The Continuum of Care Board of the Directors has voted to approve the CoC Application and Priority Listing. These documents are provided in the links below.
The application will be submitted to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development on September 28, 2023.
Comments about the application and project priority listing may be submitted to gmccafferty@springfieldcityhall.com.
The CoC’s Scoring and Ranking Committee has completed its work. The results of the competition are below. All CoC renewal projects are accepted for funding, and the CoC has also accepted applications for two expansion projects: 775 Worthington St, which will add 36 units of permanent supportive housing, and expansion of the YWCA-Alianza TH-RRH, which will add 10 units of rapid rehousing specifically for survivors of domestic violence.
The ranking and amounts of each selected grant are:
These projects will be included in the CoC’s application to HUD, which must be submitted by September 28, 2023. Projects 1-13 are ranked in Tier 1, which we expect to be funded. Projects 14 and 15 are in Tier 2; these will be funded competitively, meaning that whether they will be funded is dependent on the CoC’s performance in the competition.
In addition to the projects submitted as part of the competition, the CoC will also submit its 4 Youth Homeless Demonstration Project (YHDP) grants to HUD as part of its application. HUD is renewing these grants non-competitively:
The CoC will also submit grants to fund planning and administration:
CoC staff are assembling the full CoC Competiton Application, which will be posted here for public review no later than September 26, 2023.
The CoC has released the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the FY23 CoC Competition.
Appendix A of the RFP provides the scoring tool, which indicates the factors that will be scored in the competition, and available point values.
The competition is for renewal, expansion and new projects that provide permanent supportive housing (PSH), rapid rehousing (RRH), transitional housing (TH), combination of transitional housing and rapid rehousing (TH-RRH), or supportive services only (SSO). There is a bonus amount of funds available only for projects that serve victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
There are two parts to the required submission. Part 1 is an application in HUD’s esnaps system. Part 2 is the local application.
Applications are due by 5 pm on August 29, 2023.
The CoC’s Annual Meeting will take place Friday, January 20, 2023, 9 – 10:30 am on Zoom – register here to receive the link: https://forms.gle/rCPa86Wpk48fmm5JA
Agenda
The Springfield-Hampden County Continuum of Care has posted its FY22 Special Unsheltered Competition Application, which will be submitted to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on October 20, 2022. There are two parts to the application–click on each title to access the document.
The Springfield-Hampden County Continuum of Care Board of Directors is meeting Friday, September 30, 2022, 9 – 10:30 am.
The meeting is open to the public and will take place on Zoom. Please email gmccafferty@springfieldcityhall.com for the Zoom link.
Agenda:
The Springfield-Hampden County Continuum of Care has posted its FY22 Consolidated Application, which will be submitted to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). There are two parts to the application–click on each title to access the document.
The CoC Application Scoring and Ranking Committee met on September 7 and 9th to review, score and rank project applications. The Committee has selected the following projects to be included in the CoC’s consolidated application to HUD:
| Tier 1 | ||
| 1 | HMIS | $61,992 |
| 2 | CSO-FOH Coordinated Entry | $243,000 |
| 3 | DV Coordinated Entry | $230,263 |
| 4 | YWCA-Alianza TH-RRH | $685,148 |
| 5 | MHA Chestnut St | $119,790 |
| 6 | MHA CoC PSH | $777,211 |
| 7 | MHA Next Step | $538,673 |
| 8 | CHD Family PSH | $589,259 |
| 9 | RVCC CoC Program | $324,797 |
| 10 | Gandara SHINE RRH | $381,340 |
| 11 | Way Finders Turning Point | $67,809 |
| 12 | Way Finders Safe Step | $211,891 |
| 13 | CSO-FOH PSH | $249,983 |
| 14 | Catholic Charities RRH3 | $383,731 |
| Tier 2 | ||
| 15 | VOC Family PSH | $211,128 |
| 16 | HMIS Expansion | $176,000 |
The Committee’s explanation of the basis for its decisions is provided in the memorandum below, which was sent to all the providers.
The CoC has released a Request for Proposals for the Special Competition to respond to Unsheltered Homelessness.
The CoC is seeking programs to provide outreach and housing to the unsheltered population throughout Hampden County. Selected projects will be included in the CoC’s application to HUD for a 3-year $5,157,415 grant, which will be renewable after the initial term.
An information session for this opportunity will take place September 1, 2022 at 3 pm, and a bidder’s conference will take place September 12, 2022 at 3 pm. See the RFP for Zoom links to these sessions.
The deadline for this RFP is September 20, 2022.
The CoC has released the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the FY22 CoC Competition.
Appendix A of the RFP provides the scoring tool, which indicates the factors that will be scored in the competition, and available point values.
The competition is for renewal, expansion and new projects that provide permanent supportive housing (PSH), rapid rehousing (RRH) or a combination of transitional housing and rapid rehousing (TH-RRH). Proojects that will provide coordinated entry may also apply. There is a bonus amount of funds available only for projects that serve victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
There are two parts to the required submission. Part 1 is an application in HUD’s esnaps system. HUD has not yet opened the esnaps portal. Applicants will be notified as soon as it is open.
Part 2 is the local application, which will be available later today.
Applications are due by 5 pm on August 31, 2022.
Springfield-Hampden County Continuum of Care 