CoC Programs Funding

Home > Continuum of Care > CoC Programs Funding

Chicago CoC Annual NOFO Process

Each Fiscal Year (FY), HUD opens a CoC Program Competition. The process begins with the registration of CoCs by CoC-designated Collaborative Applicants, followed by the CoC’s review of the Grant Inventory Worksheets (GIW) and the release of the CoC Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). As the Collaborative Applicant for the Chicago Continuum of Care (CoC), All Chicago administers our city’s annual evaluation and application process for HUD’s CoC Funding Competition.

The Chicago CoC Annual NOFO Process is broken down into three parts. Use the drop-down menu below to learn more and access resources, documents, and applications related to each part of the process.

Part 1: FY 2025 Local Evaluation Process (ITR & LEI)

Each year, the Chicago CoC implements a local evaluation process for the renewal of HUD CoC-funded projects. There are two required steps in the Chicago CoC’s local evaluation process: 1) Intent to Renew (ITR) and 2) Local Evaluation Instrument (LEI). Additional information, resources, and forms can be found under each drop-down for each step in the process.

Intent to Renew (ITR):
As part of the annual process, all CoC-funded grantees typically complete the Intent to Renew (ITR) form. However, for FY25, there will be no ITR required. In lieu of the ITR this year, we are releasing the FY2025 Pre-NOFO Renewal Project Survey. This survey will ask, among other questions, for documentation of your commitment to intend to renew your HUD CoC NOFO grant(s) for the FY2025 NOFO competition. Please complete the survey by Friday, April 25, 2025.  Contact the Collaborative Applicant team at cocprograms@allchicago.org with any questions about completing the Pre-NOFO Renewal Project Survey.

Local Evaluation Instrument (LEI):
The Local Evaluation Instrument (LEI) is the scored component in the Chicago CoC’s locally developed review process for renewal projects. All projects that have been previously funded through the Chicago CoC Competition Process are eligible to apply for a renewal. The LEI is designed to quantify the performance of each project.

2025 LEI Timeline
How to Prepare for the 2025 LEI
  • Complete the FY2025 Pre-NOFO Renewal Project Survey by April 25 
  • If you are a HUD CoC grantee, you must renew your CoC membership by Friday, April 18, 2025 to be considered for your project(s) to be put forth in the upcoming FY2025 HUD NOFO competition.  
  • Notify your financial staff that you will need a copy of the agency’s most recently completed audited financial statement and single audit, if applicable. 
  • Gather documentation of any HUD monitoring that has occurred in the last year; it will be requested in the LEI. 
Resources
Part 2: FY 2025 Grants Inventory Worksheet (GIW)

Preparing for the 2025 GIW

We will share information about the 2025 GIW release as soon as it is available. You will find materials related to last year’s GIW process in the Archive FY 2024 NOFO Application dropdown below.

Part 3: FY 2025 NOFO Application

We will share information about the 2025 GIW release as soon as it is available. You will find materials related to last year’s process in the Archive FY 2024 NOFO Application dropdown below.

The CoC is soliciting agencies that could operate new CoC-funded Transitional Housing and Supportive Services Only projects if HUD enacts the 2025 CoC NOFO.  To apply for funding, agencies must submit a response via the survey below by Friday, January 16th, 2026.

TH: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8411764/FY2025-Chicago-Continuum-of-Care-CoC-New-Project-Survey-TH

SSO: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8604793/FY2025-Chicago-Continuum-of-Care-CoC-New-Project-Survey-SSO

Below is the New Project Survey Timeline:

  • New Project Application Survey deadline: Friday, January 16, 2026
  • Selection Notification: Monday, February 2, 2026.

FY2025 New Project Process

Resources:

FY2025 Renewal Project Process

All agencies applying for HUD CoC Renewal funding must complete a Project Application in e-snaps for review by All Chicago. Included in this process are all CoC renewal projects classified as:

  • Permanent Housing (PH)
  • Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)
  • Rapid Rehousing (RRH)
  • Transitional Housing (TH)
  • Joint Transitional Housing & Rapid Rehousing (TH-RRH)
  • Safe Haven Programs (SH)
  • Supportive Service Only Programs (SSO)

It is imperative that each agency ensures that their Project Applications are complete and accurate. The renewal process is broken into three parts:

  1. Renewal Project Application First Draft through Survey
  2. Feedback on First Drafts Sent to Agencies
  3. Final Renewal Project Application Submissions

Resources:

All Chicago has created a Project application training course. We highly encourage all agencies to ensure at least one member of your staff reads through the training slides linked in the button below.

Project Application Training Course

For recipients who are interested in consolidating and have not already informed All Chicago, please contact the CoC Programs team at cocprograms@allchicago.org.

FY2025 NOFO Process Training

In preparation for the FY25 HUD CoC NOFO, All Chicago will host a webinar focused on this year’s renewal and new project processes. We will publicize the training webinar through the CoC newsletter and willl reach out directly as needed.

Archive: FY 2024 NOFO Application

HUD has released the FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the CoC Program Competition. Please read the information below to learn more about the New Project and Renewal Project processes, application instructions, and submission deadlines.

FY2024 New Project Process

All New Project Applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Friday, August 16 via Alchemer. The FY 2024 CoC New Project funding is available for the following project model types:

  • Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) – due Friday, August 16
  • Rapid Rehousing (RRH) – due Friday, August 16
  • Joint Component Transitional Housing & Rapid Rehousing (Joint TH PH-RRH) – due Friday, August 16

Resources:

FY2024 Renewal Project Process

All agencies applying for HUD CoC Renewal funding must complete a Project Application in e-snaps for review by All Chicago. Included in this process are all CoC renewal projects classified as:

  • Permanent Housing (PH)
  • Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)
  • Rapid Rehousing (RRH)
  • Transitional Housing (TH)
  • Joint Transitional Housing & Rapid Rehousing (TH-RRH)
  • Safe Haven Programs (SH)
  • Supportive Service Only Programs (SSO)

It is imperative that each agency ensures that their Project Applications are complete and accurate. The renewal process is broken into three parts:

  1. Renewal Project Application First Draft through Survey: Due by 12:00 PM on Friday, August 16, 2024
    Complete your agency’s e-snaps application, but DO NOT SUBMIT. Download the completed application as a PDF and submit it for review through this SURVEY. Please note: You will fill out the survey once for all your agency’s applications.
  2. Feedback on First Drafts Sent to Agencies: Friday, August 23, 2024
    All Chicago will send feedback through an email. Please make the necessary changes to your application and submit it in e-snaps.
  3. Final Renewal Project Application Submissions Due in e-snaps: Tuesday, August 30, 2024
    Your agency must submit applications with edits by the deadline to fully complete the renewal application process. If additional changes need to be made, All Chicago will send back the application and contact you again.

Resources:

All Chicago has created a Project application training course. We highly encourage all agencies to ensure at least one member of your staff reads through the training slides linked in the button below.

Project Application Training Course

For recipients who are interested in consolidating and have not already informed All Chicago, please contact the CoC Programs team at cocprograms@allchicago.org.

FY2024 NOFO Process Training

In preparation for the FY24 HUD CoC NOFO, All Chicago hosted a webinar focused on this year’s renewal and new project processes. To request access to the recording and meeting slides, email cocprograms@allchicago.org.

FY2024 Chicago CoC Ranking Policies & Priorities

Ranking Policies Overview 

The HUD CoC Program requires that CoC’s rank CoC-funded projects as a priority for each funding year. Projects ranked lower may be in a place that puts them at risk of getting renewal or new funding. Whether renewal and new funding is received depends on how the Chicago CoC scores compared to other CoC’s in the national competition. 

The amended Ranking Policies & Priorities were approved by the Chicago CoC Board of Directors on October 16, 2024. You can view the approved document using the link below.

Chicago CoC FY2024 Ranking Policies & Priorities

FY2024 Grant Inventory Worksheet

The Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) is a spreadsheet used to record all grants in each Continuum of Care (CoC) that are eligible for renewal in the CoC Program Competition. Each year, all CoC-funded agencies must confirm their contract information in the GIW and verify that all eligible renewal contracts are included. The process consists of the following steps: 

  1. Review Instructions to determine which of your CoC-funded projects should be included on the FY24 GIW. 
  1. Review Chicago CoC’s GIW to determine whether all your HUD CoC-funded projects are listed and that the information contained for each project in the GIW is complete and accurate. Please refer to the GIW to ensure that the total award amount matches the FY2024 award total.  
  1. Review the GIW Training (links listed above) 
  1. Complete the FY24 GIW Confirmation Survey no later than Friday, July 5, by 5:00 PM. If a project is missing, should be removed, or has information that needs to be updated, please reflect that in the survey.  
  1. Provide Follow-Up Information as requested by All Chicago. All Chicago staff will follow up with organizations regarding any discrepancies by Tuesday, July 8. Please be prepared to address any discrepancies ASAP. 
  1. Final Posting & Review: All Chicago will send an email notification on the final GIW posting on July 9. Please review and contact All Chicago ASAP if there are any discrepancies.  
  1. Submission: All Chicago will submit any changes to HUD on Wednesday, July 10. 

CoC Grantee Quarterly Technical Assistance (QTA) Meetings

New this year, the CoC Quarterly Technical Assistance (QTA) meetings were created to support CoC Grantee success in CoC grants management and performance. The CoC QTA meetings will be for each CoC-funded agency to have a designated meeting with the Collaborative Applicant team to discuss the needs to run CoC program(s) successfully. Our goal is to give CoC-funded agencies key performance indicators every quarter to improve their performance and meet HUD/CoC expectations, along with providing information on key topics and areas related to the NOFO grant cycle that will support grants management needs. This new initiative will require ALL CoC-funded grantees to commit to one QTA meeting per quarter.

Access Scheduling Form

Key logistics regarding the meetings:

  • 1-hour virtual meetings
  • The first 30 minutes will be based on your Scheduling form
  • The second 30 minutes will be based on the QTA Checklist form (this will be sent upon scheduling a meeting)
  • 4:2 ratio of agency participants per meeting (ex., four members from the agency to two All Chicago staff)
  • Takeaways and/or follow-ups will be provided after the meeting by the Collaborative Applicant team

On Wednesday, February 28, the Chicago CoC held a webinar to overview the CoC Grantee Quarterly Technical Assistance meetings. Use the buttons below to access

View Recording
View Slides

If you have any questions, please contact the CoC Programs team at cocprograms@allchicago.org