Macon County Continuum of Care Announces Availability of Grants for Homelessness

Date: July 12, 2023
The Macon County Continuum of Care announces the availability of grants to prevent and end homelessness through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s “Notice of Funding Opportunity(NOFO) for the Fiscal Year 2022 Continuum of Care Competition.” The CoC is open to, and it will accept and consider proposals from organizations that have not previously received CoC Program Grants. Organizations that have not
received CoC funding in the past are encouraged to apply.

NEW PROJECTS
● Only these basic types of new projects are eligible: Permanent Supportive Housing for chronicallyhomeless and other specific high-risk populations, Rapid Rehousing, Joint Transitional Housing and Rapid Rehousing, Coordinated Entry, and HMIS. The NOFO provides details on each of these.
● HUD also will consider applications that serve only victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. These projects must be Rapid Rehousing, Joint Transitional Housing and RapidRehousing, or Coordinated Entry.

Applicants for all new projects must submit a Letter of Intent including the project type and estimated amountof request to the Macon County CoC Ranking Committee. The Letter of Intent must be sent by email to FredSpannaus at fredspannaus@gmail.com by Wednesday, August 2. All interested organizations are urged tocontact the CoC and read the NOFO in its entirely before submitting a letter of intent. Select this link to download the FY 2023 NOFO. Select this link to access critical instructions and guidance from the HUD website.

New projects that have been accepted must complete applications in HUD’s e-snaps electronic grants systems by Wednesday, August 30.

RENEWAL PROJECTS
Applicants for renewal project must indicate their intent to renew and their plans for voluntary reallocation by Wednesday, July 19. Please submit notify the Ranking Committee by sending an email to Fred Spannaus at fredspannaus@gmail.com.

Renewal projects must complete their e-snaps applications by Wednesday, August 9.

ALL PROJECTS
The Ranking Committee will notify all applicants of acceptance, rejection, or modification of their projects no later than Wednesday, August 16. The Ranking Committee will notify all applicants of the final rankings of all projects no later than Wednesday, September 5.

Please understand that HUD has specific requirements for applicants, including:
• The Ranking Committee will carefully review the qualifications of the applicant and the proposed project to
assure that they meet HUD’s threshold requirements.
• Projects that (1) are eligible; and (2) that meet HUD’s threshold requirements; and (3) that demonstrate
need; and (4) that demonstrate organizational capacity, will be accepted and ranked in priority order using
an objective process. The ranking process is posted at this link.
• Individuals, for-profit organizations, and unincorporated entities are not eligible to apply.
• Applicant organizations must use the e-snaps system to submit their proposals. If interested, you are
strongly urged to create an “Applicant Profile” in e-snaps immediately. Select this link to access instructions
and the log-in page for e-snaps. If you do not have an e-snaps user account, select "Create a Profile" from
the e-snaps log-in page. The Macon County CoC will provide assistance with this step upon request.
Contact Fred Spannaus at fredspannaus@gmail.com for more information