ODFC Priorities Discussion for the FY26 HUD NOFO
Good afternoon to the members, grantees, and stakeholders of Opening Doors Fairfield County:
First, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone for supporting us through the last year, which certainly tested our resilience in more ways than one. Thank you for pivoting with us, for staying the course, and for continuing to do the hard work.
Now that the Fiscal Year 2025 Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (FY25 HUD CoC NOFO) feels somewhat resolved, and the new THUD bill was approved and signed, we want to start preparing for whatever HUD may release later this year with the new CoC NOFO. The CoC will be hosting a Priorities Discussion for the FY26 HUD CoC NOFO on Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 from 1pm to 3pm.
Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84495879165?pwd=rQtGatBy9Wv8fJHOpYRytkV4pf8xuY.1
Meeting ID: 844 9587 9165
Passcode: 325942
While we don’t yet know what will be included in the FY26 CoC NOFO, the THUD bill did establish that the next CoC NOFO should be released by June 2026, with awards announced by December 2026. We would like to invite everyone to join us in a conversation about the HUD CoC landscape, opportunities for growth and new project types, how we can do our best to remain competitive in a complex and evolving funding environment, and establishing a clear understanding of what our own data tells us about how to approach project prioritization.
HUD has made it clear that it wishes to see the broader involvement from partners in our community that have not been typically represented in the CoC NOFO process. For this reason, we are inviting all members, partners, and stakeholders to the CoC to participate in this discussion. We hope that you will join us and help us to have a robust conversation that will assist in policy- and decision-making once the FY26 CoC NOFO becomes available.
Please contact Lindsay (lindsay@thehousingcollective.org) if you have any questions.
