Rockford, IL - The City of Rockford Health & Human Services Department (A Community Action Agency), in conjunction with the Northern Illinois Homeless Coalition (IL-501 CoC), will be accepting new and renewal applications for the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development  Continuum of Care (CoC) competitive grant program for Dekalb, Winnebago and Boone Counties. The CoC Program is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness by providing funds to nonprofit provider agencies to quickly re-house homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, and youth. 

Funding is available to qualified provider entities for the purpose of executing CoC eligible activities that confront homelessness in the service area. The total amount of funding to be allocated this round  for renewals is $2,419,734.  Additional funding will be available for new Bonus Projects and Domestic Violence Bonus projects but HUD has not released the amounts available yet but will be announced when available.  

 

This amount is subject to a reduction, freeze, elimination or increase based on funding decisions by HUD.   

 

HUD released the 2024 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) information for these grant funds which is available at:  https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/CPD/documents/FY2024_FY2025_CoC_and_YHDP_NOFO_FR-6800-N-25.pdf

 

 

New applicants are encouraged to apply, please review the NOFO to determine eligibility and program requirements. HUD is prioritizing a special Domestic Violence bonus project for competitive CoC’s.  The CoC will prioritize Domestic Violence projects that offer permanent housing placements.

 

The City’s Health & Human Services Department will be publishing the  project applications on their website and the Northern Illinois Homeless Coalition will also post it at  northernillinoishomelesscoalition.org and on Facebook by August 19,  2024.    

 

All applications are due back by September 13, 2024 at 5:00 pm to meet HUD guidelines.  Please send them electronically to angie.walker@rockfordil.gov or you can drop them off in person at 612 N. Church Street in Rockford, IL. Anything received after that date/time will not be accepted. 

 

Additionally, all applicants will also have to complete an electronic application in E-Snaps.  Technical Assistance or training will be provided to anyone that needs it.  E-Snap training for new applicants will be held 9/17/24 at 9:00 or 9/19/24 at 4:00 Please reach out to angie.walker@rockfordil.gov if you plan to attend so she can provide the Zoom link.

 

 

All project applications will be ranked and scored by the Ranking Committee and agencies will be notified by email if their application was accepted/rejected, ranked, or reduced.  The final ranking lists for all projects will be posted online by 10/11/2024. 

 

The final Collaborative Application and all Project applications will be posted online for public comment between 10/28-10/29/2024.  We especially would like to invite those individuals with lived experience of homelessness to provide feedback on any project or part of this process.  They can do this via the website or Facebook or schedule a time to do it in person.    The final consolidated grant application is due to HUD on October 30, 2024 at 7:00 pm.