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Continuum of Care Program Competition

Overview

The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition occurs annually. Each Fiscal Year (FY) Competition process begins with 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). Documents related to each process are listed below and additional Competition related materials are posted once the process opens and as documents become available. The FY Competition ends when the final funding announcement is released by HUD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

 

FY 2026 CoC Program Competition

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published the FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homeless Demonstration Program grants NOFO, authorizing homeless services organizations to apply for more than $4 billion in competitive funding to provide supportive services and housing programs for people experiencing homelessness.
FY 2026 Application Submission Deadline: August 26, 2026 5:00 PM ET

FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Grants NOFO publication

CoC Program Registration

The SNAPS Office has updated the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Registration Notice (CPD-22-02) and Unified Funding Agency (UFA) Notice (CPD 22-01), originally published on January 3, 2022. CoC Registration Notice CPD 26-03 supersedes Notice CPD-22-02 and UFA Notice CPD 26-04 supersedes Notice CPD-22-01.

The CoC Program Registration Notice provides Collaborative Applicants with the information necessary to register CoCs in preparation for each FY CoC Program Competition. As part of registration, Collaborative Applicants for CoCs that wish to be designated a UFA must apply during registration. The registration process described within these notices apply only to Collaborative Applicants who will register to submit the CoC Consolidated Application for CoC Program funds and HUD strongly encourages all Collaborative Applicants to read both notices in entirety.

CoC Registration Notices

The FY 2026 CoC Program Registration process opened on April 1, 2026, with a registration submission deadline on April 23rd, 2026.

GIWS

The Continuum of Care (CoC) Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) report is used annually to record all grants within a CoC’s geographic area that are eligible for renewal funding for an upcoming CoC Program Competition. The GIW calculates an Annual Renewal Amount (ARA) for each project, which is the sum of each project’s renewable budget line items (BLIs) (e.g., rental assistance, leasing, supportive services), and identifies the maximum renewal amount a renewal project applicant may apply for during the CoC Program Competition. The GIW report also calculates the CoC’s Estimated Annual Renewal Demand (ARD), which is the sum of all ARAs within the CoC.

Continuum of Care (CoC) Collaborative Applicants must review their Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) report when distributed by HUD and, if needed, submit requests for corrections to HUD using the GIW Change Form.

  • HUD will publish FY 2026 GIWs once all FY 2025 Awards have been finalized.

FY 2026 Competition Resources and Detailed

CoC Program Competition Archive