The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) manages the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program funding process by releasing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) when funding is available. Through this competitive process, CoCs across the country apply for federal funds to support housing and services for people experiencing homelessness. The Los Angeles CoC evaluates local projects, ranks applications based on HUD and community priorities, and submits a consolidated application for funding consideration.
⚠ Status Update
Although Congress authorized a two-year CoC Program NOFO in FY 2024, HUD issued a NOFO for the FY 2025 CoC Program Competition on November 13, 2025, but later withdrew the NOFO on December 8, 2025 just prior to a hearing on the legal challenges filed against HUD that led to a preliminary injunction. On December 19, 2025, HUD reissued the NOFO with significant changes for “public review,” stating that HUD cannot implement or enforce the reissued NOFO until further court order. On December 23, 2025, a federal judge issued a written preliminary injunction requiring HUD to process eligible renewal projects for FY 2025 under the FY 2024–2025 NOFO rules.
Due to significant ambiguity regarding the timing and outcome of ongoing court proceedings, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) paused its local FY 2025 CoC NOFO application timeline, as did many other CoCs.
On June 29, 2026, the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island issued its decision on the litigation against HUD's FY 2025 CoC Program NOFO and set aside both the November and December versions of the NOFO as violative of the Administrative Procedures Act. You can read the order here.
On February 3, 2026, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R. 7148) was signed into law. The bill requires HUD to immediately non-competitively renew all projects expiring in quarter one (January through March) of 2026 for a 12-month period. If HUD does not make awards by April 1, HUD must non-competitively renew all projects expiring in quarter two (April through June) of 2026 for a 12-month period. If HUD does not make awards by July 1, HUD must non-competitively renew all projects expiring in quarters three and four (July through December) of 2026 for a 12-month period.The ongoing court case against HUD's FY 2025 NOFO coupled with the appropriations bill is expected to impact renewals for quarters two, three, and four (April through December) of 2026.
On March 31, 2026, HUD announced FY 2025 renewal award funding for projects that expired in quarter one (Q1, January through March). You can read the announcement here. All LA CoC projects expiring in Q1 were renewed as part of this announcement. HUD has begun issuing grant agreements for projects that expired in Q1.
On April 27, 2026, HUD announced FY 2025 renewal award funding for projects that expired in quarter two (Q2, April through June). You can read the announcement here. All LA CoC projects expiring in Q2 were renewed as part of this announcement. HUD has begun issuing grant agreements for projects that expired in Q2.
On May 21, 2026, HUD announced FY 2025 renewal award funding for projects that expire in quarters three and four (Q3 & Q4, July through December). You can read the announcment here. All LA CoC projects expiring in Q3 & Q4 were renewed as part of this announcement. HUD has not yet issued grant agreements for projects that expire in Q3 & Q4.
For any questions or comments, please email NOFA@lahsa.org
Note: LAHSA will still use this email address, even though the CoC Program Competition was renamed as "NOFO" in FY 2021.
FY 2025 CoC Program NOFO Competition Timeline
2025 CoC Program Office Hours/Listening Sessions
FY 2025 CoC Program Competition Supplemental Materials
FY 2025 Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW)
The Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) is a tool used by HUD to document all projects within a CoC that are eligible for renewal in a given funding cycle. The GIW lists each project’s grant number, operating year, and Annual Renewal Amount (ARA), which HUD uses to calculate the CoC’s total renewal funding amount for the year.
Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) review was due July 14, 2025.
- → FY 2025 CA-600 Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) (7/31/2025)
- → FY 2025 Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) Change Form
- → FY 2025 CoC Program GIW Instructions for CoCs, Collaborative Applicants, and Project Applicants
HUD Form 2880 — Applicant/Recipient Disclosure
FY 2025 CoC Program Competition Policies
FY 2025 Project Evaluation, Reallocation, Rejection, and Selection Policy
Pre-NOFO Release
- → FY 2025 LA CoC Program Performance Evaluation Methodology (Final Approved - 07/31/2025)
- → FY 2025 CoC Program Performance Evaluation Scoring Formula Notebook
- → FY 2025 CoC Program Performance Evaluation Appeals Process and Form — Appeals Deadline was Monday, September 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Post-NOFO Release
- → FY 2025 CoC Program Project Evaluation, Reallocation, Rejection, and Selection Policy (Revised 12/19/2025)
- → FY 2025 CoC Program Performance Evaluation Scoring Formula Notebook (12/2025)
- → FY 2025 CoC Program Performance Evaluation Appeals Process and Form — Appeals Deadline was Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
FY 2025 CoC Program Renewal and New Project Request for Applications (RFA)
FY 2025 CoC Program Renewal and New Projects RFA Timeline
Proposers Conference Webinar
Renewal Projects
- → 2025 CoC Program Renewal Projects RFA - Proposers Conference Presentation
- → 2025 CoC Program Renewal Projects RFA - Proposers Conference Recording
- → 2025 CoC Program Renewal Projects RFA - Q&A
New Projects
RFA Documents
- → 2025 CoC Program Renewal and New Projects RFA (Revised Per Addendum #3 - 12/10/2025)
- → Addendum #1 — (Added 12/5/2025)
- → Addendum #2 — (Added 12/9/2025)
- → Addendum #3 — (Added 12/10/2025)
Renewal Projects
- → Attachment A - Renewal Project Questions (Revised Per Addendum #1 - 12/5/2025)
- → Renewal Application Questions (Excel Template) (Revised Per Addendum #1 - 12/5/2025)
- → Transition Guidance for Existing CoC-Funded PH Projects Fact Sheet (Added 12/5/2025)
- → RFA Glossary of Terms (Added 12/5/2025)
New Projects
- → Attachment B - New Projects Application Questions
- → New Project Application Questions (Excel Template) — (Added 12/9/2025)
- → 2025 CoC New Projects Descriptions
- → Transitional Housing Budget Template
- → Access & Service Center Budget Template (Revised 12/3/2025)
- → Specialized Service Team Budget Template
Word Document Application Documents
- → Attachment A - Renewal Project Questions (Word)
- → Attachment B - New Projects Application Questions (Word)
Office Hours: Renewal Projects RFA
- → Office Hours #1 - Renewal Projects RFA - December 3, 2025 - Recording
- → Office Hours #3 - Renewal Projects RFA - December 8, 2025 - Recording
Office Hours: New Projects RFA
