2024 CoC Funding Competition
2024 MA-505 APPROVED CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION PACKAGE IS NOW AVAILABLE!
The MA-505 (New Bedford) Continuum of Care has, through a vote of its membership, accepted the 2024 CoC Collaborative Application and CoC Priority Listing. As a result, this material, as well as the project submissions are all now available here for public review. You may access each of these CoC-Approved documents through the following links:
2024 COC APPROVED CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION
2024 COC APPROVED PROJECT PRIORITY LISTING
2024 PROJECT APPLICATIONS and PLANNING APPLICATION
This material is also available on the City of New Bedford’s Office of Housing & Community Development’s website at: https://www.newbedford-ma.gov/housing-community-development/
All individual CoC Project Applications were approved and ranked by the CoC in a vote on September 19, 2024. Those project applications will also be submitted along with the CoC Application and 2024 CoC Priority Listing. Please note that no applications for funding were rejected.
In addition to these three sets of material, a project application for an unranked planning project has also been included in the total application package and is located at the end of the project application package link above.
It is anticipated that all of these materials will be submitted to HUD on Friday, October 25, 2024 n advance of the October 30, 2024 deadline. Should you have any questions about these materials or process, please contact Jennifer Clarke, AICP, Deputy Director, City of New Bedford’s Office of Housing & Community Development at Jennifer.Clarke@newbedford-ma.gov.
DRAFT 2024 CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE HERE!
The Draft MA-505 Continuum of Care’s 2024 CoC Consolidated Application, the Project Priority Listing and the final version of the ranked CoC Project Applications are now available for review at the following links:
2024 CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION DRAFT
PROJECT PRIORITY LISTING DRAFT
COC PROJECT APPLICATIONS
This material is being made available through the CoC’s Bristol County CoC website from Monday, October 21, 2024 through 10am Wednesday, October 23, 2024 for review, questions and comments.
All BCCC members may cast their vote on whether to approve this material and send it to HUD or not to approve this no later than Wednesday, October 23, 2024 by 10am.
Electronic voting, approved for this purpose by a vote of the CoC at its regular October 17, 2024 meeting, may be sent no later than 10am on October 23, 2024 to: Jennifer.Clarke@newbedford-ma.gov.
Please note that no applications for funding were rejected. An unranked application for a Planning Project is also being included in the total application package.
It is anticipated that all of the CoC-approved materials will be submitted to HUD on Friday, October 25, 2024 assuming a favorable vote by the CoC. The final CoC Approved Collaborative Application materials will be posted on this website page once adopted.
Should you have any questions about these materials or process, please contact Jennifer Clarke, AICP, Deputy Director, City of New Bedford’s Office of Housing & Community Development at Jennifer.Clarke@newbedford-ma.gov.
2024 PROJECT RANKING and SCORES RELEASED
On September 19, 2024, the Bristol County Continuum of Care (BCCC) membership received, reviewed and voted on the 2024 CoC Rank and Order of Projects. The BCCC’s Performance Review Committee (PRC) comprised of BCCC members with no relationship–financial or otherwise–to any of the applicants for funding in the FY2024 round previously received, reviewed, vetted, evaluated, scored and ranked all applications for this competition. This year the PRC’s review included individual interviews and presentations from all projects.
All proposal applications received were accepted and ranked; (no proposals were rejected). All projects were scored, rated and ranked according to the Bristol County CoC’s Ranking and Review process outlined in the FY2024 RFP and made available at https://www.bristolcountycoc.com/2024-review-and-ranking-procedures-for-coc-competition/.
In accordance with the 2024 CoC NOFO, the ranking follows a two-tier system such that:
Tier 1 = 90% of the Annual Renewal Demand (a total of $2,813,271) and
Tier 2 = the difference between Tier 1 and the maximum amount of CoC Renewal, including any CoC Reallocation, DV Bonus, and CoC Bonus funds that a CoC applies for (a max total of $1,577,794).
The amount of funding available for a CoC Bonus in this 2024 round was $562,319 and the amount of funding available for a DV Bonus project was $702,889. One DV Bonus project (PH-RRH) was received and ranked in the 2024 round.
The CoC intends to submit a planning grant in the 2024 round that will, in accordance with the HUD CoC NOFO, remain unranked and not a part of the calculations of either of the two tiers. (NOTE: This competition arises out of a competitive NOFO for FY2024 as well as FY2025; HUD will establish specifics as to the handling of year two at a later date. In the interim, the figures presented reflect only FY2024.)
In preparing for its vote, the BCCC membership carefully reviewed and heard the recommendation of the PRC following a PowerPoint presentation (a copy of which is available here: LOOKING-AT-THE-2024-COC-FUNDING-ROUND. The presentation overviewed this year’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and considerations specific to the 2024 competition, HUD policy and program priorities, funding, the process undertaken locally and the ranking recommendation.
In a unanimous vote, the BCCC membership accepted the report of the PRC and its recommendation for ranking in the 2024 CoC Competition.
The final CoC Rank and Order of Projects is available here: 2024 PRC PROJECT RANKING
RFP RELEASED for 2024 COC COMPETITION ROUND
COC COMPETITION MA-505 RFP is NOW AVAILABLE!
On Saturday, August 10, 2024, the Bristol County Continuum of Care (BCCC), acting through the City of New Bedford’s Office of Housing & Community Development (it’s Collaborative Applicant), issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) that includes both instructions and application forms for New/DV Bonus and Renewal projects 2024 COC Program funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The RFP and competition applications are available in fillable format here: COC RFP 2024. Application deadline is Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12 noon as further detailed in the RFP.
The linked RFP includes an application for renewal projects as well as new projects (those available through permanent housing bonus and DV bonus funding). For those wanting to separate out the application from the RFP and instructions:
- A fillable format application for renewal projects is available here: RENEWAL APPLICATION.2024
- A fillable format application only for new and DV bonus projects is available here: NEW and DV BONUS APPLICATION.2024
This funding arises from HUD’s issuance of its 2024 CoC NOFO which is available here: HUD COC NOFO 2024
The CoC strongly encourages those from tribal organizations as well as those who work closely with historically marginalized communities to apply for this funding. This competition is open to ALL eligible applicants; one need not have previously applied to participate and submit an application.
Please contact Jennifer Clarke, AICP, Deputy Director, New Bedford Office of Housing & Community Development at Jennifer.Clarke@newbedford-ma.gov with any questions.
2024 REVIEW and RANKING PROCEDURES FOR COC COMPETITION
The procedures used by the CoC in the review, evaluation and ranking of renewal, new/dv bonus and reallocation projects is annually updated and made available to the CoC, project applicants and the community. This information is also referenced within the published RFP.
The 2024 CoC’s Review and Ranking Procedures are available here: BRISTOL COUNTY COC REVIEW and RANKING PROCEDURES.2024
2024 REALLOCATION PLAN
In anticipation of each CoC funding cycle, the Bristol County Continuum of Care (BCCC) issues its guidance regarding its policies/process for the reallocation of funding from an existing project to a higher performing and/or new permanent housing project.
A copy of the CoC’s Reallocation Plan.2024 can be downloaded here: BRISTOL COUNTY COC REALLOCATION PLAN.2024
2024 COC COMPETITION TIMELINE
The 2024 Continuum of Care (CoC) funding competition through the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) opened on July 31.2024 and will conclude no later than HUD’s Submission deadline of October 30, 2024. Given the 90 day turnaround on the grant deadline, the Bristol County Continuum of Care’s own CoC Competition Calendar is highly accelerated.
Check out the BCCC competition timeline here: 2024 COMPETITION TIMELINE.
