CoC Program
Competition
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; promote access to and effect utilization of programs by homeless individuals and families; and optimize self-sufficiency those experiencing homelessness.
Emergency Solutions Grant
The ESG program provides funding to: engage homeless individuals and families living on the street; improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families; help operate these shelters; provide essential services to shelter residents, rapidly rehouse homeless individuals and families, and prevent families/individuals from becoming homeless.
CoC Funding Documents
- CoC's written standards for all CoC funded projects
- (Written standards for all CoC funded projects. Effective Nov 2024)
- CoC Governance Charter
- (Overview of CoC operations. Effective April 2024)
CoC Program Competition
FY 2024 NOFO
- Final CoC Collaborative Application
- Export of full Approved CoC Collaborative Application to be submitted to HUD. Approved by Board Oct 25, 2024; Posted Oct 25, 2024
- Final Priority Listing
- Export of full Approved Priority Listing to be submitted to HUD. Approved by Board Oct 25, 2024; Posted Oct 25, 2024
- GIW for FY24
- FY24 New Project RFP
- To be used for new project proposals. Posted June 12, 2024; Revised August 22, 2024
- FY 24 Expansion Project RFP
- To be used for current grantees to expand their projects. Posted June 12, 2024; Revised August 22, 2024
- New Project Scoring Tool
- Posted July 24, 2024
- Renewal Project Scoring Tool
- Posted July 24, 2024
- Priority List
- Priority list of all projects. Posted Sept 16, 2024
- CoC Funding Policies FY24
Important Dates:
- July 5 - new project proposals due to the CoC via email (elise@bceh.org)
- July 5 - Intent to Renew forms and GIW confirmations due to the CoC via email (elise@bceh.org)
- July 22 - renewal project application narratives due to the CoC via email (elise@bceh.org)
- August 5 - renewal and new scores sent to applicants
- August 9 - scoring appeals due to CoC via email (elise@bceh.org)
- Sept 6 - revised new project and expansion project proposals due to the CoC via email (elise@bceh.org)
- Sept 13 - notification for new project and renewal project acceptance and rejection
- Sept 18 - project rejection appeals due to the to the CoC via email (elise@bceh.org) by 5pm
- September 20 - local deadline, all projects (new and renewal) due in e-snaps
- October 27 - final priority listing posted and applicant notified
- October 30 - Collaborative Application and Priority Listing due to HUD
FY 2023 NOFO
- Final CoC Collaborative Application
- Export of full Approved CoC Collaborative Application to be submitted to HUD. Posted Sept 25, 2023
- Final Priority Listing
- Export of full Approved Priority Listing to be submitted to HUD. Posted Sept 25, 2023
- FY 2023 All Projects
- List of all renewal and new project approvals, their rank, score, and budget amounts based on HUD allocation to the CoC. Posted August 23, 2023
- Renewal Project Scoring Tool
- Ranking Criteria for CoC renewal projects. Posted July 14, 2023
- New Project Scoring Tool
- Ranking Criteria for CoC new projects. Posted July 14, 2023
- FY23 New Project RFP
- To be used for new project proposals. Posted July 14, 2023
- FY 23 Expansion Project RFP
- To be used for current grantees to expand their projects. Posted July 14, 2023
- FY 2023 GIW
Important Dates
- July 28 - new project proposals due to the CoC via email (elise@bceh.org)
- August 7 - notification for new project acceptance
- August 11 - renewal project application narratives due to the CoC via email (elise@bceh.org)
- August 17 - renewal scores sent to applicants
- August 21 - scoring appeals due to CoC via email (elise@bceh.org)
- August 18 - local deadline, all projects (new and renewal) due in e-snaps
- August 25 - notification of rejected/accepted and final priority listing
- August 30 - project rejection appeals due to the to the CoC via email (elise@bceh.org)
- September 28 - Collaborative Application due to HUD
FY 2022 NOFO
- FY 2022 CoC Consolidated Application
- Final CoC approved Consolidated Application. Posted Sept 27, 2022
- FY 2022 Priority Listing
- Final priority listing. Posted Sept 27, 2022
- FY 2022 All Projects
- List of all renewal and new project approvals, their rank, and budget amounts based on HUD allocation to the CoC. Posted Sept 8, 2022
- Review and Ranking Protocol
- Explanation of scoring and ranking procedures. Posted Aug. 11, 2022
- Renewal Project Scoring Tool
- Ranking Criteria for CoC renewal projects. Posted Aug. 11, 2022
- New Project Scoring Tool
- Ranking Criteria for CoC new projects. Posted Aug. 11, 2022
- FY22 New Project RFP
- To be used for new project proposals. Posted Aug. 9, 2022
- FY22 Expansion Project Proposals
- To be used to propose expansion projects. Posted Aug. 9, 2022
- FY 2022 PA-506 GIW
- Reading/Berks County CoC 2021 Grant Inventory Worksheet showing renewal grants. Posted Aug 3, 2022
- Full FY 22 NOFO
- Read the entire NOFO from HUD. Posted Aug 3, 2022
- Equity Organizational Self-Assessment
- Assessment to be completed for each renewing organization. This assessment will be used for scoring purpose
FY 2021 NOFO
- FY 2021 PA-506 GIW
- Reading/Berks County CoC 2021 Grant Inventory Worksheet showing renewal grants. Posted Aug 25, 2021.
- Equity Organizational Self-Assessment
- Assessment to be completed for each renewing organization. This assessment will be used for scoring purposes.
- Renewal Project NOFO Scoring Tool 2021
- Ranking Criteria for CoC renewal projects. Posted September 2021
- New Project NOFO Scoring Tool 2021
- Ranking Criteria for CoC new projects. Posted September 2021.
- FY 2021 Ranking Protocol
- Written procedures for scoring and ranking all projects. Updated Nov 11, 2021.
- FY 2021 All Projects
- List of all renewal and new project approvals, their rank, and budget amounts based on HUD allocation to the CoC. Posted Oct 28, 2021.
- FY 2021 CoC Application
- Full FY2021 CoC Application including attachments. Posted Nov 11, 2021.
- FY 2021 Priority Listing
- Full FY 2021 Priority Listing. Posted Nov 11, 2021.