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.
Continuum of Care Builds 2025
Applications for 2025 CoC Builds Funding Being Accepted
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for organizations to request Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds funding to add new permanent supportive housing units through new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. The NOFO outlines additional CoC Program eligible activities and costs, such as supportive services, that may be included in the application for funding.
Applications are to be completed by the organization that will administer the funds and must be sent to the CoC’s Collaborative Applicant, which, for Fairfax County, is the County’s Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (OPEH), for review and submission. Eligible applicants include nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education) and County, City, or township governments.
OPEH is encouraging eligible organizations to submit applications for projects that meet the criteria outlined in the NOFO. In accordance with the NOFO, only one application will be selected and submitted by OPEH to HUD, and the maximum amount that can be requested is $9,000,000.
Interested applicants are encouraged to go to the e-snaps loginpage, create a profile, review the NOFO, follow the instructions for preparing the application, and create the project application. Completed applications must be submitted electronically to Stephen Knippler, CoC Manager, at stephen.knippler@fairfaxcounty.gov, by Monday, June 9, 2025. Applications will be reviewed by a Selection Committee using the same criteria that HUD will use, as presented in the NOFO.
By June 3, 2025, potential applicants are to inform the CoC Manager at the email address above of the intent to apply.
If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Stephen Knippler at 703-246-5161 (phone), TTY 711, or stephen.knippler@fairfaxcounty.gov.