Overview
The Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC), on behalf of the Louisiana Balance of State Continuum of Care (LA BOSCOC), has opened its local competition for funding available under the Funding Year (FY) 2021 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its FY 2021 CoC Program NOFO in August 18, 2021. The CoC Program funds eligible organizations to provide housing and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness, including people fleeing domestic violence.
Through its local competition, the LA BOSCOC expects to make approximately $23 million available, including approximately $2.5 million for new projects.
The LA BOSCOC welcomes and encourages applicants that have not previously received CoC Program funding to apply.
The LA BOSCOC will publish all information about its local competition on its website at https://laboscoc.org/fy21-coc-program-competition and via its email distribution list. Click here to subscribe to the LA BOSCOC’s email distribution list.
Updated FY 2021 CoC Program RFP
Today, the LA BOSCOC released an updated version of the FY 2021 CoC Program Request for Proposals (RFP). All changes are highlighted within the document. The most critical change is a substantial increase in funding under the General Funding pool: due to additional reallocations, the total amount available has been increased by nearly $500,000 to $1,443,674.
The updated RFP can be accessed here: https://laboscoc.org/fy21-coc-program-competition
Timeline reminder
The LA BOSCOC would like to issue a friendly reminder that all renewal project applications and all new project applications under the General Funding pool are due by 4 PM on Friday, October 22. For more information about submitting project applications, please consult the most recent version of the FY 2021 CoC Program RFP, which can be accessed here: https://laboscoc.org/fy21-coc-program-competition
Supplemental documents reminder
The LA BOSCOC would like to remind all applicants submitting renewal project applications and General Funding pool new project applications that certain scoring elements require supplemental documentation — i.e. documents that are not present in your e-snaps application — to be submitted to the LA BOSCOC for consideration.
The New Project Scoring Tool (page 4) and the Renewal Project Scoring Tool (page 4) both contain charts specifying which scoring elements require additional documentation and what that documentation entails.
The New Project Scoring Tool and Renewal Project Scoring Tool can be accessed here: https://laboscoc.org/fy21-coc-program-competition
About the LA BOSCOC
The LA BOSCOC is Louisiana’s largest coalition to end homelessness. It serves more than half of Louisiana’s geography, including more than 20 parishes and the cities of Baton Rouge, Houma, and Lake Charles.
For more information, please contact Carrie Patterson, Continuum of Care Manager, at cpatterson@lhc.la.gov.