Continuum of Care

Resources:

• FY 2023 NOFO Notification Public Posting of the Consolidated Application and Priority Listing
• Fulton County CoC Approved FY 2023 CoC Application
• FY 2023 Estimated Annual Renewal Demand Report
• FY 2023 NOFO Technical Assistance Workshop Q & A
• COC Rating Matrix for New and Renewal Applications
• FY 2023 Continuum of Care Program Notice of Funding Opportunity
• FY 2023 Ratified Ranking and Rating Criteria
• FY 2023 HUD CoC Notice of Funding Opportunity and Local Project Application Competition Timeline
• News Release-Additional Funding Available For New And Renewal Expansion Projects

Applications:

• FY 2023 CoC Competition Application
• New Project Reallocation Supplemental Application
• New Project Application – DV Bonus
• New Project Application – CoC Bonus
• Renewal Supplemental Project Application

Fulton County Opens Local Continuum of Care (CoC)  Project Application Competition on July 24, 2023

Fulton County, Georgia announces that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the FY 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Continuum of Care Competition on July 6, 2023. The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; to provide funding efforts for eligible non-profit providers, local governments, and States to quickly rehouse homeless individuals, families, youth, and persons fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking while minimizing trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families, and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness. Eligible agencies are welcome and encouraged to apply.

The Fulton County CoC anticipates officially opening the Local CoC Project Application Competition on July 24, 2023. This announcement will include the FY 2023 New and Renewal CoC Project Review, Rating, and Ranking Policies and Procedures along with the locally required supplemental applications. We ask for your assistance in sharing this exciting opportunity and inviting organizations in your community to participate. If you know of an interested party or organization, please connect them to Dawn Butler, Homeless Division Manager at Dawn.Butler@fultoncountyga.gov.

A mandatory applicant meeting will be held virtually on August 1, 2023, at 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., for any organization that anticipates applying during the competition. This mandatory applicant meeting will provide an overview of the FY 2023 NOFO, a review of the local competition process and timeline, and a Q&A session. Register in advance at https://zoom.us/j/98251623107, Meeting ID: 982 5162 3107.

In a previous Fulton County Continuum of Care, announcement and timeline detailing the Fulton County CoC Local Competition Calendar, the due date for new and renewal project applications was August 30, 2023. This announcement is being published to correct the application due date for the local competition from August 30, 2023, to August 29, 2023. Subsequently, the date the written notification will be sent to project applicants detailing the outcome of their project submission(s) has also been updated from September 14, 2023, to September 13, 2023. These corrections are being made to the FY 2023 Local Competition calendar to adhere to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) NOFO timeline requirements.

Citizens who are unable to participate in the August 1, 2023, mandatory training are encouraged to email or submit written questions no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 31, 2023, to HomelessInfo@fultoncountyga.gov or Fulton County Government, Department of Community Development, 137 Peachtree Street, S.W., Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30303, Attention: Julissa Headspeth.

As of the date of this communication, HUD has not published the “Estimated Annual Renewal Demand Amount Report”. This report informs each CoC of the funding amount available for the CoC region along with any new funds that will be made available to the CoC through this competition. HUD also has not released the project applications in the e-snaps grant management system. Information about the Annual Renewal Demand, CoC bonus and DV amounts available to the Fulton County CoC region, and availability to access the project applications in e-snaps will be sent through a separate communication and posted on the CoCs website as soon as it is available.

Citizens who need additional information in need of reasonable accommodations due to a disability, including communications in an alternative format, should contact Julissa Headspeth, Administrative Coordinator at Julissa.Headspeth@fultoncountyga.gov or 404-735-2358 in the Department of Community Development Homeless Division five days before the COC meeting. To obtain Georgia Relay Access, citizens should dial 711.

Reducing Homelessness in Fulton County, GA

Reducing homelessness is a complex, human issue. There is no single solution that fits every person or situation. Also, the number of homeless is not static. People are moving in and out of homelessness daily. Undoubtedly, in the United States and abroad, people will experience poverty and the complexities of human crisis. We will never eradicate homelessness, but we believe we can decrease the ebb and flow of homelessness in Fulton County, GA by working collaboratively with community partners.

The Department of Community Development partners with more than 40 organizations to provide services for homeless individuals and families.