Continuum of Care: Renewal and New Project Application

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released the FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition. Pierce County, as the Collaborative Applicant for the Greater Pierce County Continuum of Care (CoC), is soliciting project applications from eligible, qualified and interested applicants to provide homeless services to households in Pierce County through the following eligible project types: Permanent Supportive Housing (renewal only), Rapid Rehousing (renewal or new projects for Families with Children or Domestic Violence (DV) Survivors), Transitional Housing (all populations including Domestic Violence Survivors), Supportive Services Only-Stand Alone, Supportive Services Only-Street Outreach.

The HUD CoC application process is a formal, competitive effort for communities to obtain federal funding to support people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Under the current FY 2026 CoC Program NOFO—released June 1, 2026—HUD made over $4 billion available for eligible projects. Pierce County, as the Collaborative Applicant, solicits proposals from non-profit agencies and public entities. The Greater Pierce County Continuum of Care evaluates and ranks them based on HUD criteria and local priorities, and then complies a Consolidated Application that includes a CoC-level strategy and a prioritized list of project applications in collaboration with the Collaborative Applicant. The County then submits this combined application through HUD’s e-snaps system. HUD then reviews, scores, and awards funding based on the strength of the application. After approval, the selected projects can begin or continue providing housing and supportive services in line with the CoC’s plan.

This procurement aligns with HUD’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), and projects selected from this competition will be included in the County’s response to HUD’s NOFO. For more information about HUD’s NOFO, please visit: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/361999

The maximum amount a CoC may apply for is the sum of the CoC’s Annual Renewal Demand (ARD), eligible CoC Bonus amounts, eligible Domestic Violence (DV) Bonus amount, and eligible CoC Planning amounts.

The total value of this procurement is approximately $7,056,816.55 in Continuum of Care funds, as follows:

• Annual Renewal Demand (ARD): Approximately $4,626,286.00.
• Tier 1 is approximately $2,775,771.60 (60% of ARD).
• Tier 2 is the remaining ARD funding available (40% ARD), plus CoC Bonus and DV Bonus, approximately $ 4,281,044.95.
  
  • CoC Bonus is 15% Proposed Pro Rata Need (PPRN), approximately $1,041,655.95.
  • Domestic Violence Bonus is 20% PPRN, approximately $1,388,874.60.

The CoC may only submit projects up to $7,056,816.55 in total requests. Any projects that are scored and tiered past that funding amount will be rejected and not submitted to HUD.

Transitional Housing projects for all populations, including DV Survivors and new Rapid Rehousing project for Families with Children or Domestic Violence Survivors are encouraged to apply.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Pierce County and the Greater Pierce County Continuum of Care will implement any changes as directed by HUD during or after this procurement. Additional information may be released by HUD before this RFP deadline. If this occurs, the County will release an addendum to this RFP that will include any new information and may revise any aspect of this RFP, including the scoring criteria and matrix, to align with HUD’s requirements. If HUD releases any additional application questions after this competition closes, the County and the CoC will review those questions to determine whether any changes to scoring must be made to align with HUD and appropriate next steps, which may include re-opening the RFP to collect application responses to those questions, or collecting those questions via email but not scoring them.

The CoC program is designed to:

• Promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness.
• Provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, States, Indian Tribes or Tribally Designated Housing Entities, and local governments to quickly rehouse individuals and families experiencing homelessness, persons experiencing trauma or a lack of safety related to fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and youth experiencing homelessness while minimizing the trauma and dislocations caused by homelessness.
• Promote access to, and effective utilization of, mainstream programs and programs funded with State or local resources.
• Optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.