Recorded completed periodRecorded competition pauseDeadline planned in that revision
Mon 6/1
HUD releases FY2026 CoC Competition and YHDP Grants NOFO.
Responsible: HUD
Grants.gov / e-snaps. Revised HUD deadline is 09/30/2026.
Tue 6/2
Send NOFO release notice, links, and initial local competition alert to CoC membership, current project contacts, CoC Board, and interested stakeholders.
Responsible: Collaborative Applicant / CoC Lead
Email and website. Include where updates will be posted.
Tue 6/9
Post project application timeline, Letter of Intent form, available application types, and local competition overview. Distribute by email and post to The Homeless Coalition website.
Responsible: Collaborative Applicant
Website and email. Public notice should show local process and due dates.
Tue 6/16
Distribute renewal performance information, HMIS/comparable database reminders, and data quality review materials, if applicable.
Responsible: Collaborative Applicant
Email; optional office hours. Allow time to correct data or explain data quality issues.
Wed 6/16
Rank and Review Committee updates forms, review process, local priorities, scoring tool, appeals process, and threshold screening plan.
Responsible: Rank and Review Committee
Committee meeting. Handwritten local target date.
By Fri 6/19
Finalize and post local review/ranking procedures, score tool, LOI instructions, project application instructions, and applicant guidance.
Responsible: Collaborative Applicant / Rank and Review Chair
Website and email. Keep screenshots for HUD documentation.
By Fri 6/26
Send local application packet, budget instructions, required attachments, and e-snaps guidance to applicants that submitted LOIs.
Responsible: Collaborative Applicant
Email and website. Include contacts for technical questions.
Mon 7/6
NOFO applicant training and application instructions released; training available for new and renewal applicants.
Responsible: Collaborative Applicant
Virtual / recorded. Cover e-snaps, local packet, scorecard, attachments, and deadlines.
Wed 7/8
Application portal/process opens for project applications and local packet submissions.
Responsible: Collaborative Applicant
e-snaps and local submission instructions.
Friday 7/10
Letter of Intent due for all project types as applicable, including new, renewal, reallocation, DV bonus, consolidation, transition/replacement, planning, HMIS, and YHDP projects.
Responsible: Project Applicants
Email submission. Use to plan local review workload and identify project types.
Wed 7/15
Optional applicant office hours and staff Q&A for process and technical questions. Staff may answer process questions but not project-specific scoring advice.
Responsible: Collaborative Applicant
Virtual. Recommended final Q&A before submission week.
Tue 7/21
Agency project applications due in e-snaps. Applicants should submit the project application in e-snaps, export the PDF, and prepare the local packet.
Responsible: Project Applicants
e-snaps. Handwritten local target date.
Fri 7/24
Applicant submits Rank and Review packet/forms to committee, including exported e-snaps PDF, local application, budget, attachments, match/source documentation, and threshold materials.
Responsible: Project Applicants
Email, mail, or in person as directed. Handwritten local target date.
Fri 7/24
Projects that do not meet threshold review criteria are notified and are not advanced to Rank and Review Panel.
Responsible: Collaborative Applicant
Written notice and/or phone call. Include reason for threshold decision.
Sat 7/25 – Sun 8/2
Rank and Review Committee reviews project applications, scorecards, local packets, budgets, and supporting documents independently.
Responsible: Rank and Review Committee
Document review. Handwritten local review window.
Mon 8/3
Rank and Review Committee meeting to score, rank, and develop preliminary priority listing and funding recommendations.
Responsible: Rank and Review Committee
In person or virtual. Handwritten priority-list date aligns with review window.
Mon 8/3
Distribute/post Preliminary Priority List and notify applicants of preliminary ranking, reductions, rejection, or reallocation recommendations.
Responsible: Collaborative Applicant / Rank and Review Chair
Website and email. Starts appeal window.
Before pause
Written appeals submitted to the Rank and Review Committee Chair.
Responsible: Applicants
Email to designated appeal contact. Completed before the pause.
Before pause
Appeals reviewed by Rank and Review Committee; appeal determinations documented.
Responsible: Rank and Review Committee
Committee review completed before the pause.
8/7 – 9/17
PAUSED — NO COMPETITION ACTIVITIES OR DEADLINES. All unfinished steps resume on or after September 18.
Responsible: Pause period
No local competition activity or deadline occurred during the pause.
Fri 9/18
HUD reopens the NOFO; local competition resumes from the point where work stopped.
Responsible: HUD / CoC / Project Applicants
HUD reopening notice. Resume with Final Priority List distribution; appeals are complete.
Wed 9/23
Final Priority List distributed/posted; written notice sent to all applicants identifying accepted and ranked, rejected, or reduced applications and, if applicable, reasons.
Responsible: Collaborative Applicant / Rank and Review Chair
Website and email to all applicants. This preserves the HUD 7-day notice requirement.
Wed 9/23 – Fri 9/25
Applicants revise e-snaps project applications as directed due to recommended funding reductions, technical review clarification, appeal outcomes, or rank/review conditions.
Responsible: Project Applicants
e-snaps. No changes after final applicant due date unless directed.
Fri 9/25
Final applicant deadline to complete project applications in e-snaps for Collaborative Applicant review.
Responsible: Project Applicants
e-snaps. Recommended internal lock date.
Mon 9/28
Post draft CoC Consolidated Application, Priority Listing, and project listings for public review, including accepted/ranked, noncompetitive, and rejected projects as applicable.
Responsible: Collaborative Applicant
The Homeless Coalition website; email notice. Keep dated screenshots.
Mon 9/28
CoC Board reviews and votes/approves final Consolidated Application package and Priority Listing for submission.
Responsible: CoC Board
Board meeting / email vote. Address final comments before internal deadline.
Mon 9/28
Collaborative Applicant internal submission target: full application packet, CoC Application, Priority Listing, and ranked project applications ready/submitted in e-snaps.
Responsible: Collaborative Applicant
e-snaps. Revised local target date; preserves buffer.
Mon 9/28
No substantive local changes after this date except urgent technical corrections. HUD technical questions become emergency-focused starting two days before the deadline.
Responsible: Collaborative Applicant
e-snaps / HUD support. Use for receipt review and contingency.
Wed 9/30
HUD-determined final submission deadline for FY2026 CoC Consolidated Application package.
Responsible: Collaborative Applicant
e-snaps. Due by 8:00 PM Eastern Time / 7:00 PM Central Time.