Published April 07, 2026 | Last updated August 07, 2026

BACKGROUND - 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 (LA CoC) evaluates local projects, ranks applications based on HUD and community priorities, and submits a consolidated application for funding consideration.

As the lead agency and Collaborative Applicant, The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) is responsible for coordinating and submitting the consolidated application on behalf of the LA CoC. LAHSA will update this webpage regularly leading up to and during the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 CoC Program competition.

The County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles, LAHSA, and CoC Board issued a joint communication on July 29, 2026, to address HUD's release of a modified FY 2026 CoC Program NOFO. All service providers are strongly encouraged to continue participating in the current CoC Program NOFO process being led by LAHSA. Read the full letter here.

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).

LAHSA now sends weekly NOFO Competition Updates. To sign up to receive these emails click here and select “Funding Opportunities”

To view past updates, click here

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Consolidated Application Competition Timeline Office Hours & Webinars Policies Renewal Projects

New Projects Archives Weekly Updates

FY 2026 CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION

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FY 2026 NOFO COMPETITION TIMELINE

Renewal Projects New Projects HUD deadline or notice

Month	Date & Details
April	April 23: HUD Deadline \| FY 2026 CoC Program NOFO Registration April 27: Renewal Projects Only \| Performance Evaluation Score Reports Available in Tableau
May	May 8: Renewal Projects Only \| Deadline to Submit Performance Evaluation Score Appeals (by 12:00 PM) May 21: Renewal Projects Only \| Performance Evaluation Score Appeals Approved by LAHSA Commission Programs and Contracts Committeee May 22: Renewal Projects Only \| Performance Evaluation Score Appeals Approved by LAHSA Commission May 22: Renewal Projects Only \| Corrected Performance Evaluation Methodology Approved by LAHSA Commission
June	June 1: HUD Notice \| FY 2026 CoC Program NOFO Competition Open (Click HERE to view the opportunity on grants.gov) June 17: New Projects Only \| Release of FY 2026 CoC Program New Projects Request for Proposals (RFP) Local Competition June 23: Renewal Projects Only \| HUD Distributed FY 2026 CoC Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) June 26: Renewal Projects Only \| Deadline for FY 2026 GIW Review for LA CoC Grant Recipients/Project Applicants June 29: HUD Deadline \| FY 2026 CoC GIW Review Submission
July	July 3: Joint Statement \| LA County, LA City, LAHSA, and the LA CoC Board release an update after the Court order summarizing Judge Carter's directive. (Click HERE to view the statement) July 7: Renewal Projects Only \| Release of FY 2026 CoC Program Renewal Projects Intent to Renew Process July 15: New Projects Only \| Deadline for FY 2026 CoC Program New Projects Request for Proposals (RFP) Submissions (by 2:00 PM) July 21: Joint Statement \| LA County, LA City, LAHSA, and the LA CoC Board release an update to address HUD's July 16 notice of intent to modify the FY 2026 CoC NOFO. (Click HERE to view the statement) July 22: Renewal Projects Only \| Deadline for FY 2026 CoC Program Renewal Projects Intent to Renew Submissions (by 2:00 PM) July 24: HUD \| Release of amended FY 2026 CoC Program NOFO (Click HERE to view the modified NOFO on HUD's CoC Competition webpage) July 29: Joint Statement \| LA County, LA City, LAHSA, and the LA CoC Board release an update to address HUD's July 24 publishing of an amended FY 2026 CoC NOFO. (Click HERE to view the statement)
August	August 4: All Projects \| LA CoC Board to approve FY 2026 Continuum of Care Program Project Rejection, Reallocation, Selection, & Ranking Policy (Subject to date/time change; Click HERE to view the LA CoC Board calendar of events) August 5: All Projects \| LAHSA Commission to approve FY 2026 Continuum of Care Program Project Rejection, Reallocation, Selection, & Ranking Policy (Subject to date/time change; Click HERE to view the LAHSA Commission calendar of events) August 10: New Projects \| LAHSA Commission to approve FY 2026 CoC Program New Project RFP Funding Recommendations (Subject to date/time change; Click HERE to view the LAHSA Commission calendar of events) August 10: All Projects \| LAHSA Commission to approve FY 2026 CoC Program Priority Listing for the LA CoC (Subject to date/time change; Click HERE to view the LAHSA Commission calendar of events) August 26: HUD Deadline \| FY 2026 CoC Program NOFO Submission Deadline 5:00 PM (Pacific Time)

NOFO OFFICE HOURS & WEBINARS

LAHSA will host office hours for current CoC-funded recipients/subrecipients/partners, organizations serving people experiencing homelessness, and CoC-wide commmunity members interested in learning more and providing input on the CoC Program NOFO competition components.

Date	Details
April 2	Pre-NOFO Office Hours: 2026 CoC Program Performance Evaluation Methodology Purpose: Opportunity for current-CoC-funded recipients/subrecipients/partners to review changes to methodology and provide feedback
April 14, 16, 21, & 23	Pre-NOFO Office Hours: Data Validation for Performance Evaluation Purpose: Opportunity for current-CoC-funded recipients/subrecipients/partners to ask questions and troubleshoot issues with LAHSA staff
April 27	Pre-NOFO Office Hours: Performance Evaluation Appeals Kickoff Purpose: Opportunity for current-CoC-funded recipients/subrecipients/partners to learn about the appeals process for preliminary performance evaluation reports Link to recording \| Passcode: tP525.%P
April 30	Pre-NOFO Office Hours: Performance Evaluation and Appeals Q&A Purpose: Opportunity for current-CoC-funded recipients/subrecipients/partners to better understand the preliminary score reports and appeals process
May 7	Pre-NOFO Office Hours: Performance Evaluation and Appeals Q&A Purpose: Opportunity for current-CoC-funded recipients/subrecipients/partners to better understand the preliminary score reports and appeals process
June 16	2026 CoC Program New Projects Informational Webinar Purpose: Opportunity for CoC-funded recipients/subrecipients/partners and stakeholders interested in applying for CoC funding, including organizations that have never received CoC funding and faith-based organizations, to learn more about the FY 2026 CoC Program NOFO and the LA CoC's local competition for new projects. This is an informational webinar being hosted before LAHSA releases the 2026 CoC Program New Projects Request for Proposals (RFP). Link to Presentation HERE
June 25	HUD FY26 Competition Office Hours Link to Office Hours Information HERE \| June 25, 2026 12:00 PM Pacific/ 3:00 PM Eastern
July 14	2026 CoC Program Renewal Projects Intent to Renew Office Hours Purpose: Opportunity for current-CoC-funded recipients/subrecipients/partners to understand the Intent to Renew process and ask questions. Link to Presentation HERE \| Link to Recording HERE
August 3	2026 CoC Office Hours for Direct Recipients: e-snaps Renewal Application Process Purpose: Opportunity for current-CoC-funded recipients/subrecipients/partners to understand the e-snaps application process and ask questions. Link to Presentation HERE \| Link to Recording HERE

FY 2026 CoC PROGRAM NOFO POLICIES

FY 2026 CoC Program Priority List Ranking and Reallocation Policy

→ DRAFT FY 2026 CoC Program Project Rejection, Reallocation, Selection, and Ranking Policy (Revised August 3, 2026)
→ MEMO FY 2026 CoC Program Project Rejection, Reallocation, Selection, and Ranking Policy (July 31, 2026)

FY 2026 CoC PROGRAM LOCAL COMPETITION

RENEWAL PROJECTS

FY 2026 CoC Program Performance Evaluation Methodology

→ FINAL FY 2026 CoC Program Performance Evaluation Methodology (Approved 04-24-2026; Corrected 05-22-2026)
→ 2026 CoC Program NOFO Formula Notebook

FY 2026 CoC Program Performance Evaluation Appeals

→ FY 2026 CoC Program Performance Evaluation Appeals Form and Instructions - Deadline to submit an appeal was Friday, May 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
→ FY 2026 CoC Program Performance Evaluation Appeals Kickoff Webinar Presentation
→ Appeal Results | FY 2026 CoC Program Performance Evaluation Project Appeals
(Click HERE to view agenda item 5.4 from the LAHSA Commission meeting held on May 22, 2026 and HERE to view agenda item 5.5 from the LAHSA Commission meeting held on June 22, 2026)

FY 2026 CoC Program Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) Review Process

Deadline to Respond to LAHSA to Complete the GIW Review was Friday, June 26, 2026 no later than 5:00 PM

FY 2026 CoC Program Renewal Project Intent to Renew Application Process

Deadline to Respond to LAHSA with a phase 1 FY2026 LA CoC Intent to Renew Application was Wednesday, July 22, 2026 no later than 2:00 PM.

→ FY 2026 LA CoC Intent to Renew Application - PDF (Informational Material)
→ FY 2026 LA CoC Intent to Renew Application - Smartsheet Form (Application Phase 1, Component 1)
→ FY 2026 LA CoC Intent to Renew Application - Workbooks (Application Phase 1, Component 2)
→ Transition Projects Overview (Informational Material)
→ Transition Projects FAQ (Informational Material)
→ FY 2026 LA CoC Intent to Renew Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (Informational Material)
→ FY 2026 LA CoC e-snaps Submissions Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (Informational Material)

NEW PROJECTS

FY 2026 CoC Program New Projects RFP Timeline*

Item	Date	Time	Links (if applicable)
RFP Release	June 17, 2026	5:00PM
Optional Proposer's Conference	June 23, 2026	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Presentation Link Recording Link
Written Questions Submission Deadline	June 26, 2026	2:00PM
Weekly RFP Office Hours #1	July 1, 2026	1:00PM - 3:00PM	Recording Link
Weekly RFP Office Hours #2	July 8, 2026	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Recording Link
RFP Submission Deadline	July 15, 2026	2:00PM
Quality Review	July
Commission Approval	August 10, 2026 (no later than)
E-Snaps Application Completion	August