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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Community Planning and Development

Notice of Funding Availability for the 2015 Continuum of Care Program Competition
FR-5900-N-25

OVERVIEW INFORMATION
A. Federal Agency Name: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of
Community Planning and Development.
B. Funding Opportunity Title: Notice of Funding Availability for the Continuum of Care
(CoC) Program.
C. Announcement Type: Initial Announcement.
D. Funding Opportunity Number: The funding opportunity number is FR-5900-N-25.
The OMB Approval number is 2506-0112.
E. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 14.267.
F. Deadline: The deadline for submitting applications to HUD for the FY 2015 Continuum of
Care (CoC) Program Competition (CoC Program Competition) is 7:59:59 p.m. eastern time,
November 20, 2015. Applicants will be required to complete and submit their applications
in e-snaps at www.hud.gov/esnaps. See Section VI. of this NOFA for application
submission and timely receipt requirements.
G. For Further Information: HUD staff will be available to provide general clarification on
the content of this NOFA. HUD staff is prohibited from assisting any applicant in preparing
the application(s) in e-snaps.
1. Local HUD CPD Field Office. Questions regarding specific program requirements
should be directed to the local HUD CPD Field Office, a directory of which can be
found at www.hudexchange.info/manage-a-program/cpd-field-office-directory/.
2. Training and Resources. Collaborative Applicants and project applicants that need
assistance completing the applications in e-snaps or understanding the program
requirements under the CoC Program may access the CoC Program interim rule
(24 CFR part 578 published July 31, 2012 at 77 CFR 45422), training materials, and
program resources via the HUD Exchange at www.hudexchange.info/homelessnessassistance/.
3. The HUD Exchange Ask A Question (AAQ). CoCs, Collaborative Applicants, and
project applicants that require information and technical support concerning this
NOFA and the applications in e-snaps may submit an electronic inquiry via the HUD
Exchange e-snaps AAQ at www.hudexchange.info/get-assistance/. The AAQ is
accessible 24 hours each day. Starting 2 days prior to the application deadline for
FY 2015 funds, the AAQ will respond only to emergency technical support questions
up to the deadline of 7:59:59 p.m. eastern time. Applicants that are experiencing
technical difficulty should contact the e-snaps AAQ immediately for assistance and
document their attempts to obtain assistance.
4. HUD Homeless Assistance Listserv. HUD may provide Collaborative Applicants
and Project Applicants with additional information through HUD websites located at
www.hud.gov and www.hudexchange.info, and via the CoC Program email-based

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listserv. Visit the following website to join the listserv:
www.hudexchange.info/mailinglist. This additional information will not change the
selection criteria or selection process included in this NOFA, but may include items
such as updates on the status of e-snaps and reminders of impending deadlines.
H. General Section Questions. The Notice of FY 2015 Policy Requirements and General
Section to HUD’s FY 2015 NOFAs for Discretionary Programs (General Section) is
applicable to the FY 2015 funding made available under this NOFA. The General Section
can be found at www.hudexchange.info/e-snaps/fy-2015-coc-program-nofa-coc-programcompetition/.
Questions regarding the General Section should be directed to the Office of Strategic
Planning and Management, Grants Management and Oversight Division at (202) 708-0667
(this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments can access these
numbers via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
Additional Overview Information
A. Available Funds. Approximately $1.89 billion is available in this FY 2015 CoC Program
NOFA. HUD may add to this amount any available funds that have been carried over or
recaptured from previous fiscal years. All of the requirements in the FY 2015 application
process, including requirements for the entire CoC Consolidated Application and the total
amount of funding available are contained in this NOFA.
Although the available amount of funding is expected to be sufficient to fund anticipated
eligible renewal projects in FY 2015, HUD will continue to require Collaborative Applicants
to rank all projects, except CoC planning and UFA Costs, in two tiers. Tier 1 is equal to 85
percent of the CoC’s FY 2015 Annual Renewal Demand (ARD) approved by HUD on the
final HUD-approved Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW), finalized either during the FY 2015
CoC Program Registration process or during the 10-day grace period after this NOFA was
published. Tier 2 is the difference between Tier 1 and the CoC’s ARD plus any amount
available for the permanent housing bonus as described in Section II.B.3. of this NOFA.
B. Eligible Applicants.
1. Collaborative Applicant. CoCs were required to designate a Collaborative Applicant
to submit the CoC Consolidated Application on behalf of the CoC as part of the
FY 2015 CoC Program Registration process. Collaborative Applicants will not be
able to access the CoC Consolidated Application in e-snaps if the CoC does not have
an approved FY 2015 CoC Program Registration. The Collaborative Applicant
approved by HUD during the FY 2015 CoC Program Registration Process must be
the same entity that submits the FY 2015 CoC Consolidated Application–which
includes the CoC Application, CoC Priority Listing that lists all project applications
accepted and ranked or rejected in the CoC local competition, and the Project
Application(s)–during the CoC Program Competition. CoCs should not attempt to
change Collaborative Applicants during the FY 2015 CoC Program Competition
without HUD’s prior approval. HUD will approve Collaborative Applicant changes
after the FY 2015 CoC Program Registration process under circumstances that
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a. an error made by the Collaborative Applicant when entering the
Collaborative Applicant’s name in the CoC Applicant Profile;
b. the Collaborative Applicant chosen by the CoC is no longer in business;
c. the Collaborative Applicant withdrew; or
d. the CoC withdrew the Collaborative Applicant.
In cases where the CoC needs to change the Collaborative Applicant approved during
the FY 2015 CoC Program Registration process, the CoC must notify the local HUD
CPD Field Office in writing stating the reason for the Collaborative Applicant
change. The notice to HUD must provide documentation of the CoC’s approval of
the change (e.g., a copy of the meeting minutes, to include the date and attendees).
2. Project Applicants. Eligible project applicants for the CoC Program are identified in
Section V.A.
C. Amendments to FY 2015 CoC Program Registration. If a geographic area that includes
projects eligible to apply for renewal funding during the CoC Program Competition was not
claimed by a CoC with an approved FY 2015 CoC Program Registration, a contiguous CoC,
or the Balance of State CoC may contact HUD in writing to request that its Registration and
final HUD-approved FY 2015 Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) be amended to include the
unclaimed geographic area and the renewal projects. Additionally, if a CoC with an
approved FY 2015 CoC Program Registration failed to include an eligible renewal project on
the CoC’s FY 2015 GIW during the FY 2015 CoC Program Registration, the CoC will have
the opportunity to amend its FY 2015 GIW to add the missing eligible renewal project.
Similarly, any projects that were previously included on the GIW, where it is determined that
they are no longer eligible for renewal in FY 2015, must be removed. Any changes to the
FY 2015 GIW after the CoC Program Registration process must be approved by the local
HUD CPD Field Office, in consultation with HUD Headquarters, within 10 days (grace
period as described in Section II.B.3. of this NOFA) after the publication of this NOFA.
The due date of final HUD approval for FY 2015 GIW changes is September 28, 2015 by
5:00 p.m., local time of the applicant. Collaborative Applicants will be required to attach the
final HUD-approved FY 2015 GIW that contains the final FY 2015 ARD to the CoC Priority
Listing. HUD will not consider any changes that would increase a CoCs ARD to the FY
2015 GIW following the 10-day grace period. However, if any ineligible projects are
included on the CoC’s GIW, HUD will remove the ineligible projects from the GIW which
will result in the CoC’s ARD being reduced by the amount of the ineligible project.
D. Eligible Costs. Provisions at 24 CFR 578.37 through 578.63 identify the eligible costs for
which funding may be requested under the CoC Program. HUD will reject any requests for
ineligible costs.
E. Match. 24 CFR 578.73 describes match requirements.
F. Requirements. The following requirements apply to funding available under this NOFA.
1. DUNS number and SAM. Project applicants are required to register with Dun and
Bradstreet to obtain a DATA Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, if they
have not already done so, and complete or renew their registration in the System for

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Award Management (SAM) per Section IV.C.1. of the FY 2015 General Section.
HUD will not enter into a grant agreement with an organization that does not have a
DUNS Number or an active SAM registration.
2. Major natural disaster areas. HUD will award at least 30 points out of 60 points for
questions under Section VII.A.6. of this NOFA in the FY 2015 CoC Application for
CoCs where at least one project was directly impacted by a major disaster, as
declared by President Obama under Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Act, that
occurred in the 12 months prior to the application deadline for the CoC Consolidated
Application for FY 2015 funds.
G. Local Competition Deadlines. Provisions at 24 CFR 578.9 require CoCs to design, operate,
and follow a collaborative process for the development of an application in response to a
NOFA issued by HUD. As part of this collaborative process, CoCs should implement
internal competition deadlines to ensure transparency and fairness at the local level. The
implementation of deadlines that meet the standards outlined below for FY 2015 Project
Applications will be considered as part of scoring criteria as detailed in Section VII.A.2.b. of
this NOFA.
1. Project Applications. All project applications were required to be submitted to the CoC
no later than 30 days before the application deadline of Date 2015.
2. CoC Notification to Project Applicants. The CoC notified all project applicants no later
than 15 days before the 2015 application deadline regarding whether their project
applications would be included as part of the CoC Consolidated Application submission.
Any project applicant that submits a project that was rejected by the CoC in the local
competition must have been notified in writing by the CoC, outside of e-snaps, with an
explanation for the decision to reject the project(s). Project applicants whose project was
rejected may appeal the local CoC competition decision to HUD if the project applicant
believes it was denied the opportunity to participate in the local CoC planning process in a
reasonable manner by submitting a Solo Application in e-snaps directly to HUD prior to the
application deadline of 7:59:59 p.m. eastern time on November 20, 2015. The CoC’s
notification of rejection of the project in the local competition must be attached to the Solo
Application. If the CoC fails to provide written notification outside of e-snaps, the Solo
Applicant must attach evidence that it attempted to participate in the local CoC planning
process and submitted a project application that met the local deadlines, along with a
statement that the CoC did not provide the Solo Applicant written notification of the CoC
rejecting the project in the local CoC competition. CoCs that fail to provide rejection
notification to a project applicant that submitted its project application within the local
deadline will not receive the maximum number of points available in Section VII.A.2.b. of
this NOFA.
H. CoC Transparency. In order to receive the maximum number of points available in
Section VII.A.2.b., each CoC must have in place a process to make all parts of the CoC
Consolidated Application (which are the CoC Application and CoC Priority Listing with all
project applications accepted and ranked, or rejected) available on its website to its
community for inspection and to notify community members and key stakeholders that the
CoC Consolidated Application is available. If the CoC does not have a website, the CoC

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should post this information to a partner website within the CoC (e.g., county/city website).
The process must be conducted in a manner that is accessible for persons with disabilities
and persons with limited English proficiency.
I. CoC Review of Project Applications. HUD expects each CoC to implement a thorough
review and oversight process at the local level for both new and renewal project applications
submitted to HUD in the FY 2015 CoC Program Competition. It has been HUD’s experience
that many project applications contain information that results in conditions on the grant, or
for more serious infractions, a project being rejected. Deficient project applications prolong
the review process for HUD, which results in delayed funding announcements, lost funding
for CoCs due to rejected projects, and delays in funds to house and assist homeless
individuals and families, whom we serve. Specifically, CoCs are expected to closely review
information provided in each project application in order to ensure that:
1. all proposed program participants will be eligible for the program component type
selected;
2. the proposed activities are eligible under the 24 CFR part 578;
3. each project narrative is fully responsive to the question being asked and that it meets
all of the criteria for that question as required by this NOFA and included in the
detailed instructions provided in e-snaps;
4. the data provided in various parts of the project application are consistent; and
5. all required attachments correspond to the attachments list in e-snaps and the
attachments contain accurate and complete information, and are dated between
July 1, 2015 and November 20, 2015.
FULL TEXT OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT
I.

Funding Opportunity Description.

A. Program Description: The CoC Program (24 CFR part 578) is designed to promote a
community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; to provide funding for
efforts by nonprofit providers, States, and local governments to quickly re-house homeless
individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, and youth while minimizing the
trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization
of mainstream programs by homeless; and to optimize self-sufficiency among those
experiencing homelessness.
B. Authority: The CoC Program is authorized by subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act, (42 U.S.C. 11381–11389) (the Act), and the CoC Program
regulations are found in 24 CFR part 578 (the CoC Program interim rule). The FY 2015
funds for the CoC Program were authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2015
(Public Law 113-235, approved December 16, 2014) (the “FY 2015 HUD Appropriations
Act”).
C. Summary of the Application Process: The FY 2015 CoC Program Competition is
administered under the FY 2015 CoC Program Competition NOFA and 24 CFR part 578.
Applicants should review and follow the steps as outlined below to ensure applications are
complete and submitted on time. Documents referenced in this section can be found on the

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HUD Exchange at www.hudexchange.info/homelessness-assistance/.
1.

Collaborative Applicants must have completed and successfully submitted the
FY 2015 CoC Program Registration in accordance with the Notice of Fiscal Year
(FY) 2015 Opportunity to Register and Other Important Information for Electronic
Application Submission for Continuum of Care Competition (FY 2015 CoC Program
Registration Notice) posted April 28, 2015. Documents referenced in this section
can be found on the FY 2015 CoC Program Competition Funding Available page on
the HUD Exchange.

2.

Project applications submitted to the CoC for inclusion on the FY 2015 CoC Priority
Listing as part of the CoC Consolidated Application must be reviewed and either
accepted and ranked or rejected by the CoC. All projects approved by the CoC must
be listed on the CoC Priority Listing in rank order, with the exception of project
applications for CoC planning and UFA Costs which will not be ranked, to establish
the projects located within Tier 1 and the projects located within Tier 2, as described
in Section II.B.15. of this NOFA. The purpose of this two-tiered approach is for
CoCs to clearly indicate to HUD which projects are prioritized for funding (Tier 1,
which is 85 percent of the CoC’s ARD).

3.

The Collaborative Applicant, including any Collaborative Applicant designated by
HUD as a Unified Funding Agency (UFA), is responsible for submitting the CoC
Consolidated Application in e-snaps on behalf of the CoC. The CoC Consolidated
Application is made up of the following three parts:
a. FY 2015 CoC Application. The Collaborative Applicant must provide
information about the CoC planning body, governance structure, overall
performance, and the strategic planning process. This part of the application
is scored and will determine the order in which CoCs are funded.
b. FY 2015 Project Applications. A project application must be completed by
project applicants for CoC planning, UFA Costs, new, and renewal project
requests. New project applicants applying for funds through reallocation or
the permanent housing bonus and renewal projects must provide a description
of the proposed project including the population/sub-population it will serve,
the type of housing and services that will be provided, and the budget
activities that are being requested. Project applicants applying for CoC
planning must provide a description of the activities that will be carried out
with grant funds for CoC planning and UFA Costs. Project applicants must
provide a description for the budget line items that are being requested with
grant funds. For more information on project applications, see Section V. of
this NOFA.
c. FY 2015 CoC Priority Listing includes:
(1) the reallocation forms for CoCs to indicate which projects, if any,
will be reallocated;
(2) four separate project listing forms–New Project Listing, Renewal
Project Listing, UFA Costs Project Listing, and CoC Planning

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Project Listing; and
(3) an attachment form for required attachments for the final
HUD-approved FY 2015 GIW; and
(4) form HUD-2991, Certification of Consistency with the
Consolidated Plan.
The Project Listings ranks projects in order of priority and identifies any project
applications rejected by the CoC. HUD is not requiring Collaborative Applicants to
rank CoC planning or UFA Costs projects; however, Collaborative Applicants must
ensure that only one project application for CoC planning and if designated, UFA
Costs is submitted by the CoC. The Collaborative Applicant cannot accurately
complete the project listing forms of the CoC Priority Listing until all project
applications have been submitted to the CoC. Further, the Collaborative Applicant
will be required to certify that there is a demonstrated need for all ranked permanent
housing renewal projects on the Renewal Project Listing. For more information on
the CoC Priority Listing, see Section VI.C.3. of this NOFA.
4. If a collaborative applicant included a grant on its final HUD-approved Grant
Inventory Worksheet (GIW) used to calculate the CoC’s annual renewal demand
(ARD) and the grant proposes and expends funds in the geographic area(s) of one or
more other CoCs, then the collaborative applicant that included the grant on its final
HUD-approved GIW must provide certification from the other CoCs. The
certification must provide that the other CoCs approve of the collaborative applicant’s
inclusion of the grant on its HUD-approved GIW. Those certifications from all the
other CoCs must be submitted with the grant’s FY 2015 Project Application.
D. FY 2015 CoC Program Competition NOFA. CoCs and applicants should read the
FY 2015 CoC Program Competition NOFA in its entirety in conjunction with the CoC
Program interim rule (24 CFR part 578) in order to ensure a comprehensive understanding
and compliance with all CoC Program requirements. This NOFA frequently makes reference
to citations from 24 CFR part 578. Applicants should review the FY 2015 General Section
of the NOFA, published on October 21, 2014 as well as any additional Notices and HUD
guidance provided in relation to the CoC Program.
1. CoCs should consider the policy priorities established in this NOFA in conjunction
with local priorities to determine the ranking of new and renewal projects requests.
See Section II. of this NOFA for more information on HUD’s homeless policy
priorities.
2. HUD will conduct a threshold review of ranked projects for all CoCs that submit the
CoC Consolidated Application by the application deadline.
3. HUD intends to issue one conditional funding announcement for all projects
submitted by the application deadline.
4. HUD will score FY 2015 CoC Applications in accordance with the criteria set forth in
Section VII. of this NOFA.
5. HUD will select new and renewal project applications in Tier 1 in accordance with

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the criteria set forth in Section II.B.15. of this NOFA.
6. The CoC Application score and the project application score(s) will determine which
projects in Tier 2 will be conditionally selected for award.
II. HUD’s Homeless Policy and Program Priorities
A. Policy Priorities. The General Section establishes specific department wide policy priorities
and permits each program NOFA to award up to 4 points for these priorities. While HUD
will award up to two points for Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing per Section VII.A.1.j.
of this NOFA, this NOFA will not award any additional points on the General Section policy
priorities. Rather, this NOFA focuses on the Administration goals articulated in Opening
Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. The goals of Opening
Doors are consistent with the Department’s homeless goals as stated in HUD’s Strategic
Plan. This section explains HUD’s Policy Priorities for this CoC Program Competition
NOFA and provides Collaborative Applicants and Project Applicants with additional context
about the selection criteria and selection process. The actual selection criteria and selection
process is described in Section VII, Application Review Information.
1. Strategic Resource Allocation. Using performance and outcome data, CoCs should
decide how to best use the resources available to end homelessness within the
community, including CoC and ESG Program funds, State and local funds, public and
assisted housing units, mainstream service resources such as Medicaid, and
philanthropic efforts. Decisions about resource allocation should include the
following:
a. Comprehensive Review of Projects. CoCs should reallocate funds to new
projects whenever reallocations would reduce homelessness. Communities
should use CoC approved scoring criteria and selection priorities to determine
the extent to which each project is still necessary and addresses the policy
priorities listed in this NOFA.
b. Maximizing the Use of Mainstream Resources. HUD strongly encourages
CoCs and project applicants to ensure that they are maximizing the use of all
mainstream services available. While 24 CFR part 578 allows for the
payment of certain supportive service costs, it is more efficient for CoCs to
use mainstream resources where possible. CoCs should proactively seek and
provide information to all stakeholders within the geographic area about
mainstream resources and funding opportunities, particularly new
opportunities made available under the Affordable Care Act and related
technical assistance initiatives. Additionally, where homeless assistance
projects are providing specialized services, such as employment services,
mental health services, or substance abuse recovery services, they should be
coordinating with State or local agencies responsible for overseeing these
services to ensure that they are using best practices and that there is proper
oversight of their programs.
c. Leveraging Resources through Partnerships. CoCs should partner with other
stakeholders within the community such as Public Housing Agencies (PHAs),
philanthropic organizations, and other agencies and organizations that have

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resources that could be used to serve persons experiencing homelessness.
d. Reviewing the Efficacy of Transitional Housing. Recent research shows that
transitional housing is generally more expensive than other housing models
serving similar populations with similar outcomes. HUD also recognizes that
transitional housing may be an effective tool for addressing certain needs–
such as housing for underage homeless youth, safety for persons fleeing
domestic violence, and assistance with recovery from addiction. HUD
strongly encourages CoCs and recipients to carefully review the transitional
housing projects within the geographic area for cost-effectiveness,
performance, and for the number and type of eligibility criteria to determine if
rapid re-housing might be a better model for the CoC’s geographic area.
2. Ending Chronic Homelessness.
a. Increasing Units. In order to increase the number of units for chronically
homeless individuals and families and work towards the goal of ending
chronic homelessness, HUD encourages CoCs to create new projects through
reallocation that exclusively serve chronically homeless individuals and
families and/or create a permanent housing bonus project specifically for
chronically homeless individuals and families. Chronically homeless and
permanent supportive housing are defined in 24 CFR 578.3. Projects are
prohibited from discriminating against chronically homeless families with
children.
b. Targeting: Chronically homeless individuals and families should be given
priority for permanent supportive housing beds not currently dedicated to this
population as vacancies become available through turnover. Permanent
supportive housing renewal projects serving specific disabled subpopulations
(e.g., persons with mental illness or persons with substance use disorder) must
continue to serve those subpopulations, as required in the current grant
agreement. However, chronically homeless individuals and families within
the specified subpopulation should be prioritized for entry. CoCs are
encouraged to implement a process for prioritizing homeless individuals and
families experiencing chronic homelessness consistent with
Notice CPD 14-012: Prioritizing Persons Experiencing Chronic
Homelessness in Permanent Supportive Housing and Recordkeeping
Requirements for Documenting Chronic Homeless Status.
3. Ending Family Homelessness. Most families experiencing homelessness can be
housed quickly and stably using rapid re-housing, although some will need the
long-term support provided by a permanent housing subsidy or permanent supportive
housing. CoCs should adjust the homeless services system for families to ensure that
families can easily access rapid re-housing and other housing assistance tailored to
their needs. CoCs should also be working with their affordable housing community
to facilitate access to affordable housing units. CoCs should also ensure that their
projects address the safety needs of persons fleeing domestic violence.
Rapid re-housing is designed to assist homeless individuals and families, with or

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without disabilities, to move as quickly as possible into permanent housing and
achieve stability in that housing. Rapid re-housing assistance is time-limited,
individualized, and flexible, and should complement and enhance homeless system
performance. HUD encourages CoCs to use reallocation to create new rapid
re-housing projects for families.
4. Ending Youth Homelessness. CoCs should understand the unique needs of
homeless youth and should be reaching out to youth-serving organizations to help
them fully participate in the CoC. CoCs and youth serving organizations should work
together to develop resources and programs that better end youth homelessness and
meet the needs of homeless youth, including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
and Questioning (LGBTQ) youth. When evaluating the performance of youth
programs, CoCs should take into account the specific challenges faced by homeless
youth. When CoCs identify lower performing youth serving projects, they should
seek to reallocate funds from those projects to better projects serving youth.
5. Ending Veteran Homelessness. Ending veteran homelessness is within reach for
many communities, and CoCs should take specific steps to reach this goal including:
a. CoC Program-funded projects should, to the extent possible, prioritize
veterans and their families who cannot be effectively assisted with
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) services. When it is determined a
veteran cannot be effectively assisted with VA housing and services and has
the same level of need as a non-veteran (as determined using a standardized
assessment tool) the veteran should receive priority.
b. CoCs should work closely with the local VA and other Veteran-serving
organizations and coordinate CoC resources with VA-funded housing and
services including HUD-VASH and Supportive Services for Veteran Families
(SSVF).
6. Using a Housing First Approach. Housing First is an approach to homeless
assistance that prioritizes rapid placement and stabilization in permanent housing and
does not have service participation requirements or preconditions such as sobriety or
a minimum income threshold. Projects using a housing first approach often have
supportive services; however, participation in these services is based on the needs and
desires of the program participant. Specific steps to support a community-wide
Housing First approach include the following:
a. Removing Barriers to Entry. CoCs should review system- and project-level
eligibility criteria to identify and remove barriers to accessing services and
housing that are experienced by homeless individuals and families. Many
projects currently have barriers to entry.
b. Centralized or Coordinated Assessment System. Centralized or coordinated
assessment is a key step in assessing the needs of homeless individuals and
families requesting assistance and prioritizing those households for assistance.
Establishment and operation of a centralized or coordinated assessment
system is a requirement of 24 CFR part 578. HUD also posted a Coordinated
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further develop CoCs’ coordinated entry processes.
c. Client-centered Service Delivery. Housing and service options should be
tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual or family presenting for
services. Program participants should not be required to participate in
services that they do not believe will help them to achieve their goals.
d. Prioritizing Households Most in Need. CoCs should prioritize those who are
identified as most in need (e.g., those who have been living on the street the
longest, homeless households with children living in unsheltered situations,
those who are considered most medically vulnerable) for placement into
appropriate housing.
e. Inclusive Decision-making. CoCs should ensure that the needs of all
individuals and families experiencing homelessness are represented within the
CoC structure by including providers serving groups such as persons fleeing
domestic violence, the LGBTQ community, victims of human trafficking,
unaccompanied youth, and other relevant populations in the planning body.
Including these groups in the decision-making structures of the CoC ensures
that service delivery is both client-centered and culturally competent.
HUD recognizes that there may be some instances where the Housing First approach
is not appropriate for a particular permanent or transitional housing project. For
example, this may include projects where residents are focused on obtaining support
to recover from substance use disorders, and such projects may be alcohol and drug
free to support their continued sobriety. However, in general, Housing First
approaches are encouraged across all types of projects.
B. CoC Program Implementation. The following list highlights important information that
applicants should consider as they are preparing the FY 2015 CoC Application and Project
Application(s). This is not an exhaustive list of considerations or requirements–all applicants
and CoC stakeholders should carefully review 24 CFR part 578 for comprehensive
information.
1. In the FY 2015 CoC Program Competition, in addition to requests for renewal
projects and CoC planning and UFA Costs project requests, CoCs may submit
requests for new projects through the process of reallocation or the permanent
housing bonus.
2. Through the reallocation process CoCs may create the following type of new projects:
a. CoCs may create new permanent supportive housing projects where all beds
will be dedicated for use by chronically homeless individuals and families, as
defined in 24 CFR 578.3.
b. CoCs may create new rapid re-housing projects for homeless individuals and
families who enter directly from the streets or emergency shelters, youth up to
age 24, and persons who meet the criteria of paragraph (4) of the definition of
homeless.
c. CoCs may create a new Supportive Services Only (SSO) project specifically

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for a centralized or coordinated assessment system.
d. CoCs may create a new dedicated Homeless Management Information System
(HMIS) project for the costs at 24 CFR 578.37 that must be carried out by the
HMIS Lead.
3. CoCs may create new projects through the permanent housing bonus up to 15 percent
of the CoC’s FPRN for the following types of new projects:
a. CoCs may create new permanent supportive housing projects that will serve
100 percent chronically homeless families and individuals, and
b. CoCs may create new rapid re-housing projects that will serve homeless
individuals and families coming directly from the streets or emergency
shelters, and includes persons fleeing domestic violence situations and other
persons meeting the criteria of paragraph (4) of the definition of homeless.
4. Any changes to the FY 2015 GIW after the FY 2015 CoC Program Registration
process must be approved by the local HUD CPD Field Office, in consultation with
HUD Headquarters, within the 10 day grace period after the publication of this
NOFA. The due date of final HUD-approval for changes to the FY 2015 GIW is
September 28, 2015 by 5:00 p.m. local time. Collaborative Applicants will be
required to attach the HUD-approved FY 2015 GIW that contains the final HUDapproved FY 2015 ARD to the CoC Priority Listing. HUD will not consider any
changes that would increase a CoCs ARD to the FY 2015 GIW following the 10-day
grace period. If an ineligible project is included on the CoC’s GIW, HUD will
remove the ineligible project from the GIW, which will result in the CoC’s ARD
being reduced by the amount of the ineligible project application. It is crucial that
CoCs ensure that the final FY 2015 GIW is accurate and that it only lists those
renewal projects that are eligible for renewal in FY 2015. In order to be eligible for
renewal in FY 2015, a project must have an executed grant agreement by December
31, 2015 and have an expiration date in Calendar Year (CY) 2016 (between January
1, 2016 and December 31, 2016).
5. Eligible renewal projects requesting rental assistance are permitted to request a
per-unit amount less than the Fair Market Rent (FMR), based on the actual rent costs
per unit. This will help to reduce the number of projects receiving rental assistance
that have large balances of unspent funds remaining at the end of the operating year.
Renewal project applicants must ensure that the amount requested will be sufficient to
cover all eligible costs as HUD cannot provide funds beyond what is awarded through
the competition. Project applications for rental assistance cannot request more than
100 percent of the published FMR. New project applications must adhere to 24 CFR
578.51(f) and must request the full FMR amount per unit. See Section VIII.B., of this
NOFA for additional information regarding FMR adjustments for projects receiving
funds for rental assistance.
6. CoCs will be evaluated on the extent to which they are prioritizing chronically
homeless individuals and families in all CoC Program-funded permanent supportive
housing–not just those units that are dedicated to this population. CoCs should
prioritize chronically homeless individuals and families for placement as units

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become available through turnover. For more information, see Section III.A.3.c. of
this NOFA.
7. CoCs were required to submit the FY 2015 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and
Point-in-Time (PIT) count data directly to the HUD Homelessness Data Exchange
(HDX) website by the submission deadline of May 15, 2015. CoCs that did not meet
the established deadline for HIC and PIT count data submission will not be eligible to
receive the maximum number of points available as described in Section VII.A.4. of
this NOFA.
8. In order to receive the maximum number of points available as described in
Section VII.A.2. of this NOFA, CoCs must:
a. establish an internal CoC deadline for project applications to be submitted to
the CoC that is no later than 30 days before the application deadline; and
b. notify, in writing and outside of e-snaps, all project applicants who submitted
their project applications to the CoC by the CoC-established deadline whether
their project application(s) will be accepted (and ranked on the CoC Priority
Listing) or rejected by the CoC within 15 days of the application deadline.
Where a project is being rejected, the CoC must indicate the reason(s) for the
rejection. Per 24 CFR 578.35(b), project applicants that believe they were
denied the opportunity to participate in the local CoC planning process in a
reasonable manner and were rejected by the CoC may appeal the rejection
directly to HUD by submitting as a Solo Applicant prior to the application
deadline of November 20, 2015 by 7:59:59 p.m. eastern time.
9. Only one CoC planning project application may be submitted per CoC per funding
year. Similarly, only one project application for UFA Costs may be submitted for
HUD-designated UFAs per funding year. The project applications for CoC planning
and UFA Costs must be submitted by the Collaborative Applicant and must match the
organization listed as the Collaborative Applicant in the CoC Applicant Profile in
e-snaps. HUD is not ranking CoC planning and UFA Costs projects in the FY 2015
CoC Program Competition so they will not affect a CoC’s available amount for
funding for new and renewal project applications.
10. CoCs must consult with Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) recipients within the
geographic area on the plan for allocating ESG funds and reporting on and evaluating
the performance of ESG recipients and subrecipients. Each CoC will be required to
describe how it is coordinating, or if coordination is not already occurring, how
coordination with ESG recipients will occur and what processes are required to be in
place at the CoC level to ensure this requirement is met. See Section VII.A.1.c. for
more information about scoring criteria related to coordinating with ESG recipients.
11. As directed by Congress, HUD must provide an annual estimate of all individuals and
families experiencing homelessness nationwide and within the territories. Therefore,
all CoCs must have an HMIS that has the capacity to collect unduplicated counts of
individuals and families experiencing homelessness and provide information to
project subrecipients and applicants for needs analysis and funding priorities.
Additionally, CoC and ESG recipients must participate in the local HMIS; unless a

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recipient is a domestic violence provider or legal service provider in which case it
must use a comparable database and provide de-identified information to the CoC.
For many communities, the inclusion of ESG recipients and subrecipients and other
HUD Federal partners (e.g., the Department of Health and Human Services and VA)
that require their programs to use the CoC’s HMIS, will mean an increase in users
that the HMIS must be able to accommodate. HUD expects communities to be able
to use the HMIS information to review performance for the entire CoC geographic
area, not just at the project level. The HMIS Lead should continue to consider any
unique needs that the HMIS might be required to address in order to accommodate
emergency shelter, street outreach, homelessness prevention, and other Federal
programs.
12. CoCs may request, in the FY 2015 CoC Application, that up to 10 percent of funding
for each fiscal year awarded under this NOFA be approved to serve homeless
households with children and youth defined as homeless under other Federal statutes
who are unstably housed (paragraph 3 of the definition of homeless found at
24 CFR 578.3). Approved CoCs are limited to using only up to 10 percent of the
total amount awarded for each fiscal year appropriation to the CoC to serve this
population, and must determine which project(s) will be permitted to use some or all
of their funding for this purpose. The only project types that can serve this population
are Transitional Housing and Supportive Services Only.
In order to be approved to serve this population, CoCs making this request must be
able to demonstrate that serving this population is of equal or greater priority, which
means that it is equally or more cost effective in meeting the overall goals and
objectives of the plan submitted under 427(b)(1)(B) of the Act, especially with
respect to children and unaccompanied youth, than serving the homeless as defined
under paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of the definition of homeless in 24 CFR 578.3.
CoCs must thoroughly describe how the requirements describe in Section
427(b)(1)(F) of the Act will be met. CoCs will be required to identify the specific
project(s) that will use funding for this purpose (up to 10 percent of the CoC total
award) by submitting an attachment in e-snaps that states the following:
a. Project name(s) as listed on the CoC Priority Listing; and
b. Amount of funding in the project or per project that will be used for this
purpose.
Where HUD does not approve a CoC’s request, any awards for the project(s)
proposed in FY 2015 to be used for this purpose will be conditioned upon award that
no funds may be used to serve this population. See 24 CFR 578.54 and
24 CFR 578.89 for more information about this limitation.
13. HUD will allow new reallocated projects to request funding for 1 year to facilitate
implementation of CoC strategies to reduce gaps in permanent housing. Any new
reallocated projects requesting capital costs (i.e., new construction, acquisition, or
rehabilitation) are not eligible for 1-year requests and HUD will increase the grant
term to 3-years if they are submitted for 1-year terms.
14. CoCs will be required to rank all projects, except CoC planning and UFA Costs,

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submitted by project applicants in e-snaps: renewal, new projects created through
reallocation, and permanent housing bonus. HUD will not review any project that is
rejected by the CoC. CoCs may only submit one application for CoC planning costs
and if designated as UFA, one application for UFA Costs. The applicant for CoC
planning and UFA Costs must be the Collaborative Applicant that is listed on the
CoC Applicant Profile in e-snaps.
15. HUD will continue the Tier 1 and Tier 2 funding process; however the process in the
FY 2015 CoC Program Competition is completely different from the past CoC
Program Competitions; therefore, CoCs and applicants should ensure there is
thorough understanding of the information provided in this NOFA. HUD will
establish each CoC’s Tier 1 and Tier 2 amounts based on the final HUD-approved
GIW. A report that lists each CoC’s ARD Tier 1 amount, Tier 2 amount, and
permanent housing bonus amount available will be posted to the HUD Exchange
website no earlier than October 9, 2015. Section VIII. of this NOFA provides
additional information regarding project selection.
a. Tier 1 is equal to 85 percent the CoC’s ARD amount approved on the final
HUD-approved GIW and projects in this tier will be conditionally selected
from the highest scoring CoC to the lowest scoring CoC, provided the
project applications pass both eligibility and threshold review. Any type
of new or renewal project application can be placed in Tier 1. However, in
the event HUD is required to drastically reduce the total amount of funds
available under this NOFA, the Tier 1 amount per CoC will be reduced
proportionately among all CoCs which could result in some Tier 1 projects
falling into Tier 2. Therefore, CoCs should carefully determine the priority
and ranking for all project applications in Tier 1 as well as Tier 2, which is
described below.
b. Tier 2 is the difference between Tier 1 and the CoC’s ARD plus any amount
available for the permanent housing bonus (before adjustments are made to
permanent housing leasing, operating, and rental assistance line items based
on changes to FMR) as described in Section II.B.3. of this NOFA. This does
not include the amounts available for CoC planning and UFA Costs. Project
applications that are in Tier 2 will be selected for FY 2015 CoC Program
funding using the process described in Section II.B.16. of this NOFA.
Projects placed in Tier 2 will be assessed for eligibility and threshold
requirements, and funding will be determined using the CoC Application
score as well as the factors listed in Section II.B.16. of this NOFA.
c. If a project application straddles the Tier 1 and Tier 2 funding line, HUD will
conditionally select the project up to the amount of funding that falls within
Tier 1 as stated above; and then, using CoC score and other factors described
in Section VIII.2.d. of this NOFA, HUD may fund the Tier 2 portion of the
project. If HUD does not fund the Tier 2 portion of the project, HUD may
award project funds at the reduced amount provided the project is still feasible
with the reduced funding (e.g., is able to continue serving homeless program
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d. As previously stated, CoC planning and UFA Costs are not ranked; therefore,
will not be included in Tier 1 or Tier 2. CoC planning and UFA Costs
projects that pass eligibility and review threshold will be conditionally
selected using CoC scores from the highest scoring CoC to the lowest scoring
CoC.
16. HUD will award a point value to each new and renewal project application that are in
Tier 2 using a 100 point scale:
a. CoC Score. Up to 60 points in direct proportion to the score received on the
CoC Application rounded to the nearest whole point. CoCs must receive at
least 198.5 points out of the 200 CoC Application points available to receive
the full 60 points for the CoC Application score. For example, if a CoC
received 100 out of 200 points on the CoC application, the project application
would receive 30 out of 60 points for this criterion.
b. CoC Project Ranking. Up to 20 points for the CoC’s ranking of the project
application(s). In order to more evenly distribute funding across CoCs and
take into account the CoC’s ranking of projects, point values will be assigned
directly related to the CoCs ranking of projects. The calculation of point
values will be 20 times the quantity (1-x) where x is the ratio of (the
cumulative funding requests for all projects or portions of projects ranked
higher by the CoC in Tier 2 plus one half of the funding of the project of
interest) to the total amount of funding available in Tier 2. For example, if a
CoC is eligible to apply for projects totaling $500,000 in Tier 2 and applies
for 5 projects ranked in Tier 2 of $100,000 each: the highest ranked project
would receive 18 points and then the subsequently ranked projects would
receive 14, 10, 6, and 2 points.
c. Project Type. Up to 10 points will be based on the type of project application
submitted and the population that will be served with the following points
available for the following project types:
(1) 10 points for renewal and new permanent housing (permanent
supportive housing and rapid re-housing), renewal Safe Haven,
Homeless Management Information System, Supportive Services
Only (SSO) for Centralized or Coordinated Assessment System, or
transitional housing that exclusively serve homeless youth projects;
(2) 3 points for renewal transitional housing, except those transitional
housing projects that exclusively serve homeless youth which will be
scored as discussed in paragraph (1); and
(3) 1 point for renewal SSO project applications
d. Commitment to Policy Priorities. Up to 10 points for how the permanent
housing project application commits to applying the Housing First model.
Transitional housing projects and SSO projects that are not for centralized or
coordinated assessment can receive up to 10 points for how the project
demonstrates that it is low-barrier, prioritizes rapid placement and

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stabilization in permanent housing and does not have service participation
requirements or preconditions to entry (such as sobriety or a minimum income
threshold). HMIS projects and SSO projects for a centralized or coordinated
assessment system will automatically receive 10 points.
17. HUD intends to issue one funding announcement in FY 2015 for all projects.
III. Continuum of Care Program Requirements
The CoC Program interim rule at 24 CFR part 578 details the requirements with which grants
awarded under this competition must comply. Regulatory citations are provided below so that
applicants can refer to specific areas of the CoC Program interim rule for details.
A. Definitions and Concepts. The definitions and concepts contained in this section include
terms that are important for all applicants to understand in order to complete all parts of the
FY 2015 CoC Consolidated Applications in e-snaps on behalf of the CoC.
1. Definitions from 24 CFR 578.3. The following terms are defined in 24 CFR 578.3.
Applicants must refer to the CoC Program interim rule for the definitions contained in
this section.
a. Annual Renewal Amount (ARA)
b. Applicant
c. Centralized or Coordinated Assessment System
d. Chronically Homeless
e. Collaborative Applicant
f. Continuum of Care
g. Consolidated Plan
h. Final Pro Rata Need
i. High Performing Community
j. Homeless
k. Permanent Housing
l. Permanent Supportive Housing
m. Private Nonprofit Organization
n. Program Participant
o. Project
p. Recipient
q. Subrecipient
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s. Unified Funding Agency
2. CoC Program NOFA Definitions. The following terms are not found in
24 CFR part 578, but are used in this NOFA to define concepts that pertain
specifically to the FY 2015 CoC Consolidated Application.
a. Consolidated Plan Certification. The statutory form in which a State or local
official certifies that the proposed activities or projects are consistent with the
jurisdiction’s Consolidated Plan and, if the applicant is a State or unit of local
government, that the jurisdiction is following its Consolidated Plan.
b. Housing Inventory Count (HIC). A complete listing of the community’s HUD
and non-HUD funded beds dedicated to homeless individuals and families.
c. Project Applicant. An applicant designated by the CoC to carry out activities
related to a specific project(s) as defined in 24 CFR 578.3. This includes
Collaborative Applicants that apply for CoC planning funds and, if
designated, UFA Costs funds.
d. Rapid Re-housing. A type of permanent housing meeting the requirements of
24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(ii).
3. Concepts. The concepts contained in this section are important for all applicants to
understand in order to complete all parts of the FY 2015 CoC Consolidated
Application. These concepts are used throughout this NOFA:
a. Annual Renewal Demand (ARD) (24 CFR 578.17(b)(2)). The total amount of all
the CoC’s projects that will be eligible for renewal in the FY 2015 CoC Program
Competition, before any required adjustments to funding for leasing, rental
assistance, and operating budget line items based on FMR changes.
b. Beds Dedicated to Chronically Homeless Individuals and Families. A permanent
supportive housing bed that is dedicated specifically for use by chronically
homeless individuals and families within a CoC’s geographic area, as reported in
the CoC’s Housing Inventory Count (HIC). When a program participant exits the
project, the bed must be filled by another chronically homeless participant unless
there are no chronically homeless persons located within the CoC’s geographic
area. This concept only applies to permanent supportive housing projects.
c. Beds Prioritized for Chronically Homeless Individuals and Families. A
permanent supportive housing bed that is prioritized for use by chronically
homeless individuals and families within a CoC’s geographic area, preferably in
accordance with the order of priority included in Notice CPD-14-012: Prioritizing
Persons Experiencing Chronic Homelessness in Permanent Supportive Housing
and Recordkeeping Requirements for Documenting Chronic Homeless Status.
When a participant exits the program, the recipient is not required to fill that bed
with another chronically homeless participant but is expected to prioritize
chronically homeless individuals and families in at least as many beds made
available through turnover as indicated in the project application.
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persons who are fleeing or attempting to flee human trafficking may qualify as
homeless under paragraph 4 of the “homeless” definition at 24 CFR 578.3, and
therefore may be eligible for certain forms of homeless assistance under the CoC
Program, subject to other restrictions that may apply. HUD considers human
trafficking, including sex trafficking, to be “other dangerous or life threatening
conditions that relate to violence against the individual or family member” under
paragraph 4 of the definition of “homeless” at 24 CFR 578.3. Where an individual
or family is fleeing, or is attempting to flee human trafficking, that has either
taken place within the individual’s or family’s primary nighttime residence or has
made the individual or family afraid to return to their primary nighttime
residence; and the individual or family has no other residence; and the individual
or family lacks the resources or support networks to obtain other permanent
housing; HUD would consider that individual or family to qualify as “homeless”
under paragraph 4 of the definition.
e. Housing First. A model of housing assistance that prioritizes rapid placement and
stabilization in permanent housing that does not have service participation
requirements or preconditions (such as sobriety or a minimum income threshold).
Transitional housing and supportive service only projects can be considered to be
using a housing first model for the purposes of this NOFA if they operate with
low-barriers, work to quickly move people into permanent housing, do not require
participation in supportive services, and, for transitional housing projects, do not
require any preconditions for moving into the transitional housing (e.g., sobriety
or minimum income threshold). Additional information regarding Housing First
is in Section II.A.6. of this NOFA.
f. Non-Dedicated Permanent Supportive Housing Beds. Permanent supportive
housing beds within a CoC’s geographic area that are not currently dedicated
specifically for use by chronically homeless individuals and families.
g. Permanent Housing Bonus. The Permanent Housing Bonus is available to all
CoCs to apply for funding to create new permanent supportive housing projects
that will exclusively serve chronically homeless individuals and families or rapid
re-housing projects that will serve individuals, families or unaccompanied youth
who come directly from the streets, emergency shelters, or are fleeing domestic
violence or other persons who meet the criteria of paragraph (4) of the definition
of homeless. A CoC is eligible to apply for up to 15 percent of its FPRN and may
apply for more than one permanent housing bonus project. New projects created
through a permanent housing bonus must meet the project eligibility and
threshold requirements established by HUD in Sections V.E.2.d and VE.2.e. of
this NOFA.
h. Preliminary Pro Rata Need (PPRN). The amount of funds a CoC could receive
based upon the geographic areas claimed by the CoC and reviewed by HUD
during the CoC Program Registration process. To determine the amount of
funding available for each geographic area, HUD will use the formula set forth at
24 CFR 578.17(a). Each year, HUD publishes the PPRN for each jurisdiction on
the HUD Exchange. A CoC’s PPRN is determined by adding the published
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the HUD-approved CoC geographic area.
i. Reallocation. Reallocation is when a CoC shifts funds in whole or part from
existing eligible renewal projects to create one or more new projects without
decreasing the CoC’s ARD. New projects created through reallocation must meet
the requirements set forth in Section II.B.2. of this NOFA and the project
eligibility and project quality thresholds established by HUD in Sections V.E.2.d.
and V.E.2.e. of this NOFA. In the FY 2015 CoC Program Competition, CoCs
may use reallocation to create new permanent supportive housing for chronically
homeless individuals and families, rapid re-housing to serve homeless individuals,
families and unaccompanied youth coming directly from the streets or emergency
shelters or persons that meet the criteria of paragraph (4) of the definition of
homeless, dedicated HMIS, and SSO for a centralized or coordinated assessment
system.
B. Establishing and Operating the CoC. Provisions at 24 CFR 578.5 and 24 CFR 578.7 detail
the requirements for the establishment of a CoC and its operations.
C. CoC Geographic Area. Provisions at 24 CFR 578.5 require representatives from relevant
organizations within a geographic area to establish a CoC to carry out the duties within the
geographic area. The boundaries of identified CoC geographic areas cannot overlap, and any
overlapping geographies are considered Competing CoCs. HUD will follow the process at
24 CFR 578.35(d) to determine which CoC HUD will fund in the case of CoC geographic
areas that overlap in whole or in part. See Section III.H. of this NOFA for more information
about how HUD will award funding to projects in Competing CoCs.
D. Planning Duties of the CoC. Planning duties for CoCs are detailed in 24 CFR 578.7.
E. Centralized or Coordinated Assessment System. The definition of Centralized or
Coordinated Assessment can be found at 24 CFR 578.3. Provisions at 24 CFR 578.7(a)(8)
detail the responsibilities of the CoC with regard to establishing and operating such a system.
In addition to the definition, HUD also posted on the HUD Exchange the Coordinated Entry
Policy Brief in February 2015 that helps inform local efforts to further develop CoCs’
coordinated entry processes. CoCs may use planning costs to design and plan for the
implementation of a centralized or coordinated assessment system. These systems help
communities assess the needs of program participants and effectively match the homeless
with the most appropriate resources available to address their particular needs.
F. CoC Program Components. Provisions at 24 CFR 578.37 state that CoC funds may be
used for projects under five program components: permanent housing (including rapid
re-housing and permanent supportive housing); transitional housing; Supportive Services
Only; HMIS; and in some cases, homelessness prevention. Homelessness prevention is a
component through the implementation of High Performing Communities (HPC), since only
designated HPCs may carry out homelessness prevention activities through the CoC
program. Although CoCs were able to apply for HPC designation during the FY 2015 CoC
Program Registration process, HUD did not receive any requests for HPC designation;
therefore, no CoCs may request funds for homelessness prevention. The only components
that will be funded in the FY 2015 CoC Program Competition are:
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2. Transitional Housing;
3. Supportive Services Only; and
4. HMIS.
These components are fully described at 24 CFR 578.37.
G. Collaborative Applicant. HUD will only review CoC Consolidated Applications submitted
from the Collaborative Applicant that has been designated by the CoC. As set forth at
24 CFR 578.9(a)(3), the Collaborative Applicant will compile all parts of the CoC
Consolidated Application, including the FY 2015 CoC Application, the FY 2015 CoC
Priority Listing, and all Project Applications for FY 2015 funds the CoC has ranked for
funding within the geographic area. Additionally, as set forth at 24 CFR 578.3, the
Collaborative Applicant is the only entity that may apply to HUD for CoC planning costs and
for UFA Costs, if the Collaborative Applicant is designated to apply as an UFA applicant.
H. Competing CoCs. For the FY 2015 CoC Program Competition there are no Competing
CoCs.
I. CoC Maximum Award. The process for determining a CoC’s maximum award amount is
detailed in 24 CFR 578.17(b). HUD is required to adjust awards for leasing, operating, and
rental assistance budget line items based on changes to the Fair Market Rents (FMR). All
adjustments for each fiscal year appropriation will be made prior to award announcement.
HUD will make these adjustments as follows:
1. Funds awarded for rental assistance will be adjusted in one of two ways:
a. Funds awarded for rental assistance in all new projects and all renewal
projects requesting the FMR will be adjusted by applying the FMR in effect at
the time of application submission to HUD, including in the cases where the
FMR for a specific area has decreased from the previous year.
b. Funds awarded for rental assistance for renewal projects that request less than
FMR, that is, a per-unit amount based on the actual rent costs per unit, will be
increased based on the average increase in FMR amounts within the CoC’s
geographic area, weighted for population density. In the event that the FMR
for a specific area decreased from the previous year, project applicants will
not receive an award that exceeds the FMR after adjustment. If the FMR for
the project applicant’s area decreased from the previous year, the project will
be awarded the lesser amount of the per-unit amount requested by the project
applicant, based on the actual rent costs per unit, or the FMR after adjustment.
2. Funds awarded for operating and leasing in permanent housing projects will be
increased based on the average increase in FMR amounts within the CoC’s
geographic area, weighted for population density. Because leasing and operating
costs do not decrease relative to rent amounts for specific units (e.g., operating costs
for 10 units that have rents of $500 are likely the same as for 10 units that have rents
that are $450) adjustments to leasing and operating budget line items will not include
decreases if FMRs decrease in the geographic area. The operating and/or leasing
budget line items in these projects will remain the same as in the most recent grant

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agreement or grant agreement amendment.
IV. Award Information
A. Amount Allocated. Approximately $1.89 billion of FY 2015 funds is available for funding.
Carried over or recaptured funds from previous fiscal years, if available, may be added to this
amount. Although the available amount of funding is expected to be sufficient to fund
anticipated eligible renewal projects in the FY 2014 funding process, HUD will continue to
require Collaborative Applicants to rank all projects in two tiers. Tier 1 is equal to 85
percent of the CoC’s FY 2015 ARD approved during the FY 2015 CoC Registration process.
Tier 2 is the difference between Tier 1 and the CoC’s ARD plus any amount available for the
permanent housing bonus as described in
Section II.B.3. of this NOFA.
B. Distribution of Funds. The distribution of funds will depend largely on CoC locally
determined priorities and HUD selection priorities, overall demand, and renewal eligibility.
1. Renewals. Awards made under the CoC Program, Supportive Housing Program
(SHP), and Shelter Plus Care (S+C) are eligible for renewal for FY 2015 funds if they
have an executed grant agreement by December 31, 2015 and have an expiration date
the occurs in Calendar Year (CY) 2016 (the period between January 1, 2016 and
December 31, 2016). These projects are renewable under the CoC Program
Competition as set forth in 24 CFR 578.33 to continue ongoing leasing, operating,
supportive services, rental assistance, HMIS, and project administration costs. Grant
agreements for FY 2014 funds must be executed by December 31, 2015 in order to be
eligible for renewal. If a project application is submitted for FY 2015 funds where
the grant agreement for FY 2014 funds is not executed by December 31, 2015, HUD
will withdraw any funds conditionally awarded for FY 2015.
Applicants that were eligible under the SHP and S+C programs but are no longer
eligible under the CoC Program, will continue to be eligible for renewal of leasing,
operating, supportive service, rental assistance, HMIS, and project administration
costs under 24 CFR 578.33(d)(1), so long as their project continues to serve the same
population and the same number of program participants or units in the same type of
housing as identified in their most recently amended grant agreement signed before
August 30, 2012. No new Safe Haven projects will be funded; however, existing
Safe Haven projects may be renewed to continue to carry out activities that are
eligible costs under Subpart D. of the CoC Program interim rule.
2. New Project Grant terms. The initial grant term for new project applications may be
1-year, 2-years, 3-years, 4-years, 5-years, or 15-years. However, the following
exceptions apply:
a. Any new project that requests tenant-based rental assistance may request a
1-year, 2-year, 3-year, 4-year, or 5-year grant term.
b. Any new project that requests leasing–either leasing costs only or leasing
costs plus other costs (e.g., supportive services, HMIS.)–may only request up
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c. Any new project that requests project-based rental assistance or sponsor-based
rental assistance, or operating costs may request up to a 15-year grant term;
however, the project applicants may only request up to 5 years of funds.
Funding for the remainder of the term is subject to availability and applicants
must apply for additional funds at such time and in such manner as HUD may
require.
d. Any new project that requests operating costs, Supportive Services Only,
HMIS, and project administration may request 1-year, 2-year, 3-year, 4-year,
or 5-year grant terms with funding for the same number of years.
e. Any new project that requests new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation
must request a minimum of a 3-year grant term and may request up to a 5-year
grant term.
f. If an applicant requests funds for new construction, acquisition, or
rehabilitation in addition to requesting funds for operating, supportive
services, or HMIS, the funding will be for the 3 years requested, and the grant
term will be 3 years plus the time necessary to acquire the property, complete
construction, and begin operating the project. HUD will require recordation
of a HUD-approved use and repayment covenant (a form can be obtained
from the local HUD CPD Field Office) for all grants of funds for new
constructions, acquisition, and rehabilitation. (24 CFR 578.81)
g. All new CoC planning or UFA Costs applications are limited to 1-year grant
terms and 1-year of funding.
3. Renewal Project Grant Terms.
a. All renewal project applications, including rental assistance, are limited to
1-year grant terms and 1-year of funding.
b. Any renewal permanent housing project that receives project-based rental
assistance or operating costs may request up to a 15-year grant term; however,
the project applicants may only request 1 year of funding. Funding for the
remainder of the term is subject to availability and applicants must apply for
additional funds at such time and in such manner as HUD may require.
V. Eligibility Information
A. Eligible Project Applicants. (24 CFR 578.15) Eligible project applicants for the CoC
Program Competition are nonprofit organizations, States, local governments, and
instrumentalities of State and local governments, and public housing agencies, as such term
is defined in 24 CFR 5.100, without limitation or exclusion. For-profit entities are not
eligible to apply for grants or to be subrecipients of grant funds.
B. Renewal Projects. Awards made under the CoC Program, SHP, and S+C programs are
eligible for renewal for FY 2015 funds if they are currently in operation and have an
executed grant agreement that is dated no later than December 31, 2015 and expires in
Calendar Year (CY) 2016 (the period from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016).
1. HUD will not select renewal projects for an award for FY 2015 funds in the FY 2015

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CoC Program Competition unless the grant agreement has been signed by both HUD
and the recipient, and the project meets one of the following additional eligibility
requirements:
a. Any CoC Program, SHP, or S+C grants awarded in a preceding competition
that expires in CY 2016.
b. Any S+C grant awarded prior to FY 2002 for which funding is expected to
run out in CY 2016, and which has never applied for renewal funding.
c. Any SHP or S+C grant originally awarded in the FY 2009 Homeless
Assistance Programs Competition and, notwithstanding the expiration date,
that has funds expiring in CY 2016 or later and has not been renewed in a
previous competition. Funds for these grants will no longer be available after
September 30, 2016. The Line of Credit Control System (LOCCS) requires
that all draws for the grants awarded in the FY 2009 Homeless Assistance
Programs Competition be made no later than September 22, 2016. Funds
from these expiring grants will be recaptured and will no longer be available
for expenditure, even if the end date established in the grant agreement is
beyond September 30, 2016. Recipients are prohibited from accelerating their
spending rate to spend down funds by September 22, 2016. Local HUD CPD
Field Offices will monitor draws for affected grants to ensure that funds will
be drawn only to reimburse the affected recipients for actual costs incurred in
accordance with the project budget on, or before, the LOCCS availability of
funds deadline. Grants awarded in the FY 2009 Homeless Assistance
Competition are not eligible for renewal in the CoC Program Competition if
they expired, or are expiring, in CY 2015 (time period from January 1, 2015,
through December 31, 2015), were not renewed in a previous competition, or
were not approved for extension into CY 2016. Grants awarded in the
FY 2009 Homeless Assistance Programs Competition that have an expiration
date beyond CY 2016 must apply for renewal in the FY 2015 funding
process. The only exception is for any grant awarded as S+C grant that
included rehabilitation that has a 10-year grant term, which will expire in FY
2018.
2. The total request for each renewing project may not exceed the ARA approved by
HUD for that project. Because funds for acquisition, new construction, and
rehabilitation may not be renewed, grants being renewed whose original expiring
award included those funds may only renew leasing, supportive services, rental
assistance, operating, and HMIS costs and may not exceed 10 percent in
administrative costs. For information on Annual Renewal Amount, see
Section III.A.1.a., of this NOFA.
3. HUD will recapture grant funds remaining unspent at the end of the previous grant
period when it renews a grant.
4. HUD encourages the consolidation of appropriate renewal grants when the grants are
with the same recipient, have the same component and expire in the same year.
However, projects that have not yet been consolidated must submit separate project
applications for individual renewal grants. Where a recipient intends to consolidate

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renewal grants, this action can be accomplished by the local HUD CPD Field Office
at the point of renewal grant agreement execution. Projects that have outstanding
audit findings or that are poor performers cannot be consolidated. Further, any grant
that applied to move from SHP leasing to rental assistance in the CoC Program
Competition cannot be consolidated in the first year after the change from leasing to
rental assistance occurs. This paragraph does not apply to CoCs that are designated
by HUD as a UFA, since UFAs will enter into a single renewal grant agreement with
HUD for the CoC’s entire geographic area.
5. Shelter Plus Care projects renewing for the first time under this NOFA are allowed to
indicate a higher number of units than approved in the original application on the
GIW during the FY 2015 CoC Program Registration process. However, in order for
HUD to approve this increase, the applicant must have provided their local HUD
CPD Field Office with copies of all executed leases to support the higher number of
units. This must have been completed prior to the FY 2015 CoC Program
Registration process as the increase in units affected the project’s ARA. HUD will
consider the number of documented units under lease at the time of GIW submission
the maximum number of units eligible for renewal in the FY 2015 CoC Program
Competition.
C. New Projects.
1. CoCs may submit new projects created through reallocation, permanent housing
bonus projects, CoC planning, and UFA Costs (if applicable).
2. In order to expend funds within statutorily required deadlines, applicants funded for
sponsor-based and project-based rental assistance must execute the grant agreement
and begin providing rental assistance within 2 years. However, HUD strongly
encourages all rental assistance to begin within 12 months of award. Applicants that
are unable to begin rental assistance within the 12-month period should consult with
the local HUD CPD Field Office.
3. All applicants must meet statutory deadlines regarding the obligation of grant funds
by September 30, 2017, as stated in the FY 2015 HUD Appropriations Act. All
subrecipients must meet applicant eligibility standards as described in Section V.A. of
this NOFA. HUD will review project subrecipient eligibility as part of the threshold
review process. Project applicants are required to submit documentation of
subrecipients’ eligibility with the application.
D. Matching. 24 CFR 578.73 provides the information regarding match requirements.
E. Indirect Costs. Indirect costs (also known as “facilities and administrative costs, “defined at
2 CFR 200.56) represent the expenses of doing business that are not readily identified with a
particular cooperative agreement, grant, contract, project function, or activity, but are
necessary for the general operation of the applicant organization and the conduct of activities
it performs. Refer to 200.413 and 200.414 for additional information on determining if costs
charged to the award are direct or indirect.
Applicants selected for funding pursuant to this NOFA may charge indirect costs to the
award. Applicants with an approved federally negotiated indirect cost rate must submit with

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their application a copy of their approved Indirect Cost Rate Proposal to substantiate their
request.
Applicants that do not have an approved federally negotiated indirect cost rate may charge a
maximum rate of 10 percent of modified total direct costs. 2 CFR 200.414(f) states that
nonfederal entities that have never received a negotiated indirect cost rate, except those nonFederal entities described in Appendix VII to Part 200—States and Local Government and
Indian Tribe Indirect Costs Proposals, paragraph D.1.b. may elect to charge a de minimis rate
of 10 percent of modified total direct costs, which may be used indefinitely. If chosen, this
methodology must be used consistently for all federal awards until the entity chooses to
submit an indirect cost rate proposal and negotiate for a rate.
If an applicant chooses to negotiate for an indirect cost rate, the applicant must contact the
designated cognizant agency for indirect costs. The cognizant agency for indirect cost rates
is defined at 2 CFR 200.19. For assignments of cognizant agencies see the following:
1. For Institutions of Higher Education: Appendix III to 2 CFR part 200—Indirect
(F&A) Costs Identification and Assignment, and Rate Determination for
Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), paragraph C.11.
2. For nonprofit organizations: Appendix IV to 2 CFR part 200—Indirect (F&A)
Costs Identification and Assignment, and Rate Determination for Nonprofit
Organizations, paragraph C.12.
3. For State and local governments: Appendix V to 2 CFR part 200—State/Local
Government-wide Central Service Cost Allocation Plans, paragraph F.1.
4. For Indian tribes: Appendix VII to 2 CFR part 200—States and Local
Government and Indian Tribe Indirect Cost Proposal, paragraph D.1.
If HUD is the applicant’s cognizant agency for indirect costs, the applicant shall submit its
Indirect Cost Rate Proposal to the following person and address of the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development: Lisa Abell, Director, Budget Director, Office of
Community Planning and Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 7236, Washington, DC,
20410. Approval of the proposal may take several weeks.
c. Other Project Eligibility Requirements.
1. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements. To be eligible for funding under this
NOFA, project applicants must meet all statutory and regulatory requirements in the
Act and 24 CFR part 578. Project applicants can obtain a copy of the Act and
24 CFR part 578 on the HUD Exchange or by contacting the NOFA Information
Center at 1-800-HUD-8929 (1-800-483-8929).
2. Threshold Requirements:
a. Ineligible Applicants. HUD will not consider an application from an
ineligible project applicant, including an application submitted for CoC
planning funds or UFA Costs from an applicant other than the Collaborative
Applicant.
b. DUNS Number Requirement. All project applicants seeking funding under
this NOFA must have a DUNS number and include the number in the
Standard Form 424 (SF-424). The SF-424 must be submitted along with the

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project application in e-snaps. See Section IV.C.2. of the FY 2015 General
Section for additional information.
c. Active Registration in SAM. All project applicants seeking funding under this
NOFA must have an active SAM registration. HUD will not issue a grant
agreement for awarded funds to a project applicant until an active SAM
registration has been verified. See Section IV.C.1., of the FY 2015 General
Section for additional information.
d. Project Eligibility Threshold. HUD will review all projects to determine if
they meet the following eligibility threshold requirements on a pass/fail
standard. If HUD determines that the applicable standards are not met for a
project, the project will be rejected from the competition. Any project
requesting renewal funding will be considered as having met these
requirements through its previously approved grant application unless
information to the contrary is received (e.g., monitoring findings, results from
investigations by the Office of Inspector General, the recipient routinely does
not draw down funds from LOCCS at least once per quarter, consistently late
APRs.). Approval of new and renewal projects is not a determination by
HUD that a recipient is in compliance with applicable fair housing and civil
requirements.
(1) Project applicants and potential subrecipients must meet the eligibility
requirements of the CoC Program as described in 24 CFR part 578
and provide evidence of eligibility required in the application (e.g.,
nonprofit documentation).
(2) Project applicants and subrecipients must demonstrate the financial
and management capacity and experience to carry out the project as
detailed in the project application and to administer Federal funds.
Demonstrating capacity may include a description of the
applicant/subrecipient experience with similar projects and with
successful administration of SHP, S+C, or CoC Program funds for
renewing projects or other Federal funds.
(3) Project applicants must submit the required certifications as specified
in this NOFA.
(4) The population to be served must meet program eligibility
requirements as described in the Act, and the project application must
clearly establish eligibility of project applicants. This includes the
following additional eligibility criteria for certain types of projects:
(a) The only persons who may be served by any non-dedicated
permanent supportive housing beds are those who come from
the streets, emergency shelters, safe havens, institutions, or
transitional housing.
i.

Homeless individuals and families coming from
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the streets or emergency shelters.
ii.

Homeless individuals and families with a qualifying
disability who were fleeing or attempting to flee
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
stalking, or other dangerous or life threatening
conditions and are living in transitional housing are
eligible for permanent supportive housing even if they
did not live on the streets, emergency shelters, or safe
havens prior to entry in the transitional housing.

iii.

Persons exiting institutions where they resided for 90
days or less and came from the streets, emergency
shelter, or safe havens immediately prior to entering
the institution are also eligible for permanent
supportive housing.

(b) The only persons who may be served by dedicated or
prioritized permanent supportive housing beds are chronically
homeless individuals and families as defined in 24 CFR 578.3.
(c) Rapid Re-housing projects originally funded to serve
individuals and families coming from the streets or emergency
shelters or persons meeting the criteria of paragraph (4) of the
definition of homeless, must continue to do so.
(d) New Rapid Re-housing projects created through reallocation
may serve individuals, including unaccompanied youth, and
families coming from the streets or emergency shelters or
persons fleeing domestic violence or other persons who
qualify under paragraph (4) of the definition of homeless;
however, these program participants must meet the all other
criteria for this type of housing (i.e., individuals and
household with children who enter directly from the streets or
emergency shelter).
(e) The projects originally funded as part of the FY 2008 Rapid
Re-Housing for Families Demonstration may transition in this
CoC Program Competition to permanent housing: rapid rehousing. Therefore, any of these projects that want to change
from transitional housing with leasing, may change the current
budget line items from leasing to tenant-based rental
assistance (may request actual rent or FMR) and move any
operating costs to an eligible supportive services activity, an
HMIS budget line item, or may be used to add additional
units. If the project wants to remain as transitional housing, it
must continue operating in accordance with the FY 2008 CoC
Homelessness Assistance Grants Programs NOFA.
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Housing Initiative must continue to exclusively serve
chronically homeless individuals and families, unless there are
no chronically homeless individuals and families within the
CoC geographic area that can be served by the project. CoCs
should not hold units vacant, but instead should prioritize
other vulnerable and eligible households as outlined in Notice
CPD-14-012.
(g) Renewal projects originally funded under the Permanent
Supportive Housing Bonus in previous years must continue to
serve the homeless population in accordance with the
respective NOFA under which it was originally awarded.
(h) Renewal projects that indicated they would prioritize
chronically homeless persons in beds that become available
through turnover in non-dedicated permanent supportive
housing projects must continue to do so.
(5) The project must be cost-effective, including costs of construction,
operations, and supportive services with such costs not deviating
substantially from the norm in that locale for the type of structure or
kind of activity.
(6) Project applicants, except Collaborative Applicants that only receive
awards for CoC planning costs and, if applicable, UFA Costs, must
agree to participate in a local HMIS system. However, in accordance
with Section 407 of the Act, any victim service provider that is a
recipient or subrecipient must not disclose, for purposes of HMIS,
any personally identifying information about any client. Victim
service providers must use a comparable database that meets the
needs of the local HMIS.
(7) Project applicants must administer their programs or activities in the
most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of qualified homeless
with disabilities. This means that programs or activities must be
offered in a setting that enables the homeless with disabilities to
interact with others without disabilities to the fullest extent possible.
e. Project Quality Threshold. HUD will review all new project applications to
determine if they meet the following project quality threshold requirements
with clear and convincing evidence. Any project requesting renewal funding
will be considered as having met these requirements through its previously
approved grant application unless information to the contrary is received
(e.g., monitoring findings, results from investigations by the Office of
Inspector General, consistently slow draws from LOCCS, consistently late
APRs) and if the renewal project has compliance issues which results in the
project not operating in accordance with 24 CFR part 578. These projects are
required to meet the requirements outlined in this section of this NOFA. The
housing and services proposed must be appropriate to the needs of the
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meets the project quality threshold is not a determination by HUD that a
recipient is in compliance with applicable fair housing and civil rights
requirements.
(1) To be considered as meeting project quality threshold, new permanent
housing–permanent supportive housing and rapid re-housing–project
applications must receive at least 3 out of the 5 points available for
the criteria below. New permanent housing project applications that
do not receive at least 3 points will be rejected.
(a) Whether the type, scale, and location of the housing fit the
needs of the program participants (1 point);
(b) Whether the type and scale of the supportive services fit the
needs of the program participants–this includes all supportive
services, regardless of funding source (1 point);
(c) Whether the specific plan for ensuring program participants
will be individually assisted to obtain the benefits of the
mainstream health, social, and employment programs for
which they are eligible to apply meets the needs of the
program participants (1 point);
(d) Whether program participants are assisted to obtain and
remain in permanent housing in a manner that fits their needs
(1 point); and,
(e) Whether at least 75 percent of the proposed program
participants come from the street or other locations not meant
for human habitation, emergency shelters, safe havens, or
fleeing domestic violence (1 point).
(2) To be considered as meeting project quality threshold, new SSO
projects for centralized or coordinated assessment systems must
receive at least 2 out of the 4 points available for the criteria below.
SSO projects for centralized or coordinated assessment systems that
do not receive at least 2 points will be rejected.
(a) Whether the centralized or coordinated assessment system is
easily accessible for all persons within the CoC’s geographic
area who are seeking information regarding homelessness
assistance (1 point);
(b) Whether there is a strategy for advertising the program that is
designed specifically to reach homeless persons with the
highest barriers within the CoC’s geographic area (1 point);
(c) Whether there is a standardized assessment process (1 point);
and
(d) Whether the program ensures that program participants are
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needs (1 point).
(3) To be considered as meeting project quality threshold, new HMIS
project applications must receive at least 3 out of the 4 points
available for the criteria below. New HMIS projects that do not
receive at least 3 points will be rejected.
(a) How the HMIS funds will be expended in a way that is
consistent with the CoC’s funding strategy for the HMIS and
furthers the CoC’s HMIS implementation (1 point);
(b) Whether the HMIS collects all Universal Data Elements as set
forth in the HMIS Data Standards (1 point);
(c) Whether the HMIS un-duplicates client records (1 point); and
(d) Whether the HMIS produces all HUD-required reports and
provide data as needed for HUD reporting (e.g., APR,
quarterly reports, data for CAPER/ESG reporting)
(1 point).
(4) To be considered as meeting project quality threshold, the
Collaborative Applicant’s application for new CoC planning funds
must receive at least 6 out of 10 points using the criteria below.
Applications that do not receive at least 6 points will be rejected.
Applications for UFA Costs are not subject to a threshold review, as
UFA status was determined as part of Registration.
(a) Governance and Operations. Whether the CoC conducts
meetings of the entire CoC membership that are inclusive and
open to members and whether the CoC is able to demonstrate
that is has a written governance charter in place that contains
CoC policies (2 points).
(b) CoC Committees. Whether the CoC has CoC-wide planning
committees, subcommittees, or workgroups to the address
homeless needs in the CoC’s geographic area that recommend
and/or set policy priorities for the CoC (2 points).
(c) The proposed planning activities that will be carried out by the
CoC with grant funds are compliant with the provisions of
24 CFR 578.7 (4 points); and
(d) The funds requested will improve the CoC’s ability to
evaluate the outcome of both CoC Program-funded and
ESG-funded projects (2 points).
(5) Additionally, HUD will assess all new projects for the following
minimum project eligibility, capacity, timeliness, and performance
standards. To be considered as meeting project quality threshold, all
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(a) Project applicants and potential subrecipients must have
satisfactory capacity, drawdowns, and performance for
existing grant(s) that are funded under the SHP, S+C, or CoC
Program, as evidenced by timely reimbursement of
subrecipients, regular drawdowns, and timely resolution of
any monitoring findings;
(b) For expansion projects, project applicants must clearly
articulate the part of the project that is being expanded.
Additionally, the project applicants must clearly demonstrate
that they are not replacing other funding sources; and
(c) Project applicants must demonstrate they will be able to meet
all timeliness standards per 24 CFR 578.85. Project
applicants with existing projects must demonstrate that they
have met all project renewal threshold requirements of this
NOFA. HUD reserves the right to deny the funding request
for a new project, if the request is made by an existing
recipient that HUD finds to have significant issues related to
capacity, performance, or unresolved audit/monitoring finding
related to one or more existing grants. Additionally, HUD
reserves the right to withdraw funds if no APR is submitted on
the prior grant.
f. Project Renewal Threshold. A CoC must consider the need to continue
funding for projects expiring in CY 2016. Renewal projects must meet
minimum project eligibility, capacity, timeliness, and performance standards
identified in this NOFA or they will be rejected from consideration for
funding.
(1) When considering renewal projects for award, HUD will review
information in LOCCS; Annual Performance Reports (APRs); and
information provided from the local HUD CPD Field Office,
including monitoring reports and A-133 audit reports as applicable,
and performance standards on prior grants, and will assess projects
using the following criteria on a pass/fail basis:
(a) Whether the project applicant’s performance met the plans
and goals established in the initial application as amended;
(b) Whether the project applicant demonstrated all timeliness
standards for grants being renewed, including that standards
for the expenditure of grant funds have been met;
(c) The project applicant’s performance in assisting program
participants to achieve and maintain independent living and
record of success, except HMIS-dedicated projects are not
required to meet this standard; and
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unwilling to accept technical assistance, has a history of
inadequate financial accounting practices, has indications of
project mismanagement, has a drastic reduction in the
population served, has made program changes without prior
HUD approval, or has lost a project site.
(2) HUD reserves the right to reduce or reject a funding request from the
project applicant for the following reasons:
(a) Outstanding obligation to HUD that is in arrears or for which
a payment schedule has not been agreed upon;
(b) Audit finding(s) for which a response is overdue or
unsatisfactory;
(c) History of inadequate financial management accounting
practices;
(d) Evidence of untimely expenditures on prior award;
(e) History of other major capacity issues that have significantly
affected the operation of the project and its performance;
(f) History of not reimbursing subrecipients for eligible costs in a
timely manner, or at least quarterly; and
(g) History of serving ineligible program participants, expending
funds on ineligible costs, or failing to expend funds within
statutorily established timeframes.
g. Resolution of Outstanding Civil Rights Matters Threshold. In order for a
project application to be eligible for rating and ranking by HUD, the project
applicant and the proposed subrecipient must meet the civil rights threshold
requirements in Section III.C.2.b. of the FY 2015 General Section.
h. Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan. For each applicant
that is not a State or unit of local government, the applicant must submit a
certification by the jurisdiction in which the proposed project will be located
that the applicant’s application for funding is consistent with the jurisdiction’s
HUD-approved consolidated plan. The certification must be made in
accordance with the provisions of the consolidated plan regulations at
24 CFR part 91, subpart F. Form HUD-2991 must be used and must list all
new projects, CoC planning, UFA Costs, and renewal projects within the
jurisdiction that are consistent with the Consolidated Plan.
For a project applicant that is a State or unit of local government, the
jurisdiction must certify that it is following its HUD-approved Consolidated
Plan.
3. Other HUD Requirements. The list below highlights requirements contained in the
FY 2015 General Section (and in other regulations) that is especially important for
CoCs and project applicants to review in detail. This is not an exhaustive list of all

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HUD requirements. All of the requirements of the FY 2015 General Section apply to
the CoC Program, except as otherwise specified in this NOFA.
An applicant can access the General Section of HUD’s FY 2015 NOFA
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fun
dsavail/2015gensec. Note that the General Section of HUD’s FY 2015 NOFA is
critical and must be carefully reviewed to ensure an application can be considered for
funding, with the exception of reference to the www.grants.gov application process
and other exceptions specifically listed in this NOFA. The CoC Program uses an
electronic system outside of www.grants.gov called e-snaps. Notification of the
availability of the application will be released via HUD’s websites located at
www.hud.gov and www.hudexchange.info. To sign up for HUD’s CoC Program
email-based listserv, go to www.hudexchange.info/mailinglist/.
a. Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. See 24 CFR 578.93 for specific
requirements related to Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
b. Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation
or Gender Identity. See the Federal Register dated February 1, 2012, Docket
No. FR 5359-F-02 and Section VI.B.2. of the General Section.
c. Debarment and Suspension. See Section III.C.4.c. of the FY 2015 General
Section. Additionally, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that all
subrecipients are not debarred or suspended. (24 CFR 578.23((3)(c)(4)(v).
d. Delinquent Federal Debts. See Section III.C.4.a. of the FY 2013 General
Section.
e. Compliance with Fair Housing and Civil Rights. See Section III.C.3.a. of the
FY 2015 General Section.
f. Executive Order 13166, “Improving Access to Services for Persons with
Limited English Proficiency (LEP). See Section III.C.3.d. of the FY 2015
General Section.
g. Economic Opportunities for Low- and Very Low-income Persons (Section 3).
See Section III.C.3.c. of the FY 2015 General Section.
h. Real Property Acquisition and Relocation. See Section VI.B.4. of the
FY 2015 General Section.
i. Conducting Business in Accordance with Core Values and Ethical
Standards/Code of Conduct. See Section III.C.3.f. of the FY 2015 General
Section.
j. Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities. See Section III.C.3.h. of the
FY 2015 General Section.
k. Participation in HUD-Sponsored Program Evaluation. See Section VI.B.6.
of the FY 2015 General Section.
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and 24 CFR 578.99(a) of the CoC Program interim rule, and in accordance
with Section 100261(3) of MAP-21 (Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405),
activities under this NOFA are subject to environmental review by a
responsible entity under HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58.
(1) For activities under a grant to a recipient other than a State or unit of
general local government that generally would be subject to review
under part 58, HUD may make a finding in accordance with
24 CFR 58.11(d) and may itself perform the environmental review
under the provisions of 24 CFR part 50 if the recipient objects in
writing to the responsible entity’s performing the review under part
24 CFR part 58.
(2) Irrespective of whether the responsible entity in accordance with
24 CFR part 58 (or HUD in accordance with 24 CFR part 50)
performs the environmental review, the recipient must supply all
available, relevant information necessary for the responsible entity (or
HUD, if applicable) to perform for each property any required
environmental review. The recipient also must carry out mitigating
measures required by the responsible entity (or HUD, if applicable) or
select alternative property.
(3) The recipient, its project partners, and their contractors may not
acquire, rehabilitate, convert, lease, repair, dispose of, demolish, or
construct property for a project under this NOFA, or commit or
expand HUD or local funds for such eligible activities under this
NOFA, until the responsible entity (as defined by 24 CFR 58.2(a)(7))
has completed the environmental review procedures required by
24 CFR part 58 and the environmental certification and Request for
Release of Funds (RROF) have been approved or HUD has
performed an environmental review under 24 CFR part 50 and the
recipient has received HUD approval of the property. HUD will not
release grant funds if the recipient or any other party commits grant
funds (i.e., incurs any costs or expenditures to be paid or reimbursed
with such funds) before the recipient submits and HUD approves its
RROF (where such submission is required).
m. Drug-Free Workplace. See Section VI.B.9. of the FY 2015 General Section.
n. Safeguarding Resident/Client Files. See Section VI.B.10 of the FY 2015
General Section.
o. Compliance with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
of 2006 (Pub. L. 209-282) (Transparency Act), as amended. See Section
VI.B.11. of the FY 2015 General Section.
p. Lead-Based Paint Requirements. For housing constructed before 1978 (with
certain statutory and regulatory exceptions), CoC Program recipients must
comply with the requirements of the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention
Act (42 U.S.C. 4801, et seq.), as amended by the Residential Lead-Based

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Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851, et seq.); and
implementing regulations of HUD, at 24 CFR part 35; the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 CFR part 745, or State/Tribal lead rules
implemented under EPA authorization; and the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration at 29 CFR 1926.62 and 29 CFR 1910.1025.
VI. Application and Submission Information
A. Application Package. The submission summary in e-snaps provides the list of elements
required to complete each type of project application. A Collaborative Applicant will not be
able to submit an application to HUD until all required parts are completed, including the
project-level review and either accepting and ranking or rejecting the project applications.
Once available, the CoC Consolidated Application, Project Application, and CoC Priority
Listing can be accessed at www.hud.gov/esnaps.
B. Content and Form of Application Submission. The CoC Consolidated Application for
funds under this NOFA includes FY 2015 CoC Application, which describes the CoC’s plan
for ending homelessness, its system-level performance, and addresses the selection criteria
specified in Section VII of this NOFA. The CoC Priority Listing includes the reallocation
forms, all Project Applications submitted to the CoC for funding consideration that are either
approved and ranked or rejected, the final HUD-approved GIW attachment, and the form
HUD-2991–Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan.
C. CoC Consolidated Application. An entire CoC Consolidated Application must be
submitted by the Collaborative Applicant on behalf of the CoC. The application will include
the following parts, all of which will be submitted electronically either through e-snaps or as
an uploaded attachment (for more information see the Training on e-snaps at
www.hudexchange.info/e-snaps/guides/coc-program-competition-resources/) to be
considered for funding:
1. The FY 2015 CoC Application, including:
a. The CoC plan with all charts and narratives completed as applicable;
b. All required attachments, including:
(1) CoC Review, Score, and Ranking Procedures–The CoC’s written
procedures that are publicly posted for all interested stakeholders and
applicants that clearly describe the project-level review and ranking
process that is used by the CoC to determine how CoC Program project
applications submitted to the CoC are reviewed, scored, and ranked.
(2) CoC’s Process for Reallocating–The CoC’s written and publicly posted
process for how the CoC determines if a project(s) should be reduced
and/or cut in order to create new projects through reallocation in the local
CoC competition process;
(3) Public Posting of FY 2015 Project Selections, Ranking, and CoC
Application–a screen shot of the CoC webpage(s) (or partner’s webpage
if the CoC does not have a website) that was made publicly available to
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displays the website’s address;
(4) Governance Charter (HMIS Governance)–The section of the governance
charter containing the policies and procedures used by the CoC to comply
with the HMIS requirements prescribed by HUD. Alternatively, if the
CoC has created a separate document (e.g., an HMIS Governance
Agreement) to outline the policies and procedures related to HMIS
governance and incorporated this document into the governance charter
by reference, the CoC may attach that document.
(5) PHA Administrative Plan– If the CoC is seeking points under Section
VII.A.1.d. of this NOFA, the relevant excerpt from a written plan, if any
was developed between the CoC and the PHA(s) located within the
CoC’s geographic area that clearly describes the PHA(s) homeless
preference for housing. Instead of a relevant excerpt from the written
plan, a letter from the PHA(s) may be attached that clearly describes the
PHA(s) homeless preference for housing; and
(6) Projects to Serve Persons Defined as Homeless under paragraph 3–If the
CoC is seeking to serve persons defined as homeless under paragraph 3
of the homeless definition, a list of projects that will serve persons
defined as homeless under paragraph 3 of the homeless definition.
2. FY 2015 Project Application(s), including, for each project application:
a. Project application charts, narratives, and attachments;
b. SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance;
c. The SF-424 Supplement, Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunities for Application
is for private nonprofit applicants only and completion/submission of this survey
is voluntary;
d. Documentation of Applicant and Subrecipient Eligibility–all project applicants
must attach documentation of eligibility–subrecipient eligibility must also be
attached to the project application;
e. Applicant Certifications;
f. Form HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report must be
attached for each project. Form HUD-2880 must include the correct amount of
HUD assistance requested and must be dated between July 1, 2015 and
September 1, 2015;
g. SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying of Activities (if applicable);
h. Applicant Code of Conduct. The Code must be attached in e-snaps or on file with
HUD at
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/
conduct; and
i. Form HUD-50070, Certification for a Drug-Free Workplace dated no earlier than

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June 1, 2014.
j. If applicable, the certifications required under I.C.4 regarding grants that propose
or expend funds in the geographic area(s) of one or more other CoCs.
3. The FY 2015 CoC Priority Listing, including:
a. Project reallocation forms (if applicable) that indicates the eligible renewal
projects that are being reallocated in whole or part to create new project
applications for:
(1) new permanent supportive housing project(s) for chronically homeless
individuals and families as defined in 24 CFR 578.3;
(2) rapid re-housing project(s) for homeless individuals, families and
unaccompanied youth coming directly from the streets or emergency
shelters, or fleeing domestic violence or other persons that meet the
criteria of paragraph (4) of the definition of homeless;
(3) dedicated HMIS projects; or
(4) SSO projects for centralized or coordinated assessment.
b. New Project Listing;
c. Renewal Project Listing;
d. UFA Costs Project Listing;
e. CoC Planning Project Listing; and
f. Required Attachments:
(1) Final HUD-approved FY 2015 GIW; and
(2) Form HUD-2991–Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated
Plan. For each applicant that is not a State or unit of local government,
the applicant must submit a certification by the jurisdiction in which the
proposed project will be located that the applicant’s application for
funding is consistent with the jurisdiction’s HUD-approved consolidated
plan. Form HUD-2991 must be used and must include a list of all
projects submitted for funding on the CoC Priority Listings–New,
Renewal, UFA, and CoC Planning.
4. Solo applicants–eligible project applicants that attempted to participate in the CoC
planning process in the geographic area in which they operate, that believe they were
denied the right to participate in a reasonable manner–may submit an application to HUD
and may be awarded a grant from HUD by following the procedure found in
24 CFR 578.35. Solo applicants must submit their project application to HUD by
7:59:59 p.m. eastern time, November 20, 2015, which must include the CoC’s
notification of rejection of the project in the local competition as an attachment to the
Solo Applicant’s project application. If the CoC fails to provide written notification,
outside of e-snaps, the Solo Applicant must attach a statement that the CoC did not

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provide the Solo Applicant written notification of the CoC rejecting the project in the
local CoC competition. See Section X.C. of this NOFA for additional information
regarding the Solo Applicant appeal process.
5. The General Section of HUD’s FY 2015 NOFA contains certifications that the applicant
will comply with fair housing and civil rights requirements, program regulations, and
other Federal requirements, and (where applicable) that the proposed activities are
consistent with the HUD-approved Consolidated Plan of the applicable State or unit of
general local government.
D. Submission Dates and Times.
1. Application Deadline Date
a. Completed applications must be submitted to HUD on or before 7:59:59 p.m.
eastern time on November 20, 2015.
b. Provisions at 24 CFR 578.9 require CoCs to design, operate, and follow a
collaborative process for the development of an application in response to a
NOFA issued by HUD. As part of this collaborative process, CoCs must
implement internal competition deadlines to ensure transparency and fairness at
the local level. The implementation of deadlines that meet the standards outlined
below for FY 2015 Project Applications will be considered as part of scoring
criteria as detailed in Section VII.A.2. of this NOFA.
(1) Project Applicants. All project applications were required to be
submitted to the CoC no later than 30 days before the application
deadline.
(2) CoC Notification to Project Applicants. The CoC notified all project
applicants no later than 15 days before the application deadline regarding
whether their project applications would be submitted as part of the CoC
Consolidated Application. Any project applicants that were rejected by
the CoC must be notified in writing outside of e-snaps, with an
explanation for the decision to reject the project application. CoCs that
fail to provide such notice will not receive the maximum number of
points available in Section VII.A.2.b. of this NOFA.
c. All applicants may access the HUD Exchange Ask A Question (AAQ) any time
prior to 7:59:59 p.m. eastern time, on the application submission deadline date for
FY 2015 funds. Applicants that are experiencing technical difficulty should
contact the AAQ immediately for assistance and document their attempts to
obtain assistance. HUD strongly encourages CoCs to allow ample time to resolve
any technical difficulties that might be encountered during the submission of the
application to HUD. Applicants should not wait until the final minutes before the
application submission deadline to submit CoC Priority Listing.
d. In order for the CoC Consolidated Application to be considered complete and
properly submitted for review by HUD in the FY 2015 CoC Program
Competition, the Collaborative Applicant must submit the entire CoC
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Application, the CoC Priority Listing, and the project applications on behalf of the
CoC. Note that the “Submit” button will not be available on the Submission
Summary of the CoC Application and CoC Priority Listing until all required
sections of the application and all parts of the listings, including accepting and
ranking with a unique rank number or rejecting project applications have been
completed. Collaborative Applicants should review the Submission Summary
form carefully to ensure that no sections state “Please Complete.” The CoC
Application and the CoC Priority Listing are separate submissions in
e-snaps; therefore, Collaborative Applicants must ensure that both the CoC
Application and the CoC Priority Listing, with all project applications either
approved and ranked or rejected, are submitted in e-snaps prior to the
application submission deadline.
e. Collaborative Applicants must print a copy of the Submission Summary form
from the CoC Application and the CoC Priority Listing before closing their
internet browser after the CoC Consolidated Application has been submitted to
HUD. This is the Collaborative Applicant’s receipt of submission and proof of
compliance with the application deadline. HUD will not give funding
consideration to any Collaborative Applicant whose CoC Application and/or CoC
Priority Listing are determined to be late and that are unable to provide HUD with
a record of submission that verifies the FY 2015 CoC Consolidated Application
was submitted prior to the application deadline date and time.
f. HUD strongly suggests that applicants use the “Export to PDF” functionality of
e-snaps to print a hard copy of all submission documents for their records. This
can be completed prior to or after submission.
E. Intergovernmental Review. Not Applicable.
F. Funding Restrictions. Not Applicable.
G. Other Submission Requirements
1. Waiver of Electronic Submission Requirements. The regulatory framework of HUD’s
electronic submission requirement is the final rule established in 24 CFR 5.1005. CoCs
seeking a waiver of the electronic submission requirement must request a waiver in
accordance with 24 CFR 5.1005. HUD regulations allow for a waiver of the electronic
submission requirement for good cause. For the Continuum of Care Program
Competition, HUD is defining good cause as follows:
a. there are no computers that could be used by applicants and/or the Collaborative
Applicant that are newer than 5 years old anywhere within the CoC’s geographic
area; or
b. there are no computers that could be used by applicants and/or the Collaborative
Applicant anywhere within the CoC’s geographic area; or
c. there is no internet access that could be used by applicants and/or the
Collaborative Applicant anywhere within the CoC’s geographic area.
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level, and only to CoCs that were approved by HUD during the required CoC
Registration process.
If the waiver is granted, the Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs’ response will
include instructions on how many copies of the paper application must be submitted, as
well as where to submit them. CoCs that are granted a waiver of the electronic
submission requirement will not be afforded additional time to submit their applications.
Therefore, Collaborative Applicants seeking a waiver of the electronic submission
requirement on behalf of the CoC should submit their waiver request with sufficient time
to allow HUD to process and respond to the request. Collaborative Applicants should
also allow themselves sufficient time to submit the application on behalf of the CoC so
that HUD receives the application by the established deadline date. For this reason, HUD
strongly recommends that if a Collaborative Applicant finds it cannot submit its
application electronically and must seek a waiver of the electronic grant submission
requirement, it should submit the waiver request to the Office of Special Needs
Assistance Programs no later than 30 days after the publication date of this NOFA. To
expedite the receipt and review of each request, Collaborative Applicants may fax their
written requests to Norm Suchar, at (202) 401-0053. If HUD does not have sufficient
time to process the waiver request, a waiver will not be granted. Paper applications
received without a prior approved waiver and/or after the established deadline will not be
considered.
VII. Application Review Information.
A. Criteria. CoC Consolidated Applications will be assessed on a 200 point scale, plus a
possible 3 bonus points. No Collaborative Applicants have exercised the authority 422(j) of
the Act; therefore, no selection criteria based on section 427(b)(1)(A)(viii) is included in this
NOFA. Additionally, for purposes of the requirements of section 427 (b)(1)(B)(iv)(II) of the
Act HUD considers “all relevant subpopulations” to mean families, youth, veterans, persons
fleeing domestic violence, persons who are unsheltered homeless, and chronically homeless
individuals and families.
1. CoC Coordination and Engagement. HUD will award up to 49 points to CoCs that
demonstrate coordination with other systems of care that serve homeless individuals
and families, including sources of funding other than the CoC Program; an inclusive
and outcome-oriented community process, including an organization structure(s) and
decision-making process for developing and implementing a CoC strategy that is
inclusive of representatives from both the private and public sectors, has a fair and
impartial project review and selection process; and has created, maintained, and built
upon a community-wide inventory of housing for homeless individuals and families.
HUD will award up to:
a. Inclusive Structure and Participation. Up to 7 points to CoCs that clearly
demonstrate that the CoC solicits and considers opinions from individuals and
organizations with knowledge of homelessness in the geographic area or an
interest in preventing or ending homelessness in the geographic. Maximum
points will be awarded to CoCs that clearly demonstrate the CoC membership
includes and has an open invitation process for individuals and organizations
located within its geographic area that serve homeless persons, particularly

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victim service providers and homeless youth providers; and shows that the
CoC accepts and considers proposals from organizations that have not
previously received CoC Program funding.
b. CoC Commitment to Opening Doors Goals. Up to 2 points to CoCs that
clearly demonstrate the CoC has set a timeline to meet the goals of ending
homelessness as defined in Opening Doors. The CoC must also identify the
individuals, committees, or organizations that will be responsible for ensuring
the CoC meets the goals and timeline established. Maximum points will be
awarded to the CoC if it clearly demonstrates the individuals, committees, or
organizations selected are actively involved in the goal of ending
homelessness and how their activity produces the necessary results towards
this goal.
c. Coordination with the Consolidated Plan, Emergency Solutions Grants
(ESG), and Other Organizations. Up to 8 points to CoCs that identify:
(1) Up to 2 of the 8 points to CoCs that coordinate with other
organizations that serve homeless individuals, families,
unaccompanied youth, and persons fleeing domestic violence.
Maximum points will be awarded to CoCs that indicate the CoC
coordinates with organizations not funded by the CoC Program. To
receive maximum points CoCs must demonstrate coordination with
organizations funded by Housing Opportunities for Persons with
AIDS (HOPWA), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF), Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY), Head Start
programs, and other housing and service programs funded through
Federal, State, local, and private processes.
(2) Up to 6 of the 8 points to CoCs that demonstrate how the CoC
coordinates with each Consolidated Plan jurisdiction(s) located within
its CoC geographic area and the extent to which the CoC participates
and provides information to the help the Consolidated Plan
jurisdiction(s) complete their plan(s). Maximum points will be
awarded to CoCs that demonstrates how the CoC consults with each
Consolidated Plan jurisdiction(s), whether PIT count data is provided
for the development or update to the Consolidated Plane, and whether
the CoC provides consultation to the ESG recipient in determining the
ESG funding allocation plan and performance plan, including how to
evaluate and improve performance of ESG project activities.
d. Addressing the Needs of Victims of Domestic Violence. Up to 3 points to CoCs
that demonstrate efforts to address the needs of persons fleeing domestic violence,
including their families. Maximum points will be awarded to CoCs that clearly
demonstrate how the CoC ensures that persons fleeing domestic violence are
offered available safe housing and services available. CoCs will receive full
points if the CoC addresses how housing and services are made available to
persons fleeing domestic violence from the following programs: the CoC
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Department of Health and Human Services.
e. Public Housing Agencies. Up to 3 points to CoCs that demonstrate coordination
with the PHAs located in the CoC’s geographic area resulting in PHAs that have
admission preferences for households experiencing homelessness or can
demonstrate that new PHA admissions are households that were experiencing
homelessness. Maximum points will be awarded to CoCs that demonstrate
coordination with the PHA(s) located in the CoC’s geographic area and includes
documentation from the PHA (e.g., excerpt from the PHA(s) plan that specifically
addresses homeless preferences or a letter from the PHA(s) that addresses
homeless preferences) that must be attached to the CoC Application.
f. Discharge Planning. Up to 2 points to CoCs that clearly demonstrate
coordination with and assistance in State or local discharge planning efforts to
ensure that those discharged are not released directly to the streets, emergency
shelters, or other McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance programs. Maximum
points will be awarded to CoCs that demonstrate an active state-level or locallevel discharge process is in place or has ongoing planning processes to ensure
persons discharged from institutions or systems of care (i.e., health care, mental
health care, and correctional facilities) are not discharged directly to the streets,
emergency shelters, or other McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance programs.
g. Centralized or Coordinated Assessment System. Up to 3 points to CoCs that
demonstrate the existence of a centralized or coordinated assessment system and
describe how the CoC ensures that its entire geographic area is covered by the
system to ensure identification, engagement, and assistance for homeless
individuals and families to ensure appropriate housing and services based on their
level of need. Maximum points will be awarded to CoCs that demonstrate the
existence of a centralized or coordinated assessment system that covers the entire
CoC geographic area, is easily accessible for all persons who need homelessness
assistance, has a strategy for advertising the program that is designed to
specifically reach homeless persons with the highest barriers, includes a
standardized assessment process, and ensures that program participants are
directed to appropriate housing and services that fit their needs. The CoC must
also identify the types of organizations (e.g., local government, law enforcement,
CDBG/HOME/ESG entitlement jurisdictions, affordable housing developers,
education authorities, mental health organizations.) that participate in the
centralized or coordinated assessment system meetings to ensure the locally
developed system provides the necessary support for homeless or
near-homeless persons seeking housing and services.
h. Reducing Barriers to Housing. Up to 6 points to CoCs that demonstrate at least
75 percent of the project applications submitted under this NOFA are low barrier
projects, meaning the projects allow entry to program participants that includes:
low or no income, current or past substance use, criminal records–with the
exceptions of restrictions imposed by federal, state or local law or ordinance (e.g.,
restrictions on serving people who are listed on sex offender registries), and
history of domestic violence. Maximum points will be awarded to CoCs where
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least 75 percent of the project application(s) commit to operating as low barrier.
Any project application(s) that indicates low barrier and is reviewed, approved,
and ranked by the CoC and is awarded FY 2015 CoC Program funds will be
required to operate as a low barrier project.
i. Housing First for Permanent Housing. Up to 6 points to CoCs that demonstrates
at least 75 percent of the permanent housing (permanent supportive housing and
rapid re-housing) applications submitted under this NOFA are using the Housing
First model (as defined in section III.A.3.e) when housing program participants in
their project and that at least 75 percent of the transitional housing projects are
supporting the Housing First model by providing low-barrier transitional housing
that does not have service participation requirements or preconditions to entry
(such as sobriety or a minimum income threshold) and that prioritizes rapid
placement and stabilization in permanent housing. Maximum points will be
awarded to CoCs where both the CoC Application and project application(s)
clearly demonstrate that at least 75 percent of the permanent housing and
transitional housing projects commit to use of the Housing First model described
above. Any project application(s) that indicate a Housing First approach and is
reviewed, approved, and ranked by the CoC that is awarded FY 2015 CoC
Program funds will be required to operate as a Housing First project.
j. Outreach. Up to 2 points to CoCs that demonstrate recipients have implemented
specific strategies that prevent criminalization of homelessness, affirmatively
further fair housing as detailed in 24 CFR 578.93(c), and ensure that outreach is
conducted to homeless individuals and families who are least likely to request
housing or services in the absence of special outreach. Maximum points will be
awarded to CoCs that provide information that demonstrates that 100 percent of
the geographic area is covered by the strategies and that describes the specific
outreach procedures in place that are used by the homeless service organizations
to identify and engage homeless individuals and families, including their efforts to
provide meaningful outreach to persons with disabilities and persons with limited
English proficiency. Applicants must describe how they are reducing
criminalization of homelessness and the procedures they will use to market their
housing and supportive services to eligible persons regardless of race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, age, familial status, or disability who are least likely
to apply in the absence of special outreach.
k. Rapid Re-housing. Up to 5 points to CoCs that demonstrates an increase in the
number of rapid re-housing units available as recorded on the 2015 HIC data
submitted to HUD. Maximum points will be awarded to CoCs that demonstrate
an increase in the number of rapid re-housing units in the CoC geographic area as
reported in HDX from 2013, as reported in the FY 2013/FY 2014 CoC
Application, to 2015.
l. Mainstream Benefits. Up to 2 points to CoCs that demonstrate homeless program
participants receive assistance obtaining mainstream benefits. Maximum points
will be awarded to CoCs that demonstrate systematically keeping program staff
up-to-date regarding mainstream resources available for homeless program
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program participants to enroll in health insurance, and assistance with the
effective utilization of available healthcare benefits.
m. Leveraging. Up to 1 point to CoCs that demonstrate the extent to which the
amount of assistance to be provided will be supplemented with resources from
other public and private sources, including mainstream programs. The point will
be awarded to CoCs that have a minimum 150 percent in leveraging and where
the project applicant(s) have attached the commitment letter(s) to their project
applications and those letters are dated within 60 days of the application deadline.
2. Project Ranking, Review, and Capacity. HUD will award up to 26 points to CoCs that
clearly demonstrates the existence of a coordinated, inclusive, and outcome-oriented
community process for the solicitation, objective review, ranking, and selection of CoC
Program project applications that includes a GIW that does not require revisions that
would have increased the CoC’s ARD after the 10-day grace period described in the
Section, “Additional Overview Information, C. Amendments to FY 2015 CoC Program
Registration” to accurately reflect those projects eligible for renewal, and a process by
which renewal projects are reviewed for performance and compliance with 24 CFR part
578. HUD will award up to:
a. Objective Criteria and Past Performance. Up to 16 points to CoCs for the extent
to which it demonstrates the use of established objective criteria used to review
project applications requesting CoC Program funding. Out of the available 16
points, up to 10 points will be awarded to CoCs that attach the written
documentation that clearly demonstrates the CoC uses objective criteria (e.g.,
project type, project performance, monitoring results) in the review, ranking, and
selection process for the FY 2015 CoC Program Competition. Up to 3 points are
for demonstrating the consideration of past performance with CoC Program funds
(or if a first-time renewal SHP or SPC funds) as evidenced by the review of
renewal project APRs or other performance data (e.g., custom generated HMIS
reports). Up to 3 points will be for the extent to which CoCs consider the severity
of needs and vulnerabilities experienced by program participants which includes,
but is not limited to: low or no income, current or past substance abuse, criminal
record–with the exception of restrictions imposed by federal, state, or local law or
ordinance–and chronic homelessness in the CoC Program-funded projects as
these barriers relate to determining project review, selection, priority, and ranking.
b. Ranking and Selection Process. Up to 3 points to CoCs that demonstrate the use
of a ranking and selection process for project applications that is publicly
announced by the CoC, including published written policies and procedures that
include maintaining dated meeting minutes for all meetings that pertain to the
CoC’s local competition process. The CoC will be required to submit written
documentation of a rating and ranking/review process for all projects (new and
renewal). This may be published written policies and procedures for this CoC
Program Competition in the CoC governance charter or a standalone document.
Evidence of the rating and ranking/review process decision must be presented via
dated meeting minutes, and evidence that the meeting minutes were made
available to the CoC’s full membership. Additionally, to receive maximum
points, the CoC must post on its website all parts of the CoC Consolidated

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Application, including the Priority Listing with all project applications accepted
and ranked or rejected and all attachments that will be submitted to HUD, a
minimum of 2 days before the application submission deadline and notify
community members and key stakeholders that the application and priority
listings are available. CoCs that do not have a website must post this information
to a partner website within the CoC (e.g., county/city website). In the event that
HUD is notified and confirms that a CoC did not notify project applicants who
submitted their project applications to the CoC by the required deadline whether
their project application(s) were accepted or rejected in writing, outside of e-snaps
and including the reasons for the rejection–no later than 15 days before the
application deadline, the CoC will automatically receive 0 points for this selection
criteria. If a project applicant appeals the decision by the CoC to reject its project
application(s) because it believes it was denied the right to participate in the local
CoC planning process in a reasonable manner, HUD will follow the process
outlined in 24 CFR 578.35(b) and Section X of this NOFA. This could result in
HUD electing to fund the appealed project by de-funding or cutting other
project(s), including renewal projects, within the CoC.
c. Recipient Performance Monitoring. Up to 4 points to CoCs that demonstrate they
monitor the project performance of grants and capacity of recipients whose
renewal grants are included on the Project Listing in the CoC’s FY 2015 CoC
Application. To receive maximum points, the CoC must have monitored the
renewing project applicants and projects for utilization rates, increasing housing
stability, participant eligibility, length of time homeless, destination upon program
exit, increasing participant income, and connecting program participants to
mainstream benefits. The CoC must describe the criteria and processes it uses for
monitoring recipients, including how the CoC assesses project capacity to
implement CoC Program requirements (e.g., timely submission of APRs, timely
draws from LOCCS.) in order to successfully carry out the requirements of the
Act, 24 CFR part 578, and local CoC priorities.
d. Accuracy of GIW. 1 point to CoCs that attach a GIW that was finalized either
during the CoC Program Registration process, or if applicable, during the 10-day
grace period following the publication of this NOFA that did not require revisions
that would have increased the CoC’s ARD after the 10-day grace period described
in the Additional Overview Information, C. of this NOFA to accurately reflect
those projects eligible for renewal.

e. Accuracy of Project Submissions. Up to 2 points to CoCs that accurately and
completely include all submitted project applications on the form HUD-2991,
Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan and confirms that all of
the CoC’s project recipients have an up-to-date, accurate, and complete HUD
Form 50070, Drug Free Workplace and HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient
Disclosure attached to the appropriate Project Applicant Profile in e-snaps. The
forms must be dated between July 1, 2015 and September 1, 2015 and signed by
the authorized person(s) in the CoC’s geographic area in order to receive points.
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or not signed by the correct authorizing official, the CoC will receive 0 points.
3. Homeless Management Information System. HUD will award up to 18 points to
CoCs that clearly demonstrate the existence of a functioning HMIS that facilitates the
collection of information on homelessness using residential and other homeless
services and stores that data in an electronic format. HUD will award:
a. HMIS Governance. Up to 2 points to CoCs that have in place a governance
charter that addresses the policies and procedures necessary to meet the HMIS
requirements established by HUD. These policies may be incorporated directly
into the governance charter or prepared in a separate document and incorporated
by reference into the governance charter. To receive maximum points, the CoC
and the HMIS Lead must also have a formal written agreement, a memorandum
of understanding or a memorandum of agreement that clearly defines the roles
and responsibilities of the CoC and HMIS Lead. A copy of the sections of the
governance charter addressing the HMIS policies and procedures (or the
document incorporated by reference) and the agreement or memorandum must be
attached to the CoC Application in e-snaps.
b. HMIS Policy and Procedures. 3 points to CoCs that adopt and follow an HMIS
Policy and Procedures Manual that includes signed agreements that specify the
roles and responsibilities of the HMIS Lead and the Contributing HMIS
Organizations (CHOs). A copy of the HMIS Policy and Procedures must be
attached to the CoC Application in e-snaps.
c. Housing Inventory Count (HIC). 1 point to CoCs that submitted the 2015 HIC
data in the HDX by the May 15, 2015 submission deadline. If a CoC did not
submit the 2015 HIC by May 15, 2015, the CoC will receive 0 points.
d. Bed Coverage. Up to 4 points to CoCs that recorded 86 percent or higher for the
bed coverage rate in the CoC’s geographic area. CoCs will be assessed on the bed
coverage rate for each housing type within the CoC that includes: emergency
shelter, safe haven, transitional housing, rapid re-housing, permanent supportive
housing, and other permanent housing beds that are dedicated to serve homeless
persons (e.g., Veterans Affairs programs, HOPWA). The bed coverage rate is the
number of HMIS participating beds divided by the number of year-round beds
dedicated to homeless persons in the geographic area covered by the CoC. Beds
funded by victim service providers must not be included in this calculation.
Further, if the bed coverage rate is 0-64 percent, the CoC must provide clear steps
on how it intends to increase this percentage over the next 12 months to receive
partial credit.
e. Data Quality. Up to 4 points to CoCs that reports the number of unduplicated
client records with null or missing values for the Universal Data Elements on a
single day, as selected by the CoC, within the last 10 days of January 2015.
Maximum points will be awarded to CoCs that have below 10 percent null or
missing values and below10 percent of refused or unknown values for the
Universal Data Elements as recorded in the HMIS based on the number of
unduplicated client records based on a single day, selected by the CoC, within the
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quarterly, and provides standardized HMIS data quality reports for the CoC and
CHOs.
f. Required HMIS Reports. Up to 4 points to CoCs that demonstrates it is able to
generate HUD required reports (e.g., CoC Annual Performance Report, ESG
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), Annual
Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR), and HIC. HUD will award 2 of the 4
points to CoCs that demonstrate all tables submitted to HUD were accepted and
used in the last AHAR.
4. Point-in-Time Count. HUD will award up to 9 points to CoCs related to the
collection, use, and submission of 2015 PIT count data. HUD will award:
a. PIT Count and Data Submission. Up to 3 points to CoCs that conducted a PIT
count and reported the data in HDX. Maximum points will be awarded to CoCs
that:
(1) conducted a sheltered and unsheltered PIT count during the last 10 days
January 2015, or if an exception was requested and provided to HUD
during the time period agreed upon by the CoC and HUD; and
(2) submitted the PIT data for 2015 in HDX by May 15, 2015.
b. Methodology for Sheltered PIT Count. Up to 2 points to CoCs for the CoC’s
ability to collect and report data on sheltered homeless during the 2015 PIT count
that includes the methods used to ensure an accurate count of homeless
individuals and families, including subpopulation information, and the processes
in place to ensure data quality and whether there were any changes to the
methodology used from the 2014 sheltered count.
c. Methodology for Unsheltered PIT Count. Up to 2 points to CoCs for its ability to
collect and report thorough, accurate, and quality data on unsheltered
homelessness to ensure data quality, reducing the occurrence of counting
unsheltered homeless more than once during a 2015 PIT count, and whether there
were any changes from the previous unsheltered count (2013 or 2014).
d. Commitment to Conducting a 2016 Unsheltered PIT Count. 2 points to CoCs that
commits to conducting an unsheltered PIT count in the last 10 days of January
2016. A CoC that affirmatively states it will conduct an unsheltered PIT count in
2016 and requests a CoC planning project that passes eligibility and threshold will
be required to conduct a 2016 unsheltered PIT count. If the CoC does not conduct
a 2016 PIT count, the CoC planning project funds will be withdrawn and a grant
agreement will not be issued. CoCs that do not commit to an unsheltered PIT
count in 2016 will receive 0 points.
5. System Performance. HUD will award up to 38 points based on CoC system-wide
performance related to reducing homelessness within the CoC’s defined geographic area.
HUD will award:
g. Reducing the Number of Homeless Individuals and Families. Up to 9 points to
CoCs that demonstrate an overall reduction the number of individuals and
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sheltered and unsheltered homeless based on the criteria below will be verified
against the information submitted to the HDX. To receive maximum points:
(1) the CoC must demonstrate a decrease in the number of sheltered
homeless individuals and families since the 2014 PIT compared to the
2015 PIT as recorded in HDX; and
(2) the CoC must demonstrate a decrease in the number of unsheltered
homeless individuals and families since the previous PIT (2013 or 2014)
count compared to the 2015 PIT as recorded in HDX.
h. Reduction in the Number of First Time Homeless. Up to 2 points for a CoC that
demonstrates how it is working to reduce the number of individuals and families
who become homeless for the first time. Maximum points will be awarded to
CoCs that identify the process by which risk factors are identified in its
community for becoming homeless for the first time and clearly describe the
strategies and partnerships in place to address individuals and families at risk of
becoming homeless.
i. Length of Time Homeless. Up to 6 points to CoCs that provide information to
HUD on the length of time individuals and families remain homeless and
specifically describes how the length of time individuals and families remain
homeless has been reduced in the CoC’s geographic area and the ongoing efforts
that the CoC will carry out to continue to reduce the length of time individuals
and families remain homeless. To receive maximum points, a CoC must provide
a narrative that describes specific efforts currently used to track and record the
length of time individuals and families have remained homeless and the planning
process to reduce the length of time individuals and families remain homeless.
The narrative must indicate how data from CoC and ESG funded projects are
considered, particularly in relation to the identification of and provision of
housing for individuals and families with the longest length of time homeless.
j. Successful Permanent Housing Placement or Retention. Up to 8 points to CoCs
on the extent to which projects exit program participants into permanent housing
(subsidized or non-subsidized) or the retention of program participants in CoC
Program-funded permanent supportive housing. To receive maximum points, a
CoC must demonstrate that 80 percent of persons who exit CoC program-funded
transitional housing, supportive services only, and rapid re-housing projects exit
to a permanent housing destination and that 80 percent of people in CoC
program-funded permanent supportive housing remain for at least 12 months.
k. Returns to Homelessness. Up to 5 points to CoCs that provide information to
HUD on the extent to which individuals and families leaving homelessness
experience additional spells of homelessness and specifically describe how the
number of individuals and families who return to homelessness will be reduced
in the community. In order to receive maximum points, CoCs will be assessed
on the strategies that have been implemented to identify individuals and families
who return to homelessness and the strategies that will reduce the number of
additional returns to homeless. Additionally, CoCs must demonstrate the use of
HMIS, or a comparable database, within the CoC to monitor and record returns

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to homelessness by program participants who exit rapid re-housing, transitional
housing, and permanent supportive housing.
l. Jobs and Income Growth. Up to 5 points to CoCs that demonstrate specific
strategies in place to assist its CoC Program-funded projects increase program
participants’ incomes from employment and non-employment sources and whose
CoC-funded projects have increased program participants’ income from
employment and non-employment sources. To receive maximum points, CoCs
must describe the strategies that have been implemented to access employment
and mainstream benefits, how CoC Program-funded projects have been assisted
to implement the strategies, and the CoC Program-funded projects’ success at
increasing program participant income from employment and mainstream
benefits. For applicants that plan to use funding for construction and/or
rehabilitation, to receive the maximum points, the applicant must include
information that describes the actions that will be taken by recipients that
receive the project funding to comply with section 3 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) (Section 3) and HUD’s
implementing rules at 24 CFR part 135 to provide employment and training
opportunities for low- and very low-income persons, as well as contracting and
other economic opportunities for businesses that provide economic opportunities
to low- and very low-income persons. This does not affect the applicants’
existing responsibilities to provide training, employment, and other economic
opportunities pursuant to Section 3 that result from their receipt of other HUD
funding.
m. Thoroughness of Outreach. Up to 3 points to CoCs that demonstrate the ability to
identify and engage unsheltered homeless individuals and families that
encompass the entire CoC geographic area. CoCs that cover geographic areas
that include uninhabited areas (e.g. deserts, mountain ranges, wetlands) or that
include large mountainous or rural areas must describe the criteria and decisionsmaking process that the CoC used to identify and exclude specific geographic
areas from the 2015 unsheltered count.
6. Performance and Strategic Planning. HUD will award up to 60 points based on the
CoC’s plan for and progress towards reducing homelessness within its geographic
area and decreasing the number of recurrences of homelessness.
As found in section 427(b)(1)(A) of the Act, CoCs will be evaluated on performance
related to reducing homelessness, including performance for projects funded through
the ESG program in the geographic area. Section 427(b)(1)(B) of the Act outlines
required selection criteria regarding the CoC’s plan to meet specific goals. HUD will
award a minimum of 30 out of the 60 points available in this section to CoCs with
projects that have been impacted by a major disaster, as declared under Title IV of the
Robert T. Stafford Act that occurred in the 12 months prior to the publication of this
NOFA. Those CoCs in impacted areas must notify HUD in writing prior to the close
of this FY 2015 CoC Program Competition. Send written notification to Norm
Suchar, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, at
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HUD will award points based on the following criteria:
a. Ending Chronic Homelessness. HUD will award up to 15 points to CoCs for
demonstrating the extent to which they are ending chronic homelessness by
2017. CoCs will be evaluated based on the extent to which it is making progress
to achieve this goal within the specified time frame. HUD will award points for
each of the following:
(1) Up to 2 points to CoCs that demonstrate the strategies set forth in the FY
2013/FY 2014 CoC Application were accomplished.
(2) Up to 6 points to CoCs that demonstrate that chronically homeless
individuals and families will be prioritized in permanent supportive
housing that is not dedicated for chronically homeless individuals and
families. 3 of the 6 points will be awarded to CoCs that have adopted the
order of priority described in Notice CPD 14-012: Prioritizing Persons
Experiencing Chronic Homelessness in Permanent Supportive Housing
and Recordkeeping Requirements for Documenting Chronic Homeless
Status as evidenced in the CoC’s written standards. Up to 3 of the 6
points will be awarded to CoCs based on the percentage of CoC Programfunded permanent supportive housing that becomes available through
turnover will be prioritized for chronically homeless individuals or
families. To receive all three points, at least 85 percent of CoC Programfunded permanent supportive housing beds that become available through
turnover must be prioritized for chronically homeless individuals and
families.
(3) Up to 2 points to CoCs that increase or maintain the total number of PSH
beds (from any funding source) that were identified as dedicated for use
by chronically homeless individuals and families in the 2015 HIC, as
compared to those identified in the 2014 HIC.
(4) Up to 5 points to CoCs for reducing the number of chronically homeless
individuals and families in the CoC, as reported by the CoC in the 2015
PIT count compared to the 2014 PIT count (or the 2013 PIT count if an
unsheltered count was not conducted in 2014). Maximum points to CoCs
that are able to demonstrate a decrease in both the total number of
chronically homeless individuals and families as well as a decrease in the
total unsheltered chronic homeless population. CoCs must explain any
increase or no change to the number of chronically homeless individuals
and families in the CoC.
b. Ending Homelessness Among Households with Children. HUD will award up to
15 points to CoCs based on the extent to which they will end homelessness
among households with children by 2020. CoCs will be evaluated based on the
extent to which they are making progress to achieve this goal within the
specified time frame. HUD will award:
(1) Up to 3 points to CoCs that prioritize households with children based on
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previous homeless episodes, unsheltered homeless, criminal history, bad
credit or rental history.
(2) Up to 3 points to CoCs based on the local plan to rapidly re-house
households with children within 30 days of those families becoming
homeless.
(3) Up to 5 points to CoCs for the implementation of a rapid re-housing
model that will reduce the number of homeless households with children
and demonstrated an increase in the number of rapid re-housing units
available to serve families based on the rapid re-housing units reported in
the 2014 HIC when compared to the 2015 HIC.
(4) Up to 2 points to CoCs for ensuring emergency shelters, transitional
housing, and permanent housing–permanent supportive housing and rapid
re-housing–projects within the CoC do not deny admission to or separate
family members when they enter shelter or housing.
(5) Up to 2 points to CoCs that demonstrate the total number of homeless
households with children and youth, as reported in the 2015 PIT count
compared to 2014 (or 2013 if an unsheltered count was not conducted in
2014) has decreased. CoCs must explain any increase or no change to the
number of homeless household with children and youth in the CoC.
c. Ending Youth Homelessness. HUD will award up to 15 points to CoCs based on
the extent to which it is making progress towards ending homelessness among
unaccompanied youth by 2020. HUD will award:
(1) Up to 5 points to CoCs for strategies that address the unique needs of
unaccompanied homeless youth and the existence of a proven strategy
that addresses homeless youth trafficking and other forms of exploitation.
(2) Up to 5 points to CoCs that demonstrate an increase, as recorded in the
HMIS data field “residence prior to entry” from October 1, 2013 through
September 30, 2014, in the number of unaccompanied homeless youth
(up to age 24) served who were residing on the streets or in places not
meant for human habitation prior to entering a homeless project.
(3) Up to 3 points to CoCs that demonstrate a proposed plan to increase
funding for unaccompanied youth homeless programs in Calendar Year
2016.
(4) Up to 1 point to CoCs that specifically describe how it collaborates with
local education authorities and school districts in the geographic area to
assist in the identification of individuals and families who become or
remain homeless and are informed of the eligibility of services under
subtitle B of title VII of the Act (42 U.S.C. 11432, et seq.). This includes
demonstrating that the CoC has established policies that require homeless
providers funded by both the CoC and ESG programs, to ensure all
children are enrolled in early childhood programs or in school and
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(5) Up to 1 point to CoCs that demonstrate the extent in which youth service
and education representatives and CoC representatives have participated
in each other’s meetings over the past 12 months. Additionally, the CoC
will describe how the CoC collaborates with the McKinney-Vento local
education liaisons and State education coordinators.
d. Ending Veteran Homelessness. HUD will award up to 15 points to CoCs for the
extent to which it is making progress towards ending veteran homelessness by
the end of calendar year 2015. HUD will award:
(1) Up to 7 points to CoCs that demonstrate the total number of homeless
veterans in the CoC, as reported in the 2015 PIT count compared to 2014
(or 2013 if an unsheltered count was not conducted in 2014) has
decreased. CoCs must explain any increase or no change to the number
of homeless veterans in the CoC.
(2) Up to 3 points to CoCs that demonstrate a 75 percent reduction in the
total number of homeless veterans and unsheltered homeless veterans as
reported in the 2015 PIT count, compared to 2010 (or 2009 if an
unsheltered count was not conducted in 2010).
(3) Up to 2 point to CoCs that demonstrate it identifies, assesses, and refers
homeless veterans who are eligible for Veterans Affairs services and
housing to appropriate resources such as HUD-VASH and SSVF.
(4) Up to 3 point to CoCs that demonstrate how the CoC is prioritizing CoC
Program-funded resources that serve veterans who are not eligible for
homeless assistance through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
programs.
7. Bonus Points. HUD will award 3 bonus points to CoCs that submit the FY 2015
CoC Consolidated Application by 7:59:59 p.m. eastern time on November 19, 2015.
In order to receive these points, the Collaborative Applicant must submit the CoC
Consolidated Application–CoC Application and CoC Priority Listing with all project
applications either accepted and ranked or rejected–no later than 7:59:59 p.m. eastern
time on November 19, 2015. HUD will review the date and time stamp that appears
beside both the CoC Application and the CoC Priority Listing in e-snaps to determine
if both submissions were received by 7:59:59 p.m. eastern time on November 19,
2015.
8. CoCs That Have Claimed the Same Geographic Area (Competing CoCs). There
are no CoCs that claimed the same geographic area as determined by the FY 2015
CoC Program Registration process; therefore, there are no competing CoCs.
VIII. Project Review and Selection Process
A. Review, Rating, and Ranking. Two types of reviews will be conducted–selection criteria
rating for the overall CoC Application and threshold review for project applicants and project
applications. For new projects, the review process will consider applicant and sponsor
eligibility and capacity, project eligibility, and project quality as part of the threshold review.
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eligibility. The renewal project threshold reviews are explained in Section V.E.2.e. of this
NOFA, which covers eligible applicants and projects.
HUD may employ rating panels to review and rate all or part of the CoC Applications
according to the rating criteria in Section VII. of this NOFA. See the General Section of
HUD’s FY 2015 NOFA for more information on rating panels.
1. Threshold Review: Applicant and subrecipient eligibility, capacity, and quality.
HUD will review project applications to determine whether applicants and
subrecipients meet the eligibility and capacity thresholds, and whether the projects
meet the eligibility and project quality thresholds detailed in Section V.E.2.d and
V.E.2.e. of this NOFA. If HUD determines these standards are not met, the project
will be rejected from the competition. If a new project receives sufficient points to
pass the project quality threshold review described in Sections V.E.2.e.(1),(2), (3) or
(4) of this NOFA, as applicable, but does not meet one or more of the criteria within
the rating factors, then HUD may place conditions on the grant award and the
applicant must demonstrate that the criteria will be met before HUD will execute a
grant agreement with the applicant for the project. If an applicant is unable to
demonstrate that the project quality threshold criteria are met within the time frame
specified by HUD, HUD reserves the right not to withdraw the conditionally awarded
funds.
2. Conditional Selection and Adjustments to Funding. HUD will conditionally select
project applications for funding using the following process:
a. CoC planning projects. HUD will conditionally select all CoC planning
projects that pass eligibility and threshold review.
b. UFA Costs projects. HUD will conditionally select all UFA Costs projects
submitted.
c. Projects fully in Tier 1. HUD will conditionally select projects that are fully
within Tier 1 that pass eligibility and threshold, based on CoC score beginning
with the highest scoring CoC to the lowest scoring CoC. As stated in Section
II.B.16. of this NOFA, if the available funding under this NOFA is reduced, a
reduction will be made to all CoC’s Tier 1 amount proportionately which
would result in lower ranked Tier 1 projects falling into Tier 2.
d. Projects in Tier 2. HUD will conditionally select projects that pass eligibility
and threshold review in Tier 2 using the criteria in Section II.B.16. of this
NOFA. HUD will select projects in order of point value until there are no
more funds available. In the case of a tie, HUD will fund the projects in the
order of CoC application score. In case there is still a tie, HUD will select the
project from the CoC that has the highest score on the rating factors described
in Section VII.A.5.a.
B. Adjustments to Funding. HUD may adjust the selection of competitive projects as follows:
1. The FMRs used in calculating award amounts will be those in effect at the time the of
application submission deadline.
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appropriate consideration in selecting homeless assistance projects in the competition.
HUD believes that geographic diversity can be achieved best by awarding grants to as
many CoCs as possible. To this end, in instances where any of the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern
Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa do not have at least one
funded CoC, HUD reserves the right to fund eligible project(s) with the highest total
score in the CoC.
3. Funding Diversity. HUD reserves the right to reduce the amount of a grant, if
necessary, to ensure that no more than 10 percent of assistance made available under
this NOFA will be awarded for projects located within any one unit of general local
government or within the geographic area covered by any one CoC.
4. If HUD exercises a right it has reserved under this NOFA, that right will be exercised
uniformly across all applications received in response to this NOFA.
5. Tie-breaking Rules. In the case of a tie, HUD will fund the projects in the order of
CoC application score. In case there is still a tie, HUD will select the project from the
CoC that has the highest score on the rating factors described in Section VII.A.5.a.
C. Corrections to Deficient Applications. HUD will exercise the authority for curing
deficiencies as provided in the General Section of HUD’s FY 2015 NOFA, if needed, on a
consistent and uniform basis for all CoCs and applicants. Correction of technical
deficiencies must be received by HUD within 7 calendar days after notification is received by
the applicant from HUD via email or fax. The start of the cure period will be the date stamp
on the email HUD sends to the authorized representative as noted in the Project Applicant
Profile in e-snaps; therefore, it is critical that the project applicant’s authorized
representative’s information is accurate. Additionally, HUD reserves the right to respond to
unanticipated system defects, ambiguities, and technical difficulties in application
submissions in e-snaps through a flexible implementation of its authority to cure application
deficiencies through written inquires seeking clarification and additional information (also
known as callbacks). Upon proper publication in the Federal Register, HUD reserves the
right to extend the competition deadline for good cause.
IX. Award Administration Information
A. Award Notices
1. Action on Conditionally Selected Applications. HUD will notify conditionally
selected applicants in writing. HUD may subsequently request conditionally selected
applicants to submit additional project information–which may include
documentation to show the project is financially feasible; documentation of firm
commitments for match; documentation showing site control; information necessary
for HUD to perform an environmental review, where HUD determines to do so in
accordance with 24 CFR 58.11(d); a copy of the organization’s Code of Conduct; and
such other documentation as specified by HUD in writing–to the application, that
confirms or clarifies information provided in the application. HUD will require the
submission of the additional project information no later than 30 days after the date of
the letter for such information, except as otherwise provided in 24 CFR 578.21(c). If
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frame, HUD reserves the right not to award funds to the applicant and add those funds
to the funds available for the next competition.
2. Applicant Debriefing. See the General Section of HUD’s FY 2015 NOFA for
applicant debriefing procedures.
3. Appeals Process. Applicants may appeal funding decisions only as provided in
24 CFR 578.35. See Section X of this NOFA regarding the CoC Program specific
process for appeals.
B. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
1. Administrative and Other Program Requirements
a. Federal agencies are required to measure the performance of their programs.
HUD captures this information not only from monitoring visits and APRs, but
also on the data gathered in annual competitions. HUD’s homeless assistance
programs are being measured in FY 2015 by the objective to “end chronic
homelessness and to move the homeless to permanent housing.” HUD has
chosen six indicators which directly relate to the CoC Program. These six
indicators, as described below, will be collected in the FY 2015 CoC
Application:
(1) The creation of new PSH beds for chronically homeless individuals
and families;
(2) The decrease in the number of chronically homeless individuals and
families in the CoC’s geography;
(3) The increase of employment of the homeless residing in or exiting
HUD homeless assistance projects;
(4) The increase of the use of mainstream resources for the homeless
residing or exiting from HUD homeless assistance projects;
(5) The percentage of turnover in CoC Program-funded PSH not
dedicated to chronically homeless that will be prioritized to serve
chronically homeless individuals and families; and
(6) The percentage of individuals and households with children that are
served in rapid re-housing that came from unsheltered locations.
b. Procurement of Recovered Materials. See Section VI.B.5. of the General
Section of HUD’s FY 2015 NOFA and the interim rule at 24 CFR 578.99(b)
for further information.
c. Reference the General Section of HUD’s FY 2015 NOFA for other
administrative requirements.
2. Timeliness Standards. The FY 2015 HUD Appropriations Act requires HUD to
obligate FY 2015 CoC Program funds by September 30, 2017. Obligated funds
remain available for expenditure until September 30, 2022. However, HUD reserves
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applicant is expected to initiate the approved projects promptly in accordance with the
requirements of this section of this NOFA. Grant terms, and associated grant
operations, may not extend beyond the availability of funds. Applicants must plan
accordingly and only submit applications that can start operations in a timely manner
with sufficient time to complete post award process within the awarded grant term.
In addition, HUD will take action if the grantee fails to satisfy the timeliness
standards found in 24 CFR 578.85.
3. Reporting
a. In accordance with program regulations at 24 CFR 578.103, applicants must
maintain records and within the time frame required, make any reports,
including those pertaining to race, ethnicity, gender, and disability status that
HUD may require. CoC applicants may report this data as part of their APR
submission to HUD. Also, recipients who expend $750,000 or more in 1 year
in Federal awards are reminded they must have a single or program-specific
audit for that year in accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR part 200,
subpart F.
b. Section 3 Reporting Regulations. Pursuant to 24 CFR 135.3(a)(2), the
Section 3 requirements apply to housing and community development
assistance that is used for housing rehabilitation, housing construction and
other public constructions. Recipients of CoC Program funds must submit
Form HUD-60002 to the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
(FHEO) at the time they submit their APR to the Office of Special Needs
Assistance Programs. This form can be completed electronically at
www.hud.gov/section3.
c. Award notices may also include requirements for sub-award reporting in
compliance with the requirements of the Federal Financial Assistance
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-282)
(Transparency Act) and Section 872 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub. L. 110-417), referred to as
“Section 872.” See the General Section for further information.
X. Appeals.
A. Description. The process for appeal options are found at 24 CFR 578.35. Sections
578.35(b)(3), (b)(4), (c)(1), and (d)(2) authorize HUD to establish requirements for the form
and manner of submissions for appeals by Solo Applicants, applicants with denied or
decreased funding, and from competing CoCs. For HUD to consider an appeal under
24 CFR 578.35(b) or (c), the applicant must follow the applicable process set forth in this
NOFA. In addition, this NOFA provides guidance to CoCs and applicants regarding appeals
of a jurisdiction’s refusal to sign the Consolidated Plan certification for a project under
24 CFR 578.35(c).
Additionally, HUD is clarifying the impact that Solo Applicant appeals will have on HUD
signing grant agreements for FY 2015 funds awarded under this NOFA. If HUD receives
one or more Solo Applicant appeals from a CoC for FY 2015 funds, then HUD will
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delay signing grant agreements for the awarded project(s) listed at the bottom of the CoC’s
Priority Listing that have requested funding for FY 2015 equal to double the amount
requested by the Solo Applicant(s). Refer to the Solo Applicant appeal process set forth in
this NOFA for additional information about the Solo Application appeal process.
Finally, for the purposes of the appeals identified in this NOFA where 24 CFR 578.35
requires that all evidence be sent to the CoC and that the CoC respond to evidence, this
means that correspondence to the CoC should be addressed to the CoC designated
Collaborative Applicant and all correspondence to HUD from the CoC should be addressed
from the CoC’s designated Collaborative Applicant. If the CoC has authorized another entity
other than the Collaborative Applicant to respond to the appeals identified in this NOFA on
its behalf, it should notify HUD by sending an email to [email protected].
B. Types of Appeals. Provisions at 24 CFR part 578 set forth the following types of appeals:
1. Solo Applicants. A process for eligible project applicants that attempted to
participate in their CoC planning process and believe they were denied the right to
participate in a reasonable manner.
2. Denied or Decreased Funding. A process for eligible applicants that are denied
funds by HUD, or that requested more funds than HUD awarded to them.
3. Consolidated Plan Certification. A process for eligible applicants whose
jurisdiction refused to provide a Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated
Plan (form HUD-2990).
4. Competing CoCs. A process when more than one CoC claims the same geographic
area for eligible applicants of lower scoring CoCs, to appeal to HUD’s decision to
fund the competing CoC. There were no Competing CoCs for FY 2015 funds;
therefore, this NOFA does not address the process for appealing HUD’s decision
to award the competing CoC.
C. Solo Applicant. Project applicants that attempted to participate in the CoC planning process
for FY 2015 funds in the geographic area in which they operate, that believe they were
denied the right to participate in a reasonable manner may appeal the CoC decision not to
include their project application in the CoC Priority Listing for FY 2015 funds. In order to
appeal, the project applicant must have submitted a Solo Application for funding to HUD, in
e-snaps by the application submission deadline of November 20, 2015 by 7:59:59 p.m.
eastern time. With the project application submitted in e-snaps, the project applicant must
have attached a written notice of their intent to appeal in e-snaps. At the time the application
and notice of intent to appeal are submitted to HUD through e-snaps, the project applicant
must also provide a copy of the notice of intent to appeal to the CoC. The copy should be
addressed to the authorized representative from the CoC’s designated Collaborative
Applicant. Additionally, HUD encourages the project applicant to share a copy of the notice
of intent to appeal to the chair of the CoC Board or the Chair of another CoC leadership
committee. This notice of intent to appeal should be sent by email, from the organization’s
email address, or by mail, on the organization’s letterhead and signed by the authorized
representative.
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1. Written Notice of Intent to Appeal. With the FY 2015 project application that is
submitted through e-snaps by the application deadline, the project applicant must also
submit a written notice of intent to appeal. At the time the application and notice of
intent to appeal are submitted to HUD through e-snaps, the project applicant must
also provide a copy of the notice of intent to appeal to the CoC. The copy should be
addressed to the authorized representative from the CoC’s designated Collaborative
Applicant. Additionally, HUD encourages the project applicant to share a copy of the
notice of intent to appeal to the chair of the CoC Board or the Chair of another CoC
leadership committee. Once the project applicant submits an appeal, the project
applicant is thereafter known as a Solo Applicant.
2. Evidence Supporting Appeal. Between November 20, 2015 at 7:59:59 p.m. eastern
time and December 21, 2015 at 7:59:59 p.m. eastern time, the Solo Applicant must
submit any evidence indicating that the CoC did not allow the Solo Applicant to
participate in the CoC planning process in a reasonable manner to HUD by email to
[email protected]. Solo Applicants must submit all evidence by email, from the
Solo Applicant’s organization’s email address, on the Solo Applicant’s letterhead to
HUD and to the authorized representative from the CoC’s designated Collaborative
Applicant. Additionally, HUD encourages the project applicant to share a copy of the
notice of intent to appeal to the chair of the CoC Board or the Chair of another CoC
leadership committee.
HUD will only consider one submission from the Solo Applicant. If HUD receives
more than one submission from any Solo Applicant, HUD will only consider the first
submission it receives and will not review any subsequent submissions; therefore, it is
important that the Solo Applicant include all relevant evidence that it intends HUD to
consider in its initial submission.
The Solo Applicant should include all evidence that it believes supports its claim that
it was not allowed to participate in the CoC planning process in a reasonable manner;
however, at a minimum, the evidence submitted to support the appeal request should
include the following information:
a. the notification process used by the CoC to provide public notification of all
planning meetings;
b. the invitation process used by the CoC to invite new members to join the CoC;
c. the number of CoC planning meetings the Solo Applicant attended between
November 1, 2014 and October 31, 2015;
d. the role the Solo Applicant played as a member of its local CoC;
e. the portion of the CoC’s governance charter containing the collaborative
process used to develop and approve the submission of applications for the
FY 2015 CoC Program Competition; and,
f. the selection process used to rate and rank project applications for FY 2015
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In the information submitted to HUD, the Solo Applicant must include documentation
that identifies the person to whom within the CoC the evidence was sent and the date on
which it was sent.
3. CoC Response. No later than 30 days after the date the CoC receives the evidence
from the solo applicant, the CoC must send a response to HUD with a copy to the
solo applicant. The CoC must submit its written response by email, from the
organization’s email address on the organization’s letterhead and signed by the
authorized representative. If HUD receives more than one written response, HUD
will only consider the first response it receives and will not considered any
subsequent responses.
The response must include information and documentation that addresses each of the
solo applicant’s claims that the Solo Applicant was denied the right to participate in
the CoC planning process in a reasonable manner. In the information submitted to
HUD, the CoC must include documentation that the response was sent to the Solo
Applicant and the date on which it was sent.
4. HUD Decision and Notification of Decision. HUD will review the evidence submitted
by the Solo Applicant and the written response from the Collaborative Applicant to
determine whether the Solo Applicant was permitted to participate in the CoC’s planning
process in a reasonable manner.
a. If the CoC fails to submit a written response, then HUD will consider the
evidence submitted by the Solo Applicant to make its decision. HUD will also
consider whether the Solo Applicant complied with 24 CFR 578.35 and with the
requirements established in and guidance provided in this NOFA.
b. If HUD finds that the Solo Applicant was permitted to participate in the CoC’s
planning process in a reasonable manner, then the Solo Applicant will not receive
funding for its project application.
c. If HUD finds that the Solo Applicant was not permitted to participate in the
CoC’s planning process in a reasonable manner, then HUD will review the project
application to determine whether it meets the quality and eligibility thresholds set
forth in the CoC Program NOFA. If the project meets all quality and eligibility
thresholds, then the Solo Applicant will receive funding directly from HUD, for
the project. However, because a CoC is prohibited from receiving more total
funding than was awarded in the CoC Program Competition, HUD will reduce or
eliminate funding for the awarded project(s) listed at the bottom of the CoC’s
Priority Listing for FY 2015 funds until the CoC’s total FY 2015 award amount,
including the solo applicant’s project, is within the total amount awarded
originally approved by HUD.
d. HUD will provide written notification, by email, of its decision to the authorized
representative from the CoC’s designated Collaborative Applicant and the Solo
Applicant within 60 days of the date of the receipt of the Collaborative
Applicant’s response. Where the CoC failed to submit a response, HUD will
provide written notification within 90 days of its receipt of the evidence submitted
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share HUD’s written notification with the CoC and the CoC Board or other
relevant CoC leadership committee or workgroup. If HUD determines that the
Solo Applicant will receive funding, then HUD will consider the project
application for funding in the FY 2015 CoC Program Competition in accordance
with the review standards set for in this NOFA. HUD will also provide the list of
project(s) whose funding will be reduced or eliminated to accommodate the Solo
Applicant’s project in the notification sent to the CoC.
D. Denied or Decreased Funding. Eligible applicants, including project applicants and
Collaborative Applicants, that submitted an application to HUD in response to this NOFA,
that were either not awarded funds by HUD, or that requested more funds than HUD
awarded, may appeal HUD’s decision. Only those applicants with projects that were ranked
within the CoC’s maximum amount available will be considered for funding or additional
funding.
To appeal HUD’s decision, the applicant must submit a written appeal to HUD, with a copy
to the authorized representative from the CoC’s designated Collaborative Applicant. The
written appeal must include evidence demonstrating HUD error and follow the instructions in
this section.
Note: HUD may correct any funding errors that it identifies, per Section VI.B.3 of the
Notice of FY 2015 Policy Requirements and General Section to HUD’s FY 2015 NOFAs
for Discretionary Programs (General Section), outside of the process outlined below for
denied or decreased funding. This includes any technical errors to CoCs score that may
have impacted the funding of its projects.
The applicant must submit its written appeal by email to [email protected], from the
organization’s email address on the organization’s letterhead and signed by the authorized
representative. The appeal process is as follows:
1. Denied Funding. To appeal HUD’s decision, the applicant must submit a written appeal
to HUD using the process outlined in Section X.F. of this NOFA within 45 days of the
date of the announcement of the conditional awards from HUD, with a copy to the
authorized representative from the CoC’s designated Collaborative Applicant.
a. Projects, including projects for CoC planning funds and Unified Funding Agency
(UFA) costs, could have been rejected by HUD because:
(1) the individual project application failed to meet eligibility and quality
thresholds set forth in this NOFA;
(2) the individual project application met eligibility and quality thresholds set
forth in this NOFA, but was ranked in a position where a portion of the
grant funds were outside the CoC’s maximum award amount, and after
HUD reduced its funding to fit within the CoC’s maximum award
amount, HUD determined that the project was no longer feasible; or
(3) HUD did not have sufficient funding to fund all eligible projects ranked
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b. For applicants that were fully denied funding for a grant, the applicant must
provide evidence that demonstrates HUD error in not awarding the grant.
Documentation submitted by the applicant must include:
(1) documentation that the project was ranked within the maximum award
amount available to the CoC;
(2) evidence from the project application supporting the applicant’s claim
that the project application met eligibility and quality thresholds set forth
in this NOFA; and
(3) evidence that the applicant believes HUD failed to follow its selection
priorities set forth in this NOFA which resulted in the project not being
funded (e.g., selecting a lower-scored project within the CoC or a similar
project from another CoC).
c. For applicants that were denied funding due to the individual project’s funding
being decreased to such a level that the project was no longer feasible,
documentation submitted by the applicant must include the evidence in Section
II.B.1.(C) of this NOFA as well as evidence for decreased funding in Section
X.D.2. of this NOFA.
d. For CoCs that were denied funding due to the score of the CoC Application or the
score of the project application not being high enough to result in the funding of
project(s) within the CoC, and the lower score for one or both application types
was the result of HUD error, the CoC may appeal the CoC or project application
score and request funding for affected projects. Documentation submitted by the
Collaborative Applicant on behalf of the CoC must include the evidence of the
HUD error when calculating the CoC Application or Project Application score.
Note: HUD can only consider information submitted with the CoC Application.
HUD will not consider additional information in support of the CoC
Application.
2. Decreased Funding. To appeal HUD’s decision, the applicant must submit a written
appeal by email, from the organization’s email address on the organization’s letterhead
and signed by the authorized representative to the HUD email address at
[email protected] with a copy to the authorized representative from the CoC’s
designated Collaborative Applicant.
Documentation submitted by the applicant must include evidence of the HUD error the
applicant believes was made.
3. HUD Decision and Notification of Decision. Where HUD determines that HUD error
occurred, and the applicant should have been awarded additional funding, then HUD will
provide funding from the next available funds and make necessary adjustments by
amending the award. HUD will reverse a decision only when the applicant can show that
HUD error caused the denial or decrease.
E. Consolidated Plan Certification. An applicant may appeal to HUD a jurisdiction’s refusal
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as follows:
1. Written Appeal. With the project application that is submitted by the application
deadline, the applicant must submit a written appeal. Project applicants may submit
its appeal in e-snaps with its project application. When submitted with the project
application in e-snaps, the applicant must also email a copy of this appeal to the
jurisdiction that denied the certification of consistency, and, should send a copy to the
authorized representative from the CoC’s designated Collaborative Applicant, unless
it is the Collaborative Applicant that is filing the appeal. Otherwise, the project
applicant or Collaborative Applicant may submit the appeal to HUD using one of the
methods in Section X.F. of this NOFA. The written appeal must include the
following information:
(a) a copy of the applicant’s request to the jurisdiction for the certification of
consistency with the Consolidated Plan;
(b) a copy of the jurisdiction’s response stating the reasons for denial, including
the reasons the proposed project is not consistent with the jurisdiction’s
Consolidated Plan in accordance with 24 CFR 91.510(c); and
(c) a statement of the reasons why the applicant believes its project is consistent
with the jurisdiction’s Consolidated Plan.
The appeal may include additional information the applicant believes supports its
appeal, including: (1) any additional communication between the applicant and the
jurisdiction regarding the request for certification of consistency; and (2)
documentation that identifies to whom within the jurisdiction the evidence was sent
and date on which it was sent.
2. Jurisdiction Response. The jurisdiction will have 10 days after the receipt of the
applicant’s written appeal to submit a written response to HUD. The response must
be sent by email to [email protected] on the organization’s letterhead, with a
copy to the project applicant and the authorized representative of the CoC’s
designated Collaborative Applicant. The response must include the following
information:
(a) an explanation of the reasons originally given for refusing to provide the
Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan; and
(b) a written rebuttal to any claims made by the applicant in the written appeal.
3. HUD Decision and Notification of Decision.
(a) HUD will review the submissions and will provide written notification, by email,
of its decision to the applicant and the jurisdiction, with a copy to the authorized
representative from the CoC’s designated Collaborative Applicant within
45 days of the date of the receipt of the jurisdiction’s response. In making its
decision, HUD will consider whether the applicant submitted the request to the
appropriate certifying jurisdiction and the reasonableness of the jurisdiction’s
refusal to provide the certificate.
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consistency with the Consolidated Plan was reasonable, then HUD will
automatically reject the project application. If HUD finds that the certifying
jurisdiction’s refusal to provide a certification of consistency with the
Consolidated Plan was not reasonable, then HUD will consider the project
application for funding in the respective FY CoC Program Competition in
accordance with the review standards set forth in this NOFA.
(c) If the jurisdiction failed to provide written reasons for refusal, including the
reasons why the project is not consistent with the jurisdiction's Consolidated Plan
in its initial response to the applicant's request for a certification, HUD will find
for the applicant without further inquiry or response from the political
jurisdiction.
(d) HUD will provide written notification of this decision within 45 days of the date
of HUD’s receipt of the jurisdiction’s response. Where the jurisdiction failed to
provide a written response, HUD will provide written notification of its decision
within 55 days of the date of HUD’s receipt of the project applicant’s response.
F. Appeals Submission.
1. Submission of Appeals by Email. Appeals must be submitted via email to
[email protected]. The subject line of your email must include the CoC Number,
“Appeal Notice,” and type of appeal, i.e., Participation, HUD Error, or Consolidated
Plan Certification. A sample email Subject Line is: Subject: XX-500 – Appeal
Notice–Consolidated Plan Certification.
2. HUD Response. HUD will respond to all appeals via email. HUD will not consider any
requests to reconsider funding for FY 2015 funds except for those appeals outlined in this
NOFA.
XI. Agency Contacts
A. For Further Information. Individuals who are hearing or speech-impaired should use the
Information Relay Services at 1-800-877-8339 (these are toll-free numbers). Recipients and
individuals can use the locator at www.hudexchange.info to find contact information for the
Collaborative Applicant and for the local HUD CPD Field Office serving the CoC’s territory.
B. For Technical Assistance. HUD will make appropriate resources available for technical
assistance related to e-snaps. Specifically, HUD will make available e-snaps AAQ at
www.hudexchange.info/get-assistance/. To address technical or other questions, local HUD
CPD Field Office staff will also be available to help citizens identify organizations in the
community that are involved in developing the CoC system. HUD staff and HUD
contractors are prohibited from providing CoCs and project applicants with guidance that
will result in a competitive advantage for any CoC or project applicant.
Following conditional selection of applications, HUD staff will be available to assist
conditionally awarded applicants in clarifying or confirming information that is a prerequisite
to the offer of a grant agreement by HUD. However, between the application deadline and
the announcement of conditional selections, HUD is prohibited from and will not accept any
information that would improve the substantive quality of a CoC’s application pertinent to
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C. Satellite Broadcast. HUD will hold one or more informative broadcast(s) via satellite for
potential applicants to provide guidance on the program and preparation of the application.
HUD strongly recommends that applicants view these broadcasts, which will provide critical
information on the application process. For more information about the date and time of the
broadcast, individuals should consult the HUD website at
www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm.
XII. Other Information
A. Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collection requirements contained in this
document have been submitted for approval by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520) and the
OMB approval number is 2506-0112. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act,
HUD is prohibited from conducting or sponsoring, and a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless the collection displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Public reporting burden for the collection of information and grant administration is
estimated to average 250 hours per annum per respondent for the application and grant
administration. This includes the time for collecting, reviewing, and reporting the data for
the application, semi-annual reports and final report. The information will be used for
grantee selection and monitoring the administration of funds.
B. Environmental Impact. A Finding of No Significant Impact with respect to the
environment has been made for this notice, in accordance with HUD regulations at
24 CFR part 50 that implement section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). The Finding of No Significant Impact is made available
with the posting of this NOFA at
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail.