FY 2026 Funding Competition
FY 2026 HUD Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homeless Demonstration Program (YHDP) Notice of Funding Opportunity
The 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is now available on Grants.gov. For more information, visit HUD’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This funding opportunity provides $4.04 billion to support efforts to address homelessness through the following priorities:
Investing in Recovery and Self-Sufficiency
This record level of funding is available to communities across the nation to address the root causes of homelessness.
HUD will support organizations that facilitate treatment and recovery and prohibits funding the widespread use of illicit drugs and distribution of paraphernalia. The status quo perpetuates addiction in taxpayer-funded homelessness assistance programs in violation of Federal law.
HUD is making resources available for housing assistance paired with wraparound services to advance recovery and self-sufficiency for homeless Americans. This includes a $1.3 billion investment in new projects, with a priority for Transitional Housing and Supportive Service projects.
Advancing Outcomes through Competition
This is the most competitive funding opportunity in the history of the CoC program.
By returning the program’s focus to solutions and performance, this NOFO requires CoC recipients to scrutinize and prioritize the most successful projects rather than automatically renewing funding to failed providers.
Rooting Out Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
To better steward American tax dollars, this NOFO ties funding to performance. This ends a lack of program accountability that has led to waste, fraud, and abuse instead of providing assistance to homeless individuals.
HUD encourages CoCs to expand their pool of providers, including high-performing faith-based providers when appropriate, who can deliver outcomes in line with the priorities above and in this NOFO.
HUD also encourages organizations that are passionate about these priorities who have not previously received CoC funding to participate with their local CoC.
Key Details
- The FY 2026 CoC Application, the FY 2026 CoC Priority Listing, and FY 2026 Project Applications should be available in e-snaps soon.
- Local Project applications will made available on or around June 16th and additional information regarding deadlines will be posted soon.
- All updates regarding deadlines and competition details are distributed through the RAH listserv. If you are not on the listserv, please email regionalhomelessservices@washoecounty.gov to be added.
Additional Information
Additional resources and the following materials listed below will be posted on the Continuum of Care page of HUD’s website:
- FY 2026 CoC Estimated ARD Reports
- Detailed Instructions
- FY 2026 CoC Application
- FY 2026 CoC Priority Listing
- FY 2026 Project Applications – all types
- Navigational Guides
- How to Access Project Applications
- Project Applicant Profile Navigational Guide
- New Project Application
- Renewal Project Application
- YHDP Renewal Project Application
- YHDP Replacement and YHDP Reallocation Project Application
- UFA Costs Project Application
- Planning Costs Project Application
- CoC Priority Listing
Webinar
HUD will host an informational webinar on Thursday, June 4 at 3:00 PM ET. All potential applicants are encouraged to attend.- No registration is required.
- The webinar will be recorded.
To join the webinar, use one of the options below:
- Join via link: FY26 CoC NOFO Webinar
- Join from a video system:
- Dial 25334751836@webex.com or 173.243.2.68 and enter webinar number 25334751836.
- Passcode is 72643725.