Office to Prevent and End Homelessness

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Thomas Barnett
Deputy Director

Department Resources

Continuum of Care

Continuum of Care Program

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program provides significant financial resources to communities throughout the country and mandates procedures and policies for implementing a local housing crisis response system. Notices regarding the Fairfax CoC Program local competition and Fairfax County's CoC Consolidated Application (our community's request for funding) are available on this page, which will be updated throughout the competition.
 

HUD Withdraws FY 2025 CoC NOFO; Fairfax County CoC Application Process Paused

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) posted a notice to their “Continuum of Care Program” webpage on December 8, 2025, that stated the following:  

"FY 25 COC NOFO Update 

The Department has withdrawn a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) with respect to the Continuum of Care (CoC) grant program.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.” 

Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development staff are working to further understand the implications of this action.  In light of future actions regarding the HUD FY 25 NOFO being very uncertain, until further guidance is received from HUD, the Fairfax County 2025 HUD CoC Program Competition is paused.  Applications are not due this Friday, December 12.

2025 HUD CoC Program Competition Information

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY2025 HUD Continuum of Care Program Competition on November 13, 2025. Information on the Fairfax County CoC local process will be forthcoming.

Continuum of Care Board Notice of Funding Opportunity Rapid Response Committee Meeting, November 21, 2025 Slidedeck

As the Collaborative Applicant for Fairfax County's CoC (VA-601), the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness is responsible for conducting a local funding competition to evaluate, select, and rank projects as part of the CoC Consolidated Application and the CoC Priority List.

Fairfax County CoC's local competition schedule, which includes information for renewal project applications and how to apply for the new funding opportunities, can be found below. These deliverables have been established no later than 30 days before the FY2025 CoC Program Competition Application submission deadline on January 14, 2026, in accordance with the NOFO. Information due to the CoC Lead should be submitted by 4:00 pm on the date requested. Renewal and new project applicants will be notified in writing whether or not their applications were accepted for inclusion in the CoC Consolidated Application and ranked on the CoC Priority Listing at least 15 days before the FY2025 CoC Program Competition Application submission deadline on January 14.

Please review the documents linked under Application Materials for New & Renewal Projects for more details on the new funding opportunities available to the Fairfax County CoC as part of the HUD FY2025 CoC Program Funding Competition.

 

 

 

Date

Deliverable

12/01/2025

New Funding Opportunities | Application Available 

12/08/2025

CoC Project Applicant Technical Assistance Session

12/12/2025

New Funding Opportunities | Project Applications due to CoC Lead 

12/19/2025

Selection & Ranking Subcommittee meeting (new project selection & Priority List)

01/06/2026

HUD Grantees | Final Renewal Project Applications from e-snaps due to CoC Lead 

01/06/2026

New Funding Opportunities | Final Project Applications from e-snaps due to CoC Lead 

 

The following materials are to be used to submit applications to the CoC for Tier 2 and the Bonus and DV Bonus funding opportunities available during the 2025 HUD CoC Program competition.

Applications for NEW funding opportunities are due via email to Stephen Knippler, CoC Manager, at stephen.knippler@fairfaxcounty.gov by 4:00 p.m. on December 12, 2025. 

 

2024 HUD CoC Program Competition Information

2024 HUD CoC Program Competition is Open

 

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY2024 HUD Continuum of Care Program Competition on July 31, 2024. Detailed information regarding this national competition can be found here.

As noted in the FY2024 CoC Program Competition Estimated Annual Renewal Demand (ARD) Report released on August 22, 2024, Fairfax County CoC (VA-601) is eligible to apply for up to $13,087,355 for renewal and new projects. This includes:

  • $10,279,862 In Renewal Funding (Supports existing projects) 
  • $1,233,583 In Bonus Funding (New Funding Opportunity)
  • $1,059,917 In DV Bonus Funding (New Funding Opportunity)
  • $513,993 In Planning Grant Funding (available to the Collaborative Applicant)

 

As the Collaborative Applicant for Fairfax County's CoC (VA-601), the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness is responsible for conducting a local funding competition to evaluate, select, and rank projects as part of the CoC Consolidated Application and the CoC Priority List. 

Fairfax County CoC's local competition schedule, which includes information for renewal project applications and how to apply for the new funding opportunities, can be found below. These deliverables have been established no later than 30 days before the FY2024 CoC Program Competition Application submission deadline on October 30th in accordance with the NOFO. Information due to the CoC Lead should be submitted by 4:00 pm on the date requested. Renewal and new project applicants will be notified in writing whether or not their applications were accepted for inclusion in the CoC Consolidated Application and ranked on the CoC Priority Listing at least 15 days before the FY2024 CoC Program Competition Application submission deadline on October 30th.

Please review the documents linked under Application Materials for New & Renewal Projects for more details on the new funding opportunities available to the Fairfax County CoC as part of the HUD FY2024 CoC Program Funding Competition.

 

 

Date

Deliverable

08/27/2024

New Funding Opportunities | Application Available 

08/28/2024

New Funding Opportunities & Renewals | Meeting (Presentation Slides)

09/13/2024

New Funding Opportunities | Project Applications due to CoC Lead 

09/16/2024

HUD Grantees | Applicant Profile Draft from e-snaps due to CoC Lead

09/18/2024

HUD Grantees | Applicant Profile Final from e-snaps due to CoC Lead 

09/24/2024

Selection & Ranking Subcommittee meeting (new project selection & Priority List)

10/03/2024

HUD Grantees | Draft Renewal Project Applications from e-snaps due to CoC Lead 

10/09/2024

HUD Grantees | Final Renewal Project Applications from e-snaps due to CoC Lead 

10/10/2024

New Funding Opportunities | Draft Project Applications from e-snaps due to CoC Lead 

10/16/2024

New Funding Opportunities | Final Project Applications from e-snaps due to CoC Lead 

 

The following documents are the final collaborative application materials submitted by the Fairfax County Continuum of Care (CoC) Lead Agency on behalf of the Fairfax County CoC (VA-601) to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during the FY2024 HUD CoC Program competition: 

The following materials will be used to submit applications to CoC for the Bonus and DV Bonus funding opportunities available during the 2024 HUD CoC Program competition.

The following materials will be used to rate and rank renewal project applications during the FY2024 HUD CoC Program Competition.

The following materials are guides released by HUD to support the completion of the project applications in e-snaps:

Minutes of the 9/24/24 Selection and Ranking Committee Meeting

Minutes of the 6/17/24 Monitoring & Evaluation Workgroup Meeting

 

2023 HUD CoC Program Competition Information

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY2023 HUD Continuum of Care Program Competition on July 5, 2023. Detailed information regarding this national competition can be found here. 

As noted in the FY2023 CoC Program Competition Estimated Annual Renewal Demand (ARD) Report released on July 25, 2023, Fairfax County CoC (VA-601) is eligible to apply for up to $11,853,046 for renewal and new projects. This includes:

  • $10,067,742 in Renewal Funding (Supports existing projects operated by current HUD Grantees)
  • $704,742 in Bonus Funding (New Funding Opportunity)
  • $577,175 in DV Bonus Funding (New Funding Opportunity)
  • $503,387 in Planning Grant Funding (available to the Collaborative Applicant)

As the Collaborative Applicant for Fairfax County's CoC (VA-601), the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness is responsible for conducting a local funding competition to evaluate, select, and rank projects as part of the CoC Consolidated Application and the CoC Priority List. 

Fairfax County CoC's local competition schedule, which includes information for renewal project applications and how to apply for the new funding opportunities, can be found below. These deliverables have been established no later than 30 days before the FY2023 CoC Program Competition Application submission deadline on September 28th in accordance with the NOFO. Information due to the CoC Lead should be submitted by 4:00 pm on the date requested. Renewal and new project applicants will be notified in writing whether or not their applications were accepted for inclusion in the CoC Consolidated Application and ranked on the CoC Priority Listing at least 15 days before the FY2023 CoC Program Competition Application submission deadline on September 28th.

Please review the documents linked under Application Materials for New & Renewal Projects for more details on the new funding opportunities available to the Fairfax County CoC as part of the HUD FY2023 CoC Program Funding Competition.

 

Date

Deliverable

07/31/2023

New Funding Opportunities | Application Available 

08/04/2023

New Funding Opportunities & Renewals | (presentation slides)

08/17/2023

New Funding Opportunities | Project Applications due to CoC Lead 
08/21/2023 HUD Grantees | Applicant Profile Draft from e-snaps due to CoC Lead
08/23/2023 HUD Grantees | Applicant Profile Final from e-snaps due to CoC Lead 

08/29/2023

Selection & Ranking Subcommittee meeting (new project selection & Priority List)

09/01/2023

HUD Grantees | Draft Renewal Project Applications from e-snaps due to CoC Lead 

09/07/2023

HUD Grantees | Final Renewal Project Applications from e-snaps due to CoC Lead 

09/8/2023

New Funding Opportunities | Draft Project Applications from e-snaps due to CoC Lead 

09/14/2023

New Funding Opportunities | Final Project Applications from e-snaps due to CoC Lead 

 

The following documents are the final collaborative application materials submitted by the Fairfax County Continuum of Care (CoC) Lead Agency on behalf of the Fairfax County CoC (VA-601) to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during the FY2023 HUD CoC Program competition:  

The following materials were used to submit applications to the CoC for the Bonus and DV Bonus funding opportunities available during the 2023 HUD CoC Program competition.

The following materials were used to rate and rank renewal project applications during the FY2023 HUD CoC Program Competition.

The following materials are guides released by HUD to support the completion of the project applications in e-snaps:

Minutes of the 8/29/23 Selection and Ranking Subcommittee Meeting

Archived Prior Year CoC Program Competition Information

Archived Competition Information

Continuum of Care Membership

The Fairfax County Continuum of Care (CoC) strives to ensure that membership and participation in the CoC includes a diverse and broad representation of all the necessary voices needed to accomplish the goal of ending homelessness. Any organization or individual connected to Fairfax County that is interested in preventing and ending homelessness in our community, including but not limited to representatives outlined in 24 CFR § 578.3, can become a member of the CoC at any time. The CoC encourages organizations serving culturally specific communities experiencing homelessness (including but not limited to Black, Latinx, Indigenous, other People of Color, people identifying as LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, etc.), to become a part of the CoC. To join, please subscribe to the CoC's listerv under 'Prevent and End Homelessness' then "Homeless Services" at E-Mail Subscriptions (fairfaxcounty.gov). The CoC engages the membership through this listserv by distributing monthly newsletters and CoC announcements, including invitations to the Bi-Annual CoC Meetings. If you are new to the CoC, please complete 2024 General CoC Membership survey so we can learn more about you. Thank you for your partnership in preventing and ending homelessness in Fairfax County!

Continuum of Care Meetings

The goal of the CoC (Continuum of Care) meetings is to connect partners in the Fairfax-Falls Church community and to build and strengthen common understanding of homeless system initiatives and performance outcomes.

CoC Meeting Information

Continuum of Care Builds 2025

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) accepted applications for 2025 Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds funding. This funding allows for the addition of new permanent supportive housing units through new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.  Fairfax County solicited project applications, the Selection and Ranking Committee selected a project (Fairfax County could submit only one project in accordance with the Notice of Funding Opportunity), and the Fairfax County Office to Prevent and End Homelessness submitted the application to HUD as the Collaborative Applicant for the Fairfax County CoC by the June 26, 2025 deadline.

Minutes of the 6/16/25 Selection and Ranking Committee Meeting

Continuum of Care Builds 2024

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) accepted applications for Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds funding. This funding allows for the addition of new permanent supportive housing units through new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.  Fairfax County solicited project applications, the Selection and Ranking Committee selected a project (Fairfax County could submit only one project in accordance with the Notice of Funding Opportunity), and the Fairfax County Office to Prevent and End Homelessness submitted the application to HUD as the Collaborative Applicant for the Fairfax County CoC by the November 21, 2024 deadline.

HUD made no awards through this round of the Continuum of Care Builds funding process.

Minutes of the 11/12/24 Selection and Ranking Committee Meeting

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