HUD FY 2025 NOFO - PA-510 CoC Competition Overview and Instructions

Sep 21, 2026

HUD FY 2025 NOFO PA-510 outlines how the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development competitively awards Continuum of Care (CoC) funding for homeless services. It explains the CoC program goals, including Coordinated Entry, Housing First, use of mainstream benefits, positive outcomes, and evidence-based resource allocation. The text details FY 2025 funding category amounts, eligible project types (PSH, RRH, Joint TH–RRH, TH, SSO), and local Lancaster County CoC submission expectations, including updated Tier 1 limits and scoring factors.

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Introduction

HUD FY 2025 NOFO CoC Program Competition

PA-510 Funding Categories

HUD’s NOFO changes for this year

HUD’s Eligible Project Types

HUD’s Focus on Project Applications

Local CoC NOFO Competition Process & Submission Requirements

HUD FY 2025 NOFO PA-510 COC Competition Overview and Instructions Introduction: Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) competitively awards homeless services funding to local jurisdictions across the country through the Continuum of Care Programs. The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness and providing funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, and State and local government to: 1. To create a systematic response to make homelessness rare and brief. 2. To effectively use a Coordinated Entry system that promotes participant choice, coordinates mainstream services, and is open, inclusive, and transparent. 3. To use a Housing First approach that quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and ending chronic homelessness. 4. To promote access to and use of mainstream benefits and coordinate with employers to help individuals and families experiencing homeless to achieve independence and long-term sustainability. 5. To build programs and policies oriented towards positive outcomes for people experiencing homelessness. 6. To use evidence-based approaches that strategically use performance and outcome data to best allocate resources to determine the cost-effectiveness and impact of homeless services providers. Historically, each year homeless providers participate in the local competition for permanent housing programs and other services while the Lancaster County CoC competes as the Collaborative Applicant for county wide programs including street outreach, coordinated entry, Rapid Re-Housing (Pathways) and Transitional Housing to Rapid Re-Housing (locally known as Crisis Housing) . HUD FY 2025 NOFO CoC Program Competition HUD released the CoC NOFO November 13, 2025 and there are significant changes from previous years the complete application packet is located here: FY 2025 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Grants NOFO. The Continuum of Care (CoC) program promotes a community-wide commitment to ending homelessness. The program provides funding to nonprofit providers and state and local governments to quickly rehouse individuals and families experiencing homelessness while minimizing the impacts of trauma and dislocation. The program also promotes self-sufficiency and access to mainstream programs by individuals and families experiencing homelessness. We are still awaiting key documents including the HUD FAQs, application, detailed project and planning instructions to be posted. Please visit our website [https://lchra.com/2025-coc-nofo-hud/](https://lchra.com/2025-coc-nofo-hud/) , which will be regularly updated, for more information as HUD releases updates to the FY25 NOFO. PA-510 Funding Categories | Category Amount Description | | | | --- | --- | --- | | 2025 Estimated Annual Renewal Demand (ARD) | $ 2,342,919 .00 | Total amount of funding required to renew all existing CoC-funded projects for one year, including HUD’s Fair Market Rent (FMR) adjustments applied to rent assistance budgets. | | Tier 1 (30% ARD) | $ 702,867 .00 | The portion of ARD that HUD will fund under the FY2025 NOFO for all eligible permanent housing projects in a CoC, including PSH, RRH, and Joint TH–RRH. | | CoC Bonus | $ 1,113,264 .00 | The amount HUD makes available for a CoC to create new project applications through the CoC Bonus, which must meet all eligibility and quality threshold requirements in FY 2025 NOFO. | | DV Bonus | $ 556,632 .00 | The amount HUD makes available for a CoC to create new or expanded projects specifically serving households fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking. All projects must meet the DV Bonus requirements in FY 2025 NOFO. | HUD’s NOFO changes for this year include a limitation of Tier 1 funding for Permanent Housing projects to 30% of Co

FAQs

What is the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program designed to achieve in FY 2025?

It promotes community-wide commitment to ending homelessness, using coordinated, inclusive processes and Housing First to rehouse quickly while minimizing trauma and ending chronic homelessness.

What funding categories and amounts are listed for PA-510 in FY 2025?

The document provides estimated ARD ($2,342,919.00) and breakdowns including Tier 1 (30% ARD: $702,867.00), CoC Bonus ($1,113,264.00), and DV Bonus ($556,632.00).

Which project types are eligible and how are partnerships scored?

Eligible types include PSH, RRH, Joint TH–RRH, Transitional Housing (with treatment/recovery integration), and SSO with Outreach and Coordinated Entry. Partnerships with healthcare, behavioral health services, first responders, or law enforcement will be viewed favorably under HUD’s scoring criteria.

Sep 21, 2026

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