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HUD CoC Special NOFO Competition

This Special NOFO (Notice of Funding Opportunity) to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness (Special NOFO) is to target efforts to reduce unsheltered homelessness, particularly in communities with very high levels of unsheltered homelessness and homelessness in rural areas.

HUD FAQ & NOFA Question Responses

Use these links for HUD CoC FAQ and Instructions for esnaps application submission:




Project Competition

The CoC Intent to Apply process for special funding is August 8-22, 2022, and has closed. All intent forms were due by 12 PM (CST) on Monday, August 22, 2022. Project applications will be open from Tuesday, August 30-September 20, 2022. All applications are due on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, by 4 PM CST. No late submissions will be accepted.

See the project competition items and links below in the drop down folders.

“It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.” – Nelson Mandela

Special NOFO Project Applications- Unsheltered Set Aside

See all the Unsheltered Set Aside application submissions below in the drop down folders.



Special NOFO Project Applications- Rural Set Aside

IA BoS CoC counties not included in a rural area include Black Hawk, Bremer, Dallas, Dubuque, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Madison, Mills, Plymouth, Scott, Story, Warren, and Washington.

See all the Rural Set Aside application submissions below in the drop down folders.