$2.7 Billion Funding Opportunity

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released the NOFO. for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program. For people who work on homelessness, this release has come to mark the beginning of an annual period of intense work, with each community trying to get the best possible share of the resources from the federal government’s largest homelessness program.

In a new blog post, Alliance VP of Programs and Policy, Steve Berg, outlines what’s new in this year’s application, and the opportunities to make meaningful progress on ending homelessness by crafting a strategic and competitive application.

Read what’s in the NOFO

Every nonprofit has felt the pandemic’s effects differently, and each has had a front-row view of how the pandemic has affected local communities. The National Council of Nonprofits are partnering with the Federal Reserve on a survey to create a comprehensive picture of the effects on nonprofits and the communities we serve, both nationwide and in individual states. The results will help nonprofits inform policymakers at every level of government about the challenges we all faced this past year and can help nonprofits advocate for further relief. Your views are important, but time is running out; the Fed has extended the survey deadline until this Friday, August 27. Please take 15 minutes to complete the survey today to help inform equitable recovery programs and policies.

Take the survey here

The USICH is in the process of creating a new Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, and want your input.
 
Regardless of the path the plan ultimately takes, it will be guided by equity and evidence. USICH is dedicated to addressing deep-rooted racial inequities and to advancing proven practices like Housing First. 
 
Comments can be submitted online at usich.gov/fsp.

USICH launched the first Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness in 2010. Since then, homelessness dropped by 9% – nearly 50% among veterans and 30% among families – and 82 communities and 3 states ended veteran or chronic homelessness.
 
Unfortunately, much of that progress stalled in the last few years. 

USICH invites feedback from anyone, particularly people who have experienced or are currently experiencing homelessness; people who serve the LGBT, BIPOC, or veteran communities; and people whose work involves the justice system.

Comments can be submitted online at usich.gov/fsp.
 
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