There is currently bonus funding available for this year’s FY22 CoC Program Competition to be used for new project applications or expansion of existing projects. One of Berks County’s CoC-funded organizations has informed the CoC that they are opting to reallocate their project and will not be submitting a renewal application. This has led to …
Posted on the BCEH website are the final versions of the scoring tools. There have not been any changes made to the renewal project scoring tool, however we wanted to send this out to consolidate all of the information in one place for your reference. The new project tool will be used for any new …
Newly posted on the BCEH website is the new project request for proposals and the expansion project proposal form for the FY22 CoC Program Competition. (https://bceh.org/agency-support/funding/) Currently, there are two bonus funding opportunities available in the FY22 NOFO Competition: CoC Bonus: $191,343 DV Bonus: $382,686 If your organization is interested in applying for one of …
The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Continuum of Care Competition has been posted on Grants.gov. Additional resources will be available on the Continuum of Care Program Competition page of HUD’s website. The CoC Application, CoC Priority Listing, and Project Applications should be available in e-snaps within the next two …
FY2022 Notice of Intent (NOI) to Solicit “New” and “Expansion” Projects The Reading/Berks County CoC (PA-506) is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to solicit new and expansion projects to be submitted for HUD CoC Program funds. The CoC anticipates that HUD will release the FY 2022 CoC Program Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (CoC …
Last year, BCEH created the Lived Experience Advisory Panel (LEAP): a leadership development body consisting of members with current or recent past experience of homelessness. The board serves as a platform for people who’ve experienced homelessness to provide meaningful input to improve Berks County’s homeless response system, and has become a vital voice in informing …
HUD announced FY 2021 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Awards. Please see the below link from HUD for specific project-level funding information. All renewal projects maintained their funding amounts, and many received an increase. Overall, our CoC received over $300,000 more than we were originally allocated. HUD clearly recognizes the great work being done every …
Membership in the Continuum of Care (Berks Coalition to End Homelessness) is open to any organization or individual that has an interest in the community-wide commitment to prevent and end homelessness in the City of Reading and Berks County. “Relevant organizations” include nonprofit homeless assistance providers, victim service providers, faith-based organizations, political subdivisions and other …
Last week, members of the BCEH team took to the streets and our local drop-in centers and food distribution organizations to talk with individuals and families experiencing unsheltered homelessness. This effort was part of the Point-in-Time count that the Department of Housing and Urban Development requires every year. We would like to thank the organizations …
