2025 Notice of CoC Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Announcement of FY 2025 Local CoC Program Competition

Issued: November 19, 2025

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Update: December 9, 2025

It has been posted by HUD on the CoC Competition webpage that the FY 2025 NOFO has been withdrawn https://www.hud.gov/hud-partners/community-coc

This means that the NOFO as we have been planning for will be revised. How and when is not known at this point.   

Our local process will continue, with a modified structure, until we have concrete information on what HUD will require. For now, please note the following:

1. Local competition for new and renewal project applications will continue with applications now due on Monday December 15 at 1pm via this online form.
2. We will not be rating/ranking or providing funding recommendations until we know what changes may come from a re-released NOFO. 
3. We will however do an initial scoring of all applications submitted next Monday. We will provide that initial scoring of individual project applications to each organization. We will also be available to discuss the scoring and opportunities for improvement to organization applications.
4. An abridged NOFO Timeline is posted below.

Please feel welcome to reach out to housing@flint.org if you have any questions. We appreciate your patience and apologize for the confusion of this process. 

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BACKGROUND
The MI-505 Flint/Genesee County Continuum of Care (CoC) is charged by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to submit a community-wide application for homeless assistance funds. 

The CoC Program is authorized by subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381–11389) (the Act), and the CoC Program rule found in 24 CFR part 578 (the Rule). The FY 2025 funds are authorized by the Full-Year Continuing Extensions and Appropriations Act, 2025 (Public Law 119-4, approved March 15, 2025). Please refer to additional resources on the HUD CoC Program page and the HUD Exchange e-snaps Resources page for updates to competition information released by HUD.

FUNDS AVAILABILITY

The MI-505 Flint/Genesee Continuum of Care estimated amount of funding to be available is listed below.

• Annual Renewal Demand (ARD): $2,462,992
• Tier 1 Funding: $738,898
• Domestic Violence (DV) Bonus: $817,882 
• CoC Bonus: $1,635,765 
• CoC Planning Grant: $408,941

MISSION and PURPOSE

The mission of the Flint/Genesee County CoC is a community working together to achieve access to safe and affordable housing for all residents of Genesee County.

The Flint/Genesee County CoC is a broad-based coalition of housing and homeless service providers, persons with lived experience of homelessness, advocates, and government representatives who work together to shape countywide planning and decision-making around housing and homelessness. 

PROJECT APPLICATIONS

The Flint/Genesee County CoC (MI 505) is soliciting agencies to submit new and renewal project applications. 

All local competition project applications and supplementary materials are due to the Collaborative Applicant (Greater Flint Health Coalition) by Monday, December 15, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.  Application and materials to be submitted via online form.

The Flint/Genesee County CoC supports prospective applicants and projects that support HUD’s new national priorities around treatment, recovery, required supportive services, advancing public safety, promoting self-sufficiency, and minimizing trauma. The Flint/Genesee County CoC encourages applications from applicants that have never previously received CoC funds as well as from applicants that are currently receiving or have in the past received CoC funds, including Faith-based organizations. 

A single, consolidated submission of all selected projects in the Flint/Genesee County CoC will be submitted to HUD by the Greater Flint Health Coalition (GFHC), as the Collaborative Applicant representing Flint/Genesee County CoC. Greater Flint Health Coalition (GFHC), the Collaborative Applicant, which oversees the NOFO application process, will provide technical assistance to ensure that the process is accessible to all eligible applicants, including those who have not received CoC funds in the past for Continuum of Care funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). More information on technical assistance meetings can be found in the local competition timeline, attached and available on the MI-505 2025 Local Competition webpage.

Greater Flint Health Coalition in collaboration with the CoC Executive Committee reserves the right to request that applicant organizations submit adjusted project budgets based on the amount of funding made available by HUD and recommendations from the CoC Rating and Ranking Committee.

The local competition application can be accessed here at: https://airtable.com/appKxbFFhbiV5ojDZ/paglkzMzJwezi0E1W/form

• Please be sure to save a copy of your responses outside of this form
• This form must be submitted by Monday December 15, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. 
  

All local competition information including key dates and the 2025 Scorecards* for the MI-505 Flint/Genesee County CoC FY 2025 Competition are posted on the MI-505 2025 Local Competition webpage.

KEY INFORMATION

1. Proposed funding for new projects cannot supplant funding from other sources.
2. Collaborative efforts by community agencies especially with law enforcement are encouraged.
3. Local Ranking Process*: See the Rating & Ranking document available on the MI-505 2025 Local Competition webpage
4. Three applicant support office hours will be held via zoom:
   1.  Monday November 24 at 2pm (Zoom Meeting ID: 876 4543 1763 & Passcode: 857442)
   2. Monday December 1 at 1pm (Zoom Meeting ID: 851 4702 2835 & Passcode: 304022)
   3. Monday December 8 at 1pm (Zoom Meeting ID: 851 9086 0912 & Passcode: 501262)

   
   

   Please continue to check the this page for the most up to date guidance.

   
   

   *Project application scorecards are available in the documents section below. Please note the scorecards are subject to change and if/when they do, updated versions will be added.