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 [ Continue reading. ]
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 [ Continue reading. ]
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 [ Continue reading. ]
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. [ Continue reading. ]
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 [ Continue reading. ]
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 [ Continue reading. ]
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. [ Continue reading. ]