The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote community-wide planning and strategic use of resources to address homelessness; improve coordination and integration with mainstream resources and other programs targeted to people experiencing homelessness; improve data collection and performance measurement; and allow each community to tailor its programs to the strengths and challenges in assisting homeless individuals and families within that community.
Each Fiscal Year (FY), HUD opens a CoC Program Competition. The process begins with a registration of CoCs by CoC designated Collaborative Applicants, followed by the CoC’s review of 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. Documents, additional information, and resources are listed below and additional Competition related materials are posted once the process opens and as documents become available.
Local Evaluation Process
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) – NOW OPEN
The ITR step minimizes risk to the Chicago CoC by reviewing compliance with HUD requirements and verifying whether local priorities and thresholds are being met. All HUD CoC-funded projects seeking to renew grants in the upcoming NOFO must submit an ITR. Please contact Loren Dyrek at ldyrek@allchicago.org with any questions.
The ITR opens March 4 and closes March 22.
How to Prepare for the ITR:
- Review the ITR Desk Audit Guidance
- Register for the ITR Training on March 6, from 10:00 – 11:30 AM
- 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.
- If a project has been monitored by HUD since January 1, 2023, gather documentation of the monitoring.
Resources:
Desk Audit Sample Policies:
2024 ITR Office Hours
This year, we will implement an additional assistance resource. The purpose of office hours is to provide accessible and ongoing live support to partner agencies during the ITR process. This will aim to streamline assistance and communication by creating a space sloely dedicated to ITR help. Sessions will be driven by agency questions and concerns.
When: Every Tuesday starting February 20 until March 19, from 10:00 – 10:30 AM
Meeting Link: 2024 ITR Office Hours Series
Local Evaluation Instrument (LEI)
The Local Evaluation Instrument (LEI) is the second step and 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 as a renewal in 2023. The LEI is designed to quantify the performance of each project and must be submitted for all CoC-funded project that operated between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023 with an exception for some new projects. Contact cocprograms@allchicago.org with any questions. The LEI will open on April 1 and be due on April 26. If you are new to the local evaluation process, review the one-pager linked below. More information will be communicated through email and posted to this webpage.
Grants 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:
- Review Instructions
- Review Chicago CoC’s GIW
- Review the GIW Training
- Complete Online Confirmation Survey
- Provide Follow-Up Information
- Final GIW Posting
- Submission
HUD has not yet released the FY24 GIW or FY24 NOFO. Information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
FY 2023 HUD CoC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
The FY 2023 HUD CoC NOFO Application and Priority Listing have been submitted to HUD. Below are links to the final pdf versions of the applications. Please contact the CoC Programs team at cocprograms@allchicago.org with any questions.
FY 2023 NOFO Renewal Project Process Training, Resources, & Application
APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED
- FY 2023 Grants Inventory Worksheet (GIW)
- FY 2023 NOFO Renewal Project Process Training
- Training Slides
- FY 2023 NOFO Renewal Project Application
- 2023 Project Budget Spreadsheet
FY 2023 NOFO New Project Process Training, Resources, & Application
APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED
- FY 2023 NOFO New Project Process Training
- Training Slides
- FY 2023 New Project Application Scoring Tool
- 2023 Project Budget Spreadsheet
Please contact the CoC Programs Team at CoCPrograms@allchicago.org with any questions.
FY 2023 CoC IDHS New Projects Funding Process
Overview
The Department of Human Services, Division of Family and Community Services (FCS) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for CoCs that are committed to the development and expansion of Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) and Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for families and individuals experiencing homelessness in alignment with Home Illinois, Illinois’ Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness.
THE APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED
IDHS New Project Funding Training, Resources, & Application:
- IDHS New Project Funding Training
- Training Slides
- RRH Program Guidelines
- Scattered Site PSH Program Guidelines
- IDHS New Project Funding Application Scoring Tool
- Project Budget Spreadsheet
If you encounter issues with your application, please contact the CoC Programs Team at cocprograms@allchicago.org.
FY 2023 HUD CoC Special NOFO PSH Housing Stability Voucher Program
Overview
As part of HUD’s FY22 CoC Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity (SNOFO) Competition, the Chicago CoC was awarded $6,750,000 ($2,250,000 over three years) to provide funding to new projects for PSH Scattered Sites. Selected Scattered Site PSH project(s) will partner with Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), Chicago CoC centralized landlord outreach & engagement programs, and outreach programs.
This funding is only available for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Scattered Site project model type. The amount of funding allocated to this project will be recommended by the CoC’s Prioritization and Selection Workgroup and determined by the CoC Board at a later date.
View the full application submitted by All Chicago on behalf of the Chicago CoC for the FY22 SNOFO here.
FY 2023 SNOFO PSH New Project Training, Resources, & Application:
THE APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED
CoC Special Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
On June 22, 2022 the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to address unsheltered and rural homelessness. The Chicago Continuum of Care (CoC) is eligible to compete for up to $60 million ($20 million per year for 3 years) to reduce the number of people who are experiencing unsheltered homelessness. This new funding is an incredible opportunity to make meaningful progress in providing housing and support for people who are living outside.
Read a summary of the Special NOFO in the CoC Board Briefing document.
Links
- FY 2022 Special NOFO CoC Priority Listing
- FY 2022 Special NOFO CoC Application
- FY 2022 Special NOFO Ranking Policies and Priority Listing
- CoC Comprehensive Plan Overview (Special NOFO)
- Press Release
- Special NOFO Input Opportunity Questions – Updated August 5, 2022
- Special NOFO Input Session and Survey Summary
- Special NOFO Timeline
- Submit Feedback
- Special NOFO New Project Application Webinar
Housing Inventory Count & Point-In-Time Count
Background
The annual Chicago Housing Inventory Count (HIC) is a count mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide a snapshot of an inventor of housing conducted during the last ten days in January. The report tallies the number of beds and units available on the night designated for the count by program type, and include beds dedicated to serve persons who are homeless as well as persons in Permanent Supportive Housing. The Count is conducted in conjunction with the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count.
The Point-in-Time (PIT) count is an annual assessment of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness at one moment in time. Each year, data compiled during the PIT count are analyzed and help to inform areas of need and the allocation of resources for housing and services. Over 230 volunteers, including City employees and homeless shelter providers, canvas the city in a span of a few hours over the evening.
Results from both the HIC and PIT are submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These reports can be viewed below.
View 2023 PIT Report
View Archived PIT and HIC reports
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