HUD NOFO deadline
September 30, 2026, at 8:00 PM Eastern Time (7:00 PM Central)
Local response: The local internal submission target is September 28; the HUD deadline remains the external deadline.
MO-602 · Final revision dated September 21, 2026
FY2026 CoC NOFO Local Competition Timeline
Jasper and Newton County Continuum of Care
Deadline controls
HUD deadline check and local safeguards
7-day applicant notice
Written notice must be sent no later than 7 days before the HUD deadline.
Local response: The final priority list and written notifications are scheduled for September 23.
Public posting
The CoC Application, Priority Listing, and project listings should be publicly posted before final submission.
Local response: Public posting is scheduled for September 28, with dated screenshots retained for the record.
Local competition documentation
Document public notice, scoring, ranking, appeals, threshold review, and application submission records.
Local response: The schedule includes local review, completed appeals, applicant revisions, and a records checklist.
Complete schedule
Local competition timeline
Completed periodCompetition pauseRemaining deadline
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.