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NOFO / NOFA

2025 HUD CoC NOFO

MATERIALS POSTED: FY25 HUD CoC NOFO Funding Policies & RFA Documentation Overview Webinar

The Opening Doors Fairfield County/CT-503 Continuum of Care hosted and recorded a Funding Policies and Request for Applications (RFA) Documentation Overview Webinar yesterday, December 2nd, 2025. The recording of the session, the slide deck, and additional information including the links to attend upcoming scheduled Office Hours can be found below:
 
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12/4/25 Applicant Office Hours, 9am to 10am
Meeting ID: 862 2365 6577 Passcode: 214584
Phone: (US) +1 346-248-7799

 
12/9/25 Applicant Office Hours, 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Meeting ID: 811 6911 8286 Passcode: 741325 
Phone: (US) +1 346-248-7799
 
 
HUD has still not released detailed instructions, nor has it opened access to the e-snaps applications as of this morning. The CoC will follow up once those materials are available and will host another webinar. Be sure to keep an eye out for emails from Lindsay Fabrizio (lindsay@thehousingcollective.org) and the ODFC gmail account (openingdoorsoffairfieldcounty@gmail.com). 
 
In the meantime, anyone who wishes to have an application considered as part of the competition should review the materials posted above and use the resource slides towards the end of the deck to familiarize themselves with e-snaps, complete their Applicant Profile, HUD Form 2880, and ensure that their Codes of Conduct are updated and ready to be included in their applications. The HUD 101 and HUD 201 e-snaps toolkits are also a great place to start for anyone who is new to using the platform. 
 
As mentioned during the webinar, if any of the links to materials posted or shared either on the website or on the RFA document look "odd" when opened in Google Docs, please download the file as a Word Document to view them in the appropriate formatting and for a better experience. 
 
If you are using the Save and Continue function in Alchemer, please note that the system will send you an email with a link to be able to return to the survey/application in progress. If you do not receive an email, please adjust your inbox settings and check your spam/quarantine folders.
 
If you have questions, please email the CoC at OpeningDoorsofFairfieldCounty@gmail.com. 

ODFC FY25 HUD CoC NOFO Funding Policies & RFA Documentation Overview Webinar

Opening Doors Fairfield County (ODFC) will be hosting a webinar tomorrow (Tuesday), December 2nd, 2025 from 3pm to 5pm via Zoom to review the Continuum of Care’s (CoC’s) FY2025 Project Evaluation, Reallocation, Selection and Ranking Policies for the CoC Program Competition, the Permanent Housing Prioritization Policy, the FY25 Request for Applications for Renewal Projects & New Projects, and the FY25 CoC Competition New Project Proposal Scoring tool that have been recommended by the ODFC Funding Oversight Committee and approved by the ODFC Non-Conflicted Members of the Coordinating Council on 12/1/2025. The webinar will be recorded.

This webinar is open to all grantees, stakeholders, partners, and those interested in participating in the FY25 Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity (FY25 HUD CoC NOFO). 

The link to join the webinar tomorrow afternoon can be found here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82861270845?pwd=IupGsj9wjMl161uQJ1Zn1MSCERiZla.1&jst=2

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the CoC at openingdoorsoffairfieldcounty@gmail.com

Opening Doors Fairfield County/CT-503 CoC FY25 Request for Applications for Renewal Projects & New Projects

This is an ODFC Funding Opportunity. All RFA responses and preliminary applications materials are DUE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 2025 AT 5:00PM

Opening Doors Fairfield County (ODFC) submits an annual application to HUD to secure federal funding for new and existing projects that work to reduce and end homelessness throughout the CoC’s geographic area. The ODFC is soliciting applications from agencies interested in applying for renewal and new projects to be submitted as part of the FY2025 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition. 

This RFA is for Renewal Projects AND New Projects. 

This RFA seeks applications from those interested in applying for the following eligible new project types/program components that can be funded under this RFA:

  • *RENEWAL APPLICANTS ONLY: New Permanent Supportive Housing Projects serving Chronically Homeless Individuals and/or Families (PSH)
  • New Transitional Housing (TH)
  • New Supportive Services Only – Standalone (SSO)
  • New Supportive Services Only for Street Outreach (SSO-SO)
  • Domestic Violence Bonus: New TH and SSO-CE dedicated to serving survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking

This RFA also seeks applications from CoC renewal grantees who are interested in submitting a renewal application or in reallocating their renewal project and submitting a new project in its place. Applicants may submit both a renewal project application for consideration AND a new project application but are advised that only ONE application will be able to move forward. Options for renewal projects are as follows:

  • Renewal project applications: Existing grantees seeking to renew CoC-funded projects listed on the FY2025 Grant Inventory Worksheet as expiring in 2026 are eligible to submit a renewal project. 
    • Renewal project applicants do NOT need to submit a renewal project application for an existing project if they are committed to reallocating their existing project and submitting a new project application using the Transition grant, YHDP Reallocation, or DV Reallocation process (see below). 
  • Transition Grants: This allows for a regular renewal project (not DV Bonus or YHDP) to transition an existing project from one project type to another during the FY25 grant, if awarded. The project types allowed for transition grants are:
    • New Transitional Housing (TH)
    • New Supportive Services Only – Standalone (SSO)
    • New Supportive Services Only for Street Outreach (SSO-SO) 
  • YHDP Reallocation: This allows for projects previously funded through the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) to reallocate funds and submit a new YHDP project for funding consideration. YHDP Reallocation projects are restricted to serving youth/young adults experiencing homelessness and are limited to the following project types:
    • TH or Crisis Residential Transitional Housing
    • SSO, including, but not limited to, housing search and placement services, case management, or
    • Street outreach.
    • SSO-CE
    • SSO - Host Home and Kinship Care
    • HMIS
  • DV Reallocation: This allows for projects previously funded through the Domestic Violence (DV) Bonus to reallocate funds and a new DV-specific project for funding consideration. DV Renewal projects that have a SSO-CE component cannot be reallocated. DV Reallocation is limited to:
    • TH
    • SSO-CE

Agencies applying for CoC projects are encouraged to review the FY2025 HUD CoC Program NOFO, which can be found here: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360861. 

Agencies interested in applying for CoC Program funds are encouraged to carefully review the information provided in this RFA (linked below) regarding project type, eligible participants, eligible activities, expectations and requirements of the project recipient, and the selection and scoring criteria to be used in the CoC’s selection of new project applicants. 

This RFA is for new projects that will provide services in the ODFC’s geographic area which includes the following localities: Bridgeport, Brookfield, Danbury, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, Newtown, New Canaan, New Fairfield, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Sherman, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, and Wilton.

  • Priorities: The CoC would like to encourage any eligible organization interested in operating one of these eligible project types to apply. In addition, the CoC would like to encourage organizations to consider the following:
    • Voluntary reallocation of existing FY2024 projects from RRH to Transitional Housing
    • Voluntary reallocation of existing FY2024 projects from PSH to Transitional Housing
    • New project-based/site-based Transitional Housing projects 
    • Support Services Only projects to support households experiencing sheltered or unsheltered homelessness who are also not receiving housing or housing assistance  

To indicate your interest in having a project considered for funding, please review the full RFA linked below and submit all required materials through the survey link included on page 4. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the CoC at openingdoorsoffairfieldcounty@gmail.com

ALL MATERIALS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ODFC/CT-503 COC THROUGH THE SURVEY BY DECEMBER 12, 2025 BY 5:00PM (EST). 

All materials related to this announcement are linked below:

MATERIALS POSTED: Final Approved FY25 HUD CoC NOFO Funding Policies, PH Prioritization Policy, 

In preparation for the FY25 HUD CoC NOFO Competition, Opening Doors Fairfield County (ODFC)/CT-503 CoC announces that it has finalized and approved the following items as of 12/1/2025:

 

MATERIALS POSTED: FY25 HUD CoC NOFO Overview Webinar

 
Opening Doors Fairfield County/CT-503 CoC hosted and recorded a HUD CoC NOFO Overview Webinar yesterday, November 19th, 2025. The recording of the session, the slide deck, and any other related materials that were discussed during the webinar can be found below: 
 
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As we mentioned during our call, HUD has still not released detailed instructions, nor has it opened access to the e-snaps applications. The CoC will follow up once those materials are available and will host another webinar. Be sure to keep an eye out for emails from either Lindsay Fabrizio (lindsay@thehousingcollective.org) or the ODFC Gmail account (openingdoorsoffairfieldcounty@gmail.com). 
 
In the meantime, here are some suggestions and resources:
 
 
 
If you have questions, please email the CoC at OpeningDoorsofFairfieldCounty@gmail.com. 
 

FY25 HUD CoC NOFO Overview Webinar - Wednesday, 11/19/25 @ 10am

 
With the recent release of the FY25 Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity (HUD CoC NOFO), we are scheduling a webinar on Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 from 10am to 12pm. This webinar is open to all grantees, stakeholders, partners, and those interested in participating in the HUD CoC NOFO this round. The changes to this year's competition are stark, and we will do our best to ensure that everyone has a clear understanding of what to expect or anticipate for the coming weeks and what immediate next steps will be necessary for grantees and any potential new applicants. 
 
The webinar will be recorded and disseminated. The link to join the webinar on Wednesday is here

If you have any questions or have concerns, please email us at openingdoorsoffairfieldcounty@gmail.com.

ACTION REQUESTED: FY25/FY26 CoC NOFO Priorities Survey


In order to prepare for potential changes to be rolled out by HUD through the FY2025 or FY2026 CoC Program funding process, ODFC is seeking input from community stakeholders, providers, and CoC-funded organizations on various issues related to ODFC's CoC Program funding priorities. This survey is designed to collect feedback, comments, and suggestions that will help us strategize around the CoC's targeted funding priorities with the potential release of an FY25/FY26 CoC NOFO competition. 

 

Please complete the survey linked here: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8564129/ODFC-CT-503-CoC-FY25-FY26-CoC-NOFO-Priorities-Survey

The CoC requests that each organization responding to the survey submit one coordinated response. Some questions are likely to require engagement of your organization's leadership staff. Please note that CoC-funded organizations will be asked to complete additional questions that do not apply to organizations that do not receive or administer CoC Program funds. 
 

We are asking you to complete the survey (one per organization) by close of business on Tuesday, November 18. 

 

If you would like to review the questions in advance of completing the survey, a PDF version of the survey questions can be accessed here. You can use the Save and Continue option if you are unable to complete the survey in one sitting. When you use the Save & Continue feature, all survey progress up to that point is saved (including on the active page). Additional responses recorded after your return to the survey may not be accessible through the same link so you are advised to use the Save and Continue option each time you leave the survey to ensure all progress is saved. 


If you have questions, please email the CoC at OpeningDoorsofFairfieldCounty@gmail.com. Thank you for your assistance!
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