and Rating Criteria can be viewed below.

FY2025 CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Scoring and Rating Criteria

Timeline

DATE*	ACTIVITY
March 26, 2025	CoC Board Meeting: CoC NOFO Ad Hoc approved
April 3, 2025	Intent to Renew survey released to CoC-Funded Agencies
April 10, 2025	Orange County CoC NOFO Office Hours
April 18, 2025	Intent to Renew survey due to the Office of Care Coordination
June 12, 2025	CoC NOFO Renewal Meeting with CoC-Funded Agencies
June 18, 2025	Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) sent individually to CoCs by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
June 25, 2025	CoC Board Meeting: Approve revised Reallocation Strategy, FY2024 and 2025 CoC Application Debrief Presentation, and discuss options for Ranking and Tiering Strategy
July 3, 2025	HUD announced via the Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) Competitions mailing list the intention to publish a NOFO for 2025 CoC awards
July 17, 2025	Feedback and Updates on GIW from CoC-Funded Agencies due to the Office of Care Coordination
July 29, 2025	Completed GIWs and Revisions submitted by the Office of Care Coordination to local HUD field office
September 29, 2025	Final GIW sent individually to CoCs by HUD
October 1, 2025	U.S. federal government shutdown began
November 12, 2025	U.S. federal government shutdown ended
November 13, 2025	FY 2025 CoC Program NOFO released by HUD
November 19, 2025	CoC Board Meeting: Delegate authority to the Office of Care Coordination, as the Collaborative Applicant, with consultation from current and past CoC Board leadership, to act in the best interest of the Orange County CoC based on the timeline of the NOFO, which requires an expedited submission process
November 26, 2025	Release of Agency Administrative Review for CoC-Funded Agencies
December 2, 2025	Release of CoC Renewal Project Application
December 3, 2025	Release of FY2025 RFP for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Projects - Transitional Housing and Supportive Services Only Projects
December 4, 2025	Webinar: Overview of RFP for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus, and Reallocation - Transitional Housing and Supportive Services Only Projects
December 5, 2025	Technical Assistance Office Hours Session 1
December 8, 2025	Technical Assistance Office Hours Session 2 FY2025 CoC Program NOFO withdrawn by HUD
December 10, 2025	Agency Administrative Review for CoC Funded-Agencies due to the Office of Care Coordination by 5:00 p.m. PT
December 19, 2025	FY2025 Agency Administrative Review for the Request for Proposals for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Projects due to the Office of Care Coordination by 12:00 p.m. PT HUD reissued the modified FY 2025 CoC Program NOFO for public review
January 2, 2026	Agencies to submit proposals in response to FY2025 RFP for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Projects - Transitional Housing and Supportive Services Only to the County’s Office of Care Coordination by 12:00 p.m. PT
January 9, 2026	FY2025 CoC Renewal Project Applications due by 12:00 p.m. PT HUD reopened FY2024 and FY2025 NOFO. Subject to HUD/court hearing.
January 10, 2026	All project applications submitted to CoC (per HUD 30 days before deadline as noted in reopened FY2024 and FY2025 NOFO)
January 21, 2026	CoC Board Meeting: Approve the Orange County CoC's FY 2025 Priority Listing, including all renewal and new projects, by the FY 2025 CoC Project Priority Listing deadline, subject to change based on court proceedings and/or updated guidance from HUD.
January 25, 2026	Agencies notified in writing of inclusion of project acceptance, rejection, reduction and/or ranking by the Orange County CoC (Per HUD 15 days before deadline as noted in the reopened FY2024 and FY2025 NOFO)
February 9, 2026	HUD submission deadline for reopened FY2024 and FY2025 NOFO

* Please note: Dates are subject to change. Subject to HUD/court hearing.

Questions

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

To learn more about the Orange County CoC Board's preparations leading up to the FY 2025 CoC Program NOFO, please reference board meeting agendas and materials by visiting the 2025 CoC Board Webpage (https://ceo.ocgov.com/continuum-care)

Resources

Webpage last updated: February 03, 2026

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