Notice of Funding Availability (NOFO): Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition

Final Ranking (Board Approved 10/25/2021)

The ranking of projects accepted for submission with the Continuum of Care's Collaborative application is below. No projects were rejected or reduced.

FY 2021 Continuum of Care Program Competition (Posted 9/3/2021)

On August 18, 2021 HUD published the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the for the2021 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition. The Will County CoC will begin its local competition on September 3, 2021 with the posting of this notice. The Will County CoC will be accepting applications for renewal projects and new projects from eligible applicants until October 3^rd 2021, at 11:59pm. The Will County CoC's local competition will conclude on October 15^th 2021.

The HUD NOFO can be viewed on the hud exchange at https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/e-snaps/fy-2021-coc-program-nofa-coc-program-competition/

Please see below for the policies, processes, and selection criteria for application submission. Please contact Joe O’Connor, Homeless Services Director, at (815) 722-0722 ext. 2205 or joconnor@wcccc.net if your organization plans to apply for funding through the CoC NOFA.

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The CoC is prioritizing new project applications that partner with health care organizations, private organizations, faith-based organizations, state or local governments, public housing authorities or federal programs other than CoC or ESG. In the case of partnerships with private organizations, faith-based organizations, state or local governments, public housing authorities or federal programs other than CoC or ESG, the CoC will prioritize housing projects for which 25% of the units are funded by a partnering organization. For new projects that partner with health care organizations the CoC will prioritize projects for which a partnering health care organization will provide 25% of the funding for the project or projects that partner with a substance use provider organization that agrees to provide treatment or recovery services for participants who qualify and choose them.

Please review the Will County CoC Selection Priorities, CoC Program Interim Rule (24 CFR 578), and the NOFO in their entirety prior to inquiring about applying for funding through the Will County CoC. Additional guidance may be available at the HUD Exchange (https://www.hudexchange.info/). If you have any questions about the local competition, please contact Joe O’Connor, Homeless Services Director, at (815) 722-0722 ext. 2205 or joconnor@wcccc.net

Selection Criteria

2021 New Project Ranking Sheet

2021 Renewal Project Ranking Sheet

RFP and Project Application Requirements

Request for Proposals

Application Requirements

Project Proposal Form

2021 CoC New Project Budget Capacity and Effectiveness Report

2021 CoC Renewal Project Budget Capacity and Effectiveness Report

2021 Project Priority Report

FY 2019 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition

FY 2019 CoC Program Competition Opens (posted 7/9/19)

On July 3, 2019 , HUD published the Notice of Funding Availability for the FY 2019 Funds in the FY 2019 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition. The Will County CoC will begin its local competition on July 9, 2019 with the posting of this notice. The Will County CoC will be accepting applications for renewal projects and new projects from eligible applicants until August 21, 2019 at 5:00PM CT. The Will County CoC's local competition will conclude on September 15, 2019.

The Will County CoC’s Request for Proposals and Selection Priorities are posted publicly and can be viewed below. The HUD FY2019 CoC NOFA can be viewed on HUD's OneCPD Resources exchange on the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Fiscal Year 2019 Continuum of Care Program Competition page. Please, review the Will County CoC Selection Priorities, CoC Program Interim Rule (24 CFR 578), and the NOFA in their entirety prior to inquiring about applying for funding through the Will County CoC.

The 2019 NOFA Workshop will be held on Monday July 29, 2019 at 2:00PM Agencies are invited to attend via this public posting and a mass e-mail within the CoC. A representative from ALL applicants' organizations IS REQUIRED to attend this meeting if you wish to apply for new or renewal funding through this year's competition. You may begin your application prior to the workshop if you wish.

Please see below for the policies, processes, and selection criteria for application submission. Also posted below are the local competition timeline, deadlines, and project application requirements. Please contact Merridith Montgomery, Homeless Services Director, at (815) 722-0722 ext. 205 or mmontgomery@wcccc.net if your organization plans to attend the workshop and/or apply for funding through the CoC NOFA.

FY 2019 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition

The FY 2019 competition is closed. Below is our CoC's Consolidated Application and Project Ranking:

2019 CoC NOFA Consolidated Application (Final Approved) (PDF) posted on 9/27/19

2019 CoC NOFA Project Priority Listing (Final Approved) (PDF) posted on 9/27/19

Policies, Processes, and Selection Criteria

2019 Will County CoC Request for Proposals (PDF) posted 7/9/19

2019 Will County CoC Selection Priorities (PDF) posted 7/9/19

2019 CoC Project Review and Ranking Policy including Scoring Sheets (PDF) approved 6/25/19, posted 7/9/19

2019 CoC Project Selection and Ranking (Final Selection Order and Project Scoring) (PDF) approved 9/4/19, posted 9/27/19

Timeline and Project Application Requirements

2019 CoC Project Application Requirements (PDF) posted 7/9/19

2019 CoC Project Proposal Form (Word) posted 7/9/19

2019 CoC Project Budget Capacity and Effectiveness Report. (Word) posted 7/1919

2019 CoC Performance Report (Word) posted 7/9/19

2019 CoC Project Priority Report (Word) posted 7/9/19

Request for Letters of Intent (posted 5/15/19)

The Will County Continuum of Care is announcing important additions to its local Ranking and Selection Process for Continuum of Care(CoC) Program funding. Beginning in the FY2019 CoC Program Competition, the Will County CoC will require agencies interested in applying for these funds to submit a letter of intent. Also, the Chief Officer/ Executive Director of the interested agency must attend a Ranking Panel Session. Please, read the entire announcement for full details. The Letter of Intent must be submitted to Merridith Montgomery no later than 5:00PM on Wednesday May 29, 2019 via e-mail at mmontgomery@wcccc.net

2019 CoC Request for Letters on Intent (PDF) posted 5/15/19

Ranking Panel Sessions Summary (PDF) posted 7/9/19

In anticipation of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the FY 2019 CoC Program Competition, the Will County CoC is working diligently to improve upon its local Ranking and Selection Process. In accordance with 24 CFR 578, CoC’s are responsible to design, operate, and follow a collaborative process for the development of an application in response to a NOFA issued by HUD. As part of this collaborative process, the Will County CoC will announce local competition deadlines after HUD announces the FY2019 CoC Program NOFA.

FY 2018 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition

The FY 2018 competition is closed. Below is our CoC's Consolidated Application and Project Ranking: