Understanding CoC Funding
Continuum of Care (CoC) funding is designed to assist people experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness by providing the housing and/or services needed to achieve permanent housing and long-term stability. CoC Funding is provided by the U. S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), and can support the following program types:
Permanent Housing is community-based housing without a designated length of stay, in which formerly homeless families and individuals live as independently as possible. This includes both Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Rapid Rehousing (RRH). PSH provides housing with indefinite leasing/rental assistance and services to help homeless people with disabilities. RRH provides housing search and relocation services and short- to medium-term rental assistance.
More information about the CoC program can be found on the HUD Exchange.
FY26 CoC Funding Competition
On June 1, 2026, HUD issued the FY26 CoC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The DE CoC submitted its Consolidated Application and Priority List to HUD on September 30, 2026. The total amount of requested funds is $15,143,982.00.
The Priority List contains the full list of projects that have been accepted and ranked by the DE CoC for submission to HUD for CoC homeless assistance funding. This document also lists the projects rejected or reduced by the DE CoC. The non-conflicted CoC Board reviewed and approved the Priority List recommended by the CoC Funding Committee on August 5, 2026.
Please note that there is ongoing litigation against the FY26 CoC NOFO. Updates to the case will be communicated as they become available.
CoC Builds Competition
CoC Builds is a HUD program that provides competitive grants for the new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) units. On June 23, 2026, HUD released a CoC Builds Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The DE CoC solicited project applications and submitted an application to HUD on July 23, 2026.
On October 2, 2026, HUD announced $97 million in awards across 13 projects located in 11 states. New Castle County was among the awarded recipients and will receive $5.33 million to convert existing hotel and concierge space at The Hope Center into 41 PSH units.
CoC Funding Committee
The CoC Funding Committee is a non-conflicted volunteer group that convenes to fulfill the DE CoC’s annual federal funding requirements in response to the HUD CoC Program NOFO. In collaboration with the non-conflicted CoC Board and CoC Lead Agency, the Committee develops and implements an objective and transparent project review and ranking process to provide funding recommendations to the non-conflicted CoC Board.
FY26 Committee Members
Devon Manning, CoC Board, DHSS
John Whitelaw, CoC Board, CLASI
Karen Records, DSAMH
Michelle Statham, DSHA
Sue Ryan, CoC Board, DCADV
Susan Kent, CoC Board Chair
To learn more about how the DE CoC makes funding decisions, please review the Funding Policies.