Prospective Grantees in the North Carolina Balance of State CoC

North Carolina’s ESG funds are intended to be used as part of a crisis response system using a low-barrier or high access, housing-focused approach to ensure that homelessness is rare, brief, and only experienced one time.

Eligible Activities:

Street Outreach
Emergency Shelter
Rapid Rehousing
Homelessness Prevention
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)

Interested in applying for ESG funds?

View the ESG application webpage for information

Request for Proposals (RFP):

The NC Balance of State CoC is issuing a Request For Proposals for the transfer of 3 currently operating CoC Program-funded grants: Community Link's Permanent Supportive Housing grant, Northern PSH Combo; Thrive's Permanent Supportive Housing grant, Pathways to Permanently Housed Combined; and Thrive's Rapid Rehousing grant, Thrive Rapid Rehousing.

Below is a timeline for the process, the Request for Proposals and Submission Instructions, and the links to forms needed for submission. 

RFP Timeline:

RFP Issued: Monday, May 20, 2024

All RFP Documents Due: By 12 PM on Monday, June 3, 2024

Project Review Committee Meeting to Review Proposals: Friday, June 7, 2024 at 11 AM

Steering Committee to consider agency for grant transfer as recommended by the Project Review Committee: June 11, 2024

RFP:

Request For Proposals with Submission Information

Please review this document for all required submission materials and the Smartsheet link to use for submission. 

Forms for Submission:

All applicants must submit:

• Letter of Intent Form

Applicants without a current CoC Program-funded Permanent Supportive Housing project and/or a Rapid Rehousing project must also submit:

• Written Proposal Form
• Grantee Certification Form

     *Please note there are additional materials for applicants without a current CoC Program-funded Permanent Supportive Housing project and/or a Rapid Rehousing project that are required for submission and are listed in the Request For Proposals with Submission Information document linked above.

Continuum of Care Program Notice of Funding Opportunity:

Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Discretionary Programs through the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD).

Eligible Activities:

Transitional Housing (not currently available)
Transitional Housing-Rapid Rehousing Joint Component (limited
availability)
Rapid Rehousing
Permanent Supportive Housing
Supportive Services Only – Coordinated Entry (CoC-wide only)
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)

Interested in applying for CoC funds?
View the CoC application webpage for information.