As of the afternoon of December 8, 2025, HUD has pulled the NOFO. They have shared the following on the HUD’s CoC Program Competition website (Continuum of Care Program | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)):

The Department has withdrawn a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) with respect to the Continuum of Care (CoC) grant program. This withdrawal will allow the Department to make appropriate revisions to the NOFO, and the Department intends to do so. In the previous FY 24-25 NOFO, the Department reserved the right to make changes to the NOFO instead of processing renewals for a variety of reasons, including to accommodate a new CoC or Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) priority or new funding source. The Department still intends to exercise this discretion and make changes to the previously issued CoC NOFO to account for new priorities. HUD anticipates reissuing a modified NOFO well in advance of the deadline for obligation of available Fiscal Year 2025 funds.

Please note that we don’t have any further information than this but this does mean we will not be moving forward with the local applications as they currently stand and we will not have a deadline of 12/14 for applications to be submitted to the CoC.

We will keep everyone posted as we find out more information.

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The CoC Program Competition NOFO (Notice of Funding Opportunity) has been released. Information regarding the competition and local funding process will be posted here as it becomes available.

The CoC Estimated Annual Renewal Demand (ARD) Report for Grand Rapids/Wyoming/Kent County CoC is as follows.

  • Preliminary Pro Rata Need (PPRN): $6,975,261
  • Estimated ARD: $10,941,379
  • Tier 1: $3,282,414
  • CoC Bonus: $2,188,276
  • DV Bonus: $697,526
  • CoC Planning: $547,069

CoC Consolidated Application 2025

The CoC Consolidated Application consists of two separately submitted applications: the CoC Application (which contains information about system strategies and performance data) and the Project Priority Listing (which contains the priority listing of community projects by local housing providers). The CoC Consolidated Application will be submitted to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by 8:00 PM on January 14, 2026

Local Applications

The Grand Rapids Area Coalition to End Homelessness (Coalition) which serves as the Grand Rapids/Wyoming/Kent County Continuum of Care (CoC) – MI 506 invites applications under HUD’s FY 2025 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition for renewal, new, and bonus projects at this time. The opening of this local competition for projects serving Kent County is in accordance with the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2025 Continuum of Care Program by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Coalition will concurrently consider both renewal project applications as well as new and bonus projects. The Coalition will submit one collaborative “Continuum of Care Application” for 2025 that reflects community-wide planning and performance. The score received for this application will be applied to funding requested for FY 2025 funds.

For FY 2025 renewal projects, the Coalition is eligible to apply to HUD for a maximum of $6,975,261, which constitutes the Annual Renewal Demand (ARD). The ARD is the total sum of all renewal projects eligible for renewal. This year, the Coalition is eligible to apply for a total of $2,188,276 in general CoC Bonus projects and a total of $697,526 in domestic violence bonus projects. All interested and qualified parties are invited to submit a new project application that will be reviewed and scored along with renewal projects.

Below you will find a detailed instructional document, applications, and relevant CoC policy documents that will be utilized to score project applications. Agencies should review the instructional document carefully prior to submitting an application.

Application Documents

Applications close at December 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM.

Anticipated Timeline and Policy Documents

CoC FY2025 Local Funding Process Anticipated Timeline – Please note this timeline may change based on the timing of HUD’s release of the e-snaps applications.

Due DateTask Responsible Party
December 3, 2025Local Project Applications released CoC Staff 
December 8, 2025Local Program Competition Q&A CoC Staff  
December 14, 2025 at 11:00 PMLocal and E-Snaps Applications Due Applicants
December 19, 2025Funding Review Committee meetsCoC Staff, Funding Review Committee  
December 22, 2025Funding Review Committee Recommendations Shared with Applicants CoC Staff 
December 29, 2025Appeals to Funding Review Recommendations Due  Applicants 
January 6-7, 2026Appeals Panel Meets (if required) Appeals Panel, CoC staff 
January 7, 2026CoC Application Draft Posted Publicly CoC Staff, CoC Members 
January 9, 2026Steering Council Vote on Priority Listing Recommendations Steering Council 
January 12, 2026Consolidated Application (CoC Application + Project Priority Listing) posted to website CoC Staff 
January 14, 2026Consolidated Application Submitted to HUD CoC Staff 

Relevant Funding Policy Documents: