Overview
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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 more than $2 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.
Key stakeholder survey
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Today, the LA BOSCOC published its key stakeholder survey. This survey will support the LA BOSCOC’s FY 2021 CoC Competition application by providing critical information about homelessness response across the CoC in the last year. Without this information, the CoC will be less competitive at the national level, and therefore less likely to receive new project funding.
We urge all organizations that provide any services to people experiencing homelessness, including people fleeing domestic violence, to take a few minutes to reply to this survey.
This survey will take between 5 and 20 minutes and is best completed by someone with comprehensive knowledge of their organization’s entire scope of homelessness response — usually a program director, COO, executive director, or CEO.
Topics include:
All service providers: how your agency has improved is readiness for public health emergencies; how your agency coordinated with mainstream health agencies to respond to COVID-19; whether your agency has worked to identify people to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; whether and to what extent you have assessed and addressed racial inequities in your service delivery;
Emergency shelter and transitional housing providers: protocols you implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to address immediate safety needs for people in congregate settings;
Outreach providers: protocols you implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to address immediate safety needs for people in unsheltered living situations;
Domestic violence service providers: training you provided to project staff addressing safety planning protocols; if you provide Coordinated Entry activities, how your CES implementation incorporates trauma-informed, victim-centered approaches that prioritize safety and confidentiality.
The CoC staff appreciate your time and contribution to ensuring you receive credit on the national stage for your work and guaranteeing the LA BOSCOC its best opportunity to receive its maximum funding award.
Survey responses are due by October 1, 2021.