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Continuum of Care Program

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awards Homeless Assistance Program funding through what is known as the Continuum of Care (CoC) for a community.

A Continuum of Care is a regional or local planning body that coordinates housing and services funding for homeless families and individuals. Services include outreach, intake and assessment, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing.

The Boston Continuum of Care is coordinated by the Mayor's Office of Housing Supportive Housing Division. Direction comes from the Continuum of Care Board, known as the Boston Continuum of Care Housing and Stabilization Committee, and consumer groups, including the Boston Advisory Council on Ending Homelessness (BACHome) and the Boston CoC Youth Council (BCYC).

Latest Updates

The Mayor's Office of Housing (MOH), as Collaborative Applicant for the Boston Continuum of Care (CoC), hosted a CoC general membership meeting on May 7, 2024. The purpose of the meeting was to update the community on the results of the CoC 23 competition and preview the CoC 24 competition.

View the Slide Deck


On September 27, 2023, the Mayor's Office of Housing (MOH), Collaborative Applicant for the Boston Continuum of Care (MA-500), submitted its application to HUD. This includes 42 individual project applications and the CoC-approved Consolidated Application. The Consolidated Application includes the MA-500 CoC Application and the Project Priority Listing.

VIEW THE APPROVED COC APPLICATION

VIEW THE PROJECT PRIORITY LISTING


Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH), Collaborative Applicant for the Boston Continuum of Care (MA-500), has finalized the list of projects accepted to be included as part of its Consolidated Application to HUD under the CoC 23 Notice of Funding Opportunity.

In accordance with HUD competition requirements, the list is presented in rank order by approved prioritization and score and contains recommended funding amounts for each project.

View the list


On August 1, 2023, the Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH), Collaborative Applicant for the Boston Continuum of Care (MA-500) hosted a CoC-wide general membership meeting to review details of the CoC 2023 NOFO and to announce the dates of its local competition for new and renewing project applicants.

Renewing project applicants will receive application materials from their MOH Development Officer by August 7, 2023. All applications and supporting materials are due back to the attention of MOH no later than Friday, August 25, 2023.

If you are interested in being involved or have any questions, please reach out to BostonCoC@boston.gov.


HUD released the FY2023 Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on July 5, 2023. The CoC application and all project applications are due to HUD on September 28, 2023. 

The application includes three parts:

  1. the CoC consolidated application
  2. the priority listings, where projects are ranked in order of community priorities, and
  3. the individual project applications, which fund programs across our CoC for people experiencing homelessness.

The Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH), as collaborative applicant for the Boston CoC, will assemble the full CoC application on behalf of our community and submit it to HUD in advance of the deadline. 

MOH has released a Request for Proposals seeking applications for new and reallocated programs under the NOFO. Proposals are due by 4 p.m. (EST) on August 16, 2023. For more information about the RFP, see the New Request for Proposals section above.


HUD has announced the CoC 2022 Competition Awards.

VIEW THE RESULTS

Meetings Information

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2023

MOH hosted a meeting of the CoC's Strategic Funding Committee. The Committee approved the FY23 CoC Program NOFO Project Review, Rating, Ranking and Reallocation Policy and the local competition scoring tools for new and renewal projects.

View the meeting slides



View the FY23 CoC Program NOFO Project Review, Rating, Ranking and Reallocation Policy



View the renewal project scoring tool



View the new project scoring tool


wednesday, August 9, 2023

MOH hosted a meeting of the CoC's Strategic Funding Committee to discuss the FY2023 Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

View the Meeting Slides

View the NoFo Summary


Tuesday, August 1, 2023

MOH hosted a General Membership Meeting to discuss the FY2023 Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

View the Meeting Slides

View the NoFo Summary


RFP OFFICE HOURS: May 3, June 6, July 19, and August 7

MOH released a Request for Proposals on April 24, 2023 seeking proposals for new expanded, and reallocated Continuum of Care (CoC) projects that will provide housing and/or services to homeless households in Boston. Awarded proposals will be included in a single citywide application to the US Office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on behalf of the Boston CoC. The RFP closed August 16, 2023.

MOH hosted four virtual office hours as an opportunity for applicants to get guidance and technical assistance with their application.



VIEW THE OFFICE HOURS SLIDES



VIEW RESOURCES FOR NEW ORGANIZATIONS


APRIL 12, 2023

MOH hosted a meeting of the Boston CoC to discuss program monitoring, CoC 2022 competition results, and planning for the CoC 2023 competition process. 

View the meeting slides

Boston Housing Assistance Network Providers

  • BayCove
  • Boston EMS
  • Boston Healthcare for the Homeless
  • Boston Housing Authority
  • Boston Medical Center
  • Boston Public Health Commission
  • Boston Rescue Mission
  • Bridge Over Troubled Waters
  • Casa Myrna Vazquez
  • City of Boston
  • College Bound Dorchester
  • Eliot Human Services
  • Elizabeth Stone House
  • FamilyAid Boston
  • HEARTH
  • Home for Little Wanderers
  • HomeStart
  • Justice Resource Institute
  • Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance
  • Metro Housing | Boston
  • New England Center and Home for Veterans
  • Pine Street Inn
  • St. Francis House
  • US Department of Veteran Affairs
  • Volunteers of America
  • Victory Programs
  • Women's Lunch Place

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