Somerville-Arlington Continuum of Care (CoC)

Today we posted new 2018 CoC NOFA application documents to the list of 2018 documents above that you can link to, to read or download. They now include the Somerville-Arlington CoC’s Draft 2018 NOFA Consolidated Application, the Somerville-Arlington CoC Priority Listing, and each Project Application submitted by the Somerville-Arlington CoC’s applicant agencies. The list of 2018 Documents that have been posted during the completion also includes a link to the CoC 2018 Project Rank Order, the CoC Rating Process and Ranking Plan, the CoC Competition Calendar, and the Letter of Intent Form for New Projects.

The 2018 Somerville-Arlington CoC NOFA Competition Project Ranking has been posted above in the list of 2018 Documents.  The 2018 CoC Project Rating Process and Ranking Plan that was adopted by the CoC at the August 21st, 2018 meeting was posted there yesterday. The full CoC Application and Priority Listing will be sent out by email and posted here on the website in September.

As always if you know of people who would like to receive email updates of these postings and notices of CoC provider meetings, please have them contact us.

The September 18 CoC meeting will now be held on September 11.

The Somerville-Arlington Continuum of Care (CoC) is seeking applications for new projects as part of the FY2018 HUD Continuum of Care competition. Below are the two categories of eligible new project types being made available by HUD with funding limits designated for this CoC, followed by a timeline and process. 

Mentioned below are the Letter of Intent Form, and CoC Competition Calendar.

The first step will be to submit a letter of intent by Aug. 3rd at 12 p.m.

Prospective applicants should carefully review the HUD Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), CoC New Project Application Detailed Instructions, and all related resources posted here on the HUD Exchange: https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/e-snaps/fy-2018-coc-program-nofa-c...

Providers are strongly encouraged to submit applications for new projects. The CoC will offer technical assistance by the CoC planning consultants to help answer questions. 

New Bonus: up to $127,765

1. Permanent housing - permanent supportive housing (PH-PSH) 
2. Permanent housing - rapid rehousing (PH-RRH) 
3. Joint TH and PH-RRH component projects
4. Dedicated HMIS projects
5. Supportive services only (SSO-CE) to develop or operate a centralized or coordinated assessment system

Carefully review the NOFA, especially Section V A.3(a)(3) for details on the Bonus categories.

New Domestic Violence (DV) Bonus: up to $212,942

HUD is making available up to $50 million nationally for this new funding opportunity, the DV Bonus, to serve survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and human trafficking who meet the definition of homeless in paragraph (4) of 24 CFR 578.3. 

The following types of projects may be submitted:

• Rapid Re-housing (PH-RRH)
• Joint TH and PH-RRH
• SSO projects for Coordinated Entry (SSO-CE) to implement policies, procedures and practices that equip the CoC’s coordinated entry to better meet the needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

Carefully review the NOFA, especially Sections II B.3, II B.10(e), and V A.3(a)(4) for details on the DV Bonus.

NOTE: Providers requesting DV Bonus funds who are selected by the CoC to submit full applications will be expected to work with the CoC and its planning consultants to help provide information on the estimated numbers of DV survivors in the CoC, unmet needs, and the like as part of the completion of the overall CoC Application. These are additional questions that the CoC must complete when it applies for DV Bonus projects.

The CoC 2018 CoC NOFA Consolidated Application is now available. PDF copies of both the NOFA (released June 20, 2018) and the NOFA application (released June 28, 2018) are available here and here.

Also, for all agencies, we strongly encourage any provider (whether currently funded through the CoC or not) to contact the CoC indicating if you are interested in submitting a new application in 2018. We will be issuing an invitation to submit concept papers in July.

6/21/2018

The Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the FY2018 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition has been released and is due September 18, 2018. You can access the NOFA here. Agencies who wish to participate in the Somerville-Arlington NOFA application who are not already receiving information about how to do so can contact Heidi Burbidge, Housing Programs Coordinator at the City of Somerville (hburbidge@somervillema.gov). New project proposals are welcome for consideration.

The U.S. Housing and Urban Development 2018 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) will be released soon. Agencies who provide permanent housing, transitional housing, rapid-rehousing, and supportive services in Somerville and Arlington to individuals and households who are experiencing homelessness are invited to participate in the application process for HUD funding. For more information and to be placed on the email listserv to receive updates, please contact Heidi Burbidge, Housing Programs Coordinator, OSPCD Housing Division at (617) 625-6600 x2587 or by email at hburbidge@somervillema.gov.

The Somerville-Arlington Continuum of Care (CoC) was awarded $1,921,026 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the 2017 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). Grant awards will help provide permanent supportive housing and transitional housing for homeless individuals and families. People in Somerville and Arlington who are experiencing homelessness can access these housing programs through a Coordinated Entry system with a “no wrong door” approach that will address their particular needs and prioritize persons who are most vulnerable and have had the longest length of homelessness. This funding award from HUD will also expand the CoC’s capacity for data management through the homelessness management information system (HMIS) and planning funds to support ongoing CoC efforts. Click here to view the City's press release on the award.

HUD provided full funding to all 2017 Somerville-Arlington project requests as a part of the Consolidated Application.

• 2017 Project Applications
• 2017 Consolidated Application

The Somerville-Arlington CoC final 2017 NOFA Consolidated Application was submitted today. A link to the application document that was submitted is included in the bulleted list of 2017 Documents above. The final Somerville-Arlington CoC Priority Listing was also submitted today. No changes were made to the Priority Listing since it was posted on 9/25/17.

Today we have added new CoC application documents to the list of 2017 documents that are posted above. The documents that you can link to, to read or download, now include:  the Somerville-Arlington CoC’s draft 2017 NOFA Consolidated Application, the Somerville-Arlington CoC Priority Listing, and each Final Project Application submitted by the Somerville-Arlington CoC’s applicant agencies. The list of 2017 Documents above also includes a link to the CoC’s Rating Process and Ranking Plan with the final, CoC approved version, which was posted on 8/16/2017.

All project applications that were submitted by the August 29th deadline to the Somerville-Arlington CoC for inclusion on the FY 2017 CoC Priority Listing as part of the CoC Consolidated Application have been accepted and ranked.

 
Attached please find Ranking for Priority Listing with the projects as ranked and assigned to Tier 1 and Tier 2. All renewal projects have been placed in Tier 1.
 
Also included in the 2017 Documents listed above is the ranking plan that was used by the ranking committee, with ranking criteria and thresholds. This plan was approved by the CoC at the August 15, 2017 meeting and previously posted here. Draft project applications for all projects included in the priority listing can also be found in the list of 2017 Documents above.

On 8/15/17, the Somerville-Arlington CoC voted to approve the CoC’s 2017 Ranking Plan for projects applying for the 2017 HUD CoC NOFA. Please find the full Rating Process and Proposed Ranking Plan, with Rating Tool posted in the 2017 documents above.

Funding for new Somerville-Arlington CoC projects will be available during the 2017 NOFA application process. We expect that there will be the following available for new projects:

• Reallocation - up to $158,881
• Permanent Housing Bonus - $106,470

We encourage agencies to apply for this funding, especially the reallocation funds. Please consider how your agency might apply for and use this funding to strengthen our CoC.

Here are some more details about priorities, schedule, and instructions about submitting an application for reallocation and bonus funds.

The CoC especially encourages applications for the following project types:

• HMIS dedicated projects (new reallocation only)
• Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) projects
• Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) programs
• Other allowable projects are the new Joint TH/RRH component, which is also welcome
• Note: SSO-CE (allowable under new reallocation) was funded last year so is not being solicited

All new projects must participate in Coordinated Entry.

Here you will find instructions for agencies to submit a “concept paper,” a brief summary (a few sentences) of the new project with a budget that includes just basic line items and match. These concept papers are due August 18th, 2017.

Technical Assistance for project applications will be available after the full CoC meeting this Tuesday, August 15th at the Massachusetts Bay Veteran’s Center at 2 North Street. The full CoC meeting will begin at 2:00 p.m.

Additional guidance is available from the following 2017 NOFA webinar resources.  We encourage each interested agency to review these:

• National Alliance to End Homelessness (click on 'check out our webinar series,' it will bring you to a You Tube playlist with two webinars on the 2017 NOFA
• A USICH slideshow from recent 2017 NOFA webinar is available here

Please contact Heidi Burbidge, Housing Programs Coordinator, City of Somerville Housing Division at (617) 625-6600 x2587 or hburbidge@somervillema.gov if you have questions or would like to discuss any of this information or applications that you are considering.

The FY 2017 CoC Application Detailed Instructions are now posted on the HUD Exchange.

The Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition has been posted to the FY 2017 CoC Program Competition: Funding Availability page on the HUD Exchange.

Submission Deadline: Thursday, September 28,2017 at 8:00 p.m. EDT

Agencies who provide permanent housing, transitional housing, rapid-rehousing, and supportive services in Somerville and Arlington to individuals and households who are experiencing homelessness are invited to participate in the application process for HUD funding. To receive information about the Somerville-Arlington CoC application process, please email Heidi Burbidge, Housing Programs Coordinator at the City of Somerville (hburbidge@somervillema.gov). If you are interested in receiving updates directly from HUD you can also register for the HUD Exchange mailing list at https://www.hudexchange.info/mailinglist/.

• Announcement Information from HUD

A NOFA prep meeting will be held Thursday, June 15, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Somerville Homeless Coalition, One Davis Square, Somerville. Please contact Heidi Burbidge, Housing Programs Coordinator, City of Somerville at (617) 625-6600 x2587, hburbidge@somervillema.gov for more information.

The U.S. Housing and Urban Development 2017 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) will be released soon. Agencies who provide permanent housing, transitional housing, rapid-rehousing, and supportive services in Somerville and Arlington to individuals and households who are experiencing homelessness are invited to participate in the application process for HUD funding.