Continuum of Care Competition
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (24 CFR part 578) is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, Indian Tribes or tribally designated housing entities (as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103) (TDHEs)), and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and youth while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families, and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness.
2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity CoC Program Competition and Sonoma County CoC Request for Proposals (RFP)
On June 01, 2026, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued the Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for 2026 Continuum of Care Funds.
Applicants are eligible to compete for a combined total of approximately $4.9 million in renewal FY 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) project funding. CoC Bonus funding amounts have not yet been released by HUD.
A significant change in the FY 2026 CoC Competition is the creation of substantial Tier 2 funding priorities and set-asides for certain project types. While HUD has not established a formal cap on Permanent Housing (PH) projects, the FY 2026 NOFO strongly prioritizes new Transitional Housing (TH) and Supportive Services Only (SSO) projects within Tier 2, creating a significant competitive disadvantage for renewal PH projects.
To maximize the likelihood of retaining existing Annual Renewal Demand (ARD) funding, the Sonoma County Homeless Coalition will not intentionally place renewal Permanent Housing projects into Tier 2 and will not be accepting any new project applications for permanent housing. Instead, Tier 2 will be reserved for eligible new projects and transition projects that align with HUD's FY 2026 funding priorities, as described in the RFP.
Project Application Due Date: July 21, 2026 by 5 pm
The following funds will be for new projects:
- CoC Bonus funding is competitively available for one or more permanent Transitional Housing (TH) and Supportive Services Only projects (SSO). Funding amount TBD.
- Domestic Violence (DV) bonus funding is competitively available for one or more projects serving victims of domestic violence; may only be used to create new SSO-Coordinated Entry (SSO Standalone is not eligible), and TH projects. Funding amount TBD.
- Reallocated funding from renewal projects; this will be limited to SSO and TH. Funding amount TBD.
Organizations new to the Continuum of Care Program, including faith-based organizations, are strongly encouraged to apply. Anyone applying for a new project application is required to consult with the CoC Coordinator prior to submission to confirm project eligibility.
Mandatory Bidder’s Conference for New Projects, July 7th
10:00 am-11:30 pm
This meeting will be held virtually through Zoom. Login information can be accessed in the RFP, Attachment 1- Continuum of Care Application Detailed Timeline, and is also listed below:
Join Zoom Meeting »
Meeting ID: 894 7780 5345
Passcode: 289764
Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128
Technical Assistance Session for Applicants, July 13th
1:00-3:00 pm
Introduction to e-Snaps and Applications in e-Snaps review (in person, please bring your laptops if you would like assistance walking through opening your application). Brand new organizations to the CoC Program must register with sam.gov to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number prior to creating an e-snaps account. This could take up to 10 business days. Registering is the first step for new providers if submitting an application.
Location: Sonoma County Department of Health Services –1450 Neotomas Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95405 Santa Rosa Room, (second floor)
2026 CoC Competition Open Office Hours (optional) July 17th
10:00 am -12:00 pm, Virtual Zoom meeting, login information listed below Zoom Meeting Link:
Join Zoom Meeting »
Meeting ID: 819 9431 2922
Passcode: 700811
Dial by your location: +1 669 444 9171
Applicants new to the Continuum of Care funding stream are strongly encouraged to apply and should contact Continuum of Care Coordinator Karissa White directly at Karissa.White@sonomacounty.gov or by telephone at 707-565-4080 as soon as possible.
Please review the provisions of this local RFP in full, and note the local and final deadlines as follows:
- Bidder’s Conference for New Projects: July 7, 2026
- Technical Assistance Session New and Renewal Applicants (e-snaps/project applications): July 13, 2026
- Office Hours: July 17, 2026
- Local Submissions in E-Snaps and new project supplemental materials: July 21, 2026, by 5 pm
2026 CoC Request for Proposals (PDF: 869 kB) »
2026 Local CoC Program Timeline (PDF: 273 kB) »
2026 New Project Scoring Tool- Transitional Housing: Coming Soon
2026 New Project Scoring Tool- Supportive Services Only: Coming Soon
2026 Supplemental New Project Evaluation Application Questionnaire -Transitional Housing: Coming Soon
2026 Supplemental New Project Evaluation Application Questionnaire - Supportive Services Only: Coming Soon
2026 New Project Threshold Criteria Form (All Projects) (PDF: 224 kB) »
2026 New Project Quality Threshold Criteria Form- Supportive Services Only- Street Outreach: Coming Soon
2026 New Project Quality Threshold Criteria Form- Supportive Services Only- Standalone: Coming Soon
2026 New Project Quality Threshold Criteria Form- Supportive Services Only- DV Coordinated Entry: Coming Soon
2026 New Project Quality Threshold Criteria Form- Transitional Housing: Coming Soon
FY 2026 CoC Renewal Evaluations: Rating & Ranking Process for the 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition
Publish Date: March 16th 2026
Renewal Application materials are due by 5:00 pm on April 6th, 2026
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that local CoC’s prioritize all renewal and new projects submitted in our consolidated application. As in previous years, CoC staff will work on the evaluation of existing projects, also called “renewal” projects, prior to the release of HUD’s Continuum of Care Program Notice of Funding Availability.
Project priorities will be generated by a scoring system, site visits and interviews by the CoC Competition Evaluation Workgroup, made up of impartial members of the Sonoma County Homeless Coalition Board, community partners, and those with lived experience of homelessness. Materials related to the Competition will be posted publicly as they become available on this webpage.
Based on information received to date, HUD will release the 2026 CoC Notice of Funding Opportunity on or before June 1, 2026. Staff and CoC Competition Evaluation Workgroup members will begin the scoring and monitoring of renewal projects in April of 2026 but will not finalize the ranking of renewal projects until the Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) period opens.
Final funding decisions, including decisions about Tier 1 & 2 funding, will be made by the Homeless Coalition Board.
Instructions and materials for renewal project 2026 evaluation are linked below.
In the 2026 Continuum of Care Competition, 10 projects with contract end dates in 2026 will be up for renewal. A list of renewal projects is linked below. Out of the 10 projects, 8 will be evaluated for the competition as the Homeless Management Information System contracts and the Coordinated Entry contracts are mandated projects. Project scoring will take place in three phases:
Phase One: Collection and Preliminary Review of Renewal Evaluations April 6th – Week of April 13th
Phase Two: Interviews and Site Visits to all Projects Week of April 27th
Phase Three: Final Scoring of New Projects and Renewing Projects Week of May 4th
For more information on the 2026 Continuum of Care rating and ranking process of renewal projects please see the following attachments:
Renewal Evaluations Schedule of Events 2026 »
Sonoma County 2026 Continuum of Care Renewal Project Instructions »
Final 2026 Renewal Evaluation Application Questionnaire »
Final Renewal Scoring for the 2026 CoC Competition »
Renewal Application materials are due by 5:00 pm on April 6th, 2026.
Questions? You may contact Karissa White, the Continuum of Care Coordinator, for clarification of any item at Karissa.White@sonomacounty.gov , and by phone at (707) 565-4080.
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