Funding Opportunities
CoC PROGRAM INFORMATION
FY2026 CoC Program Application Information
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program on June 1, 2026. Interested new and renewal applicants should reference the materials and instructions below.
The NC BoS CoC has multiple submission deadlines in our local competition. The CoC will use timely submission of materials as a factor in determining whether your application will be considered for funding and where it will be ranked on our CoC’s Priority Listing. The NC BoS CoC does not intend to grant any extensions unless directed by HUD.
If you have any questions, please ask them early in the process. All questions should be directed to Natalie Rivera, natalie.rivera@ncceh.org.
FY2026 CoC Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
On June 1, 2026, HUD released the FY2026 CoC Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on grants.gov. It is highly important that all new and renewal applicants read the NOFO, as there are many changes from previous competitions.
FY2026 CoC Program NOFO (available for download through grants.gov)
The NOFO provides vital information about this year’s competition, detailing CoC and Project Applicant responsibilities, project eligibility thresholds, project quality thresholds, and the types of projects eligible for funding. All new and renewal applicants should be familiar with the NOFO prior to beginning any applications in e-snaps or ZoomGrants.
FY2026 CoC Program Competition – Local Competition Timeline
| FY2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity released by HUD | June 2 |
| Local competition timeline and initial resources posted to NCCEH Funding Opportunities page | June 3 |
| Mandatory Intent to Apply/Intent to Renew Smartsheet forms shared over mailing lists and on NCCEH website | June 3 |
| Office Hour Post-NAEH Webinar | June 10 at 3 PM |
| Mandatory Intent to Apply/Intent to Renew forms due | June 17 at 5 PM |
| Interested applicants notified of approval, approval with changes, or rejection of Intent to Apply/Intent to Renew | June 22 by 5 PM |
| Local competition window opens in ZoomGrants | June 22 by 5 PM |
| Office Hours (optional) |
June 24 at 10 AM – Focus on e-snaps support July 1 at 1 PM – Focus on ZoomGrants support July 15 at 10 AM July 22 at 1 PM |
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Pre-Application and Application due to NCCEH through ZoomGrants. ***Project Application from e-snaps must be exported and included in this submission. Do NOT submit your Project Application in e-snaps until NCCEH gives you the notice to do so. NCCEH will be reviewing Project Applications submitted on the 24th for necessary corrections. |
July 24 at 5 PM |
| Project Application Threshold Review, Standard Review, and Scoring | July 27 – August 6 |
| Project Review Committee Ranking Options Meeting | August 7 |
| Governance Board approval of Priority Listing and Collaborative Application | August 11 |
| Applicants notified of project accepted, rejected, or reduced status on Priority Listing | August 11 by 5 PM |
| Applicant Appeals regarding ranking on Priority Listing due | August 17 by 12 PM |
| Project Review Committee Appeals Meeting (if needed) | August 17 |
| Governance Board/Membership Appeals Meeting (if needed) | August 18 |
| Priority Listing finalized with any appeals and applicants notified (if needed) | August 18 by 5 PM |
| Target date for posting Consolidated Application on NCCEH website | August 24 by 5 PM |
| Target date for submitting Consolidated Application to HUD | August 24 by 5 PM |
| Final date for submitting Consolidated Application to HUD | August 26 |
FY2026 CoC Program Scorecards and Funding Priorities
Scorecards
The following FY2026 CoC Program New and Renewal Project Scorecards were created by the Scorecard Committee and will be utilized to assign a numerical score to each project application. This score is influential to your project’s ranking on our Priority Listing, as
determined by the Project Review Committee. All applicants should be familiar with the thresholds, standards, and point value components of the scorecards.
For more information about how the scorecards are utilized, how our Project Review Committee creates our Priority Listing, and how to appeal your project’s ranking on the Priority Listing if applicable, please see the NC BoS CoC’s Project Review and Ranking Policies.
Funding Priorities
The FY2026 CoC Program Competition Funding Priorities were developed by the Funding & Performance Subcommittee and foundational in the development of our scorecards. The attached version below has data tables that are still in development—a final version will be updated here before the Project Review Committee creates our Priority Listing.
FY2026 CoC Program Application Process - New Projects
Pre-Competition Webinar
NCCEH staff hosted a Kickoff Webinar for interested new applicants with important information about our local competition and anticipated details of the FY2026 CoC Program Competition. This webinar should not be a substitute for thoroughly reading the NOFO.
Office Hour Post-NAEH Webinar
NCCEH staff will host an office hour directly following the NAEH NOFO Review Webinar for applicants to ask BoS-specific questions and to elevate any questions that remain unanswered. The NAEH webinar is scheduled on Wednesday, June 10 from 1:30 – 3 PM, and you can register here.
The NC BoS CoC Office Hour will start at 3 PM. These webinar should not be a substitute for thoroughly reading the NOFO.
Mandatory – Intent to Apply for a New Project
To apply for a new project in the FY2026 CoC Program Competition, agencies must submit an Intent to Apply form. Intent to Apply forms must be submitted no later than Wednesday, June 17 at 5pm. No new project applications will be accepted from agencies without an Intent to Apply form submission.
NCCEH staff will follow up with agencies who submit an Intent to Apply in regard to approval, approval with required changes, or rejection of the Intent to Apply. Intents will only be rejected if they are submitted by an ineligible applicant or for an ineligible project type. Approved new applicants will receive a link to ZoomGrants to complete their local application (official application will still be completed in e-snaps).
New Project Instructions and Checklist
After an Intent to Apply is approved, applicants will start on their official project application in e-snaps and their local project application in ZoomGrants. The New Project Instructions and Checklist are designed to walk applicants through this process and bring clarity to deadlines.
E-snaps Resources
E-snaps is the official electronic CoC Program application and grants management system used by HUD in the CoC Program Competition. All new applicants will need to follow the instructions below to complete an official project application in e-snaps.
ZoomGrants Resources
NC BoS CoC will be using ZoomGrants as the local application management system in the FY2026 CoC Program Competition. The materials below will help new applicants navigate through the local project application in ZoomGrants.
FY2026 CoC Program Application Process - Renewal Projects
Pre-Competition Webinar
NCCEH staff hosted a Kickoff Webinar for interested renewal applicants with anticipated details of the FY2026 CoC Program Competition. This webinar should not be a substitute for thoroughly reading the NOFO.
Office Hour Post-NAEH Webinar
NCCEH staff will host an office hour directly following the NAEH NOFO Review Webinar for applicants to ask BoS-specific questions and to elevate any questions that remain unanswered. The NAEH webinar is scheduled on Wednesday, June 10 from 1:30 – 3 PM, and you can register here.
The NC BoS CoC Office Hour will start at 3 PM. These webinar should not be a substitute for thoroughly reading the NOFO.
Mandatory – Intent to Renew for a Renewal Project
To apply for a renewal project in the FY2026 CoC Program Competition, agencies must submit an Intent to Renew form. Intent to Renew forms must be submitted no later than Wednesday, June 17 at 5pm. No renewal project applications will be accepted from agencies without an Intent to Renew form submission.
NCCEH staff will follow up with agencies who submit an Intent to Renew in regard to approval, approval with required changes, or rejection of the Intent to Renew. Intents will only be rejected if they are submitted by an ineligible applicant or for an ineligible project type. Approved renewal applicants will receive a link to ZoomGrants to complete their local application (official application will still be completed in e-snaps).
Renewal Project Instructions and Checklist
After an Intent to Renew is approved, applicants will start on their official project application in e-snaps and their local project application in ZoomGrants. The Renewal Project Instructions and Checklist are designed to walk applicants through this process and bring clarity to deadlines.
E-snaps Resources
E-snaps is the official electronic CoC Program application and grants management system used by HUD in the CoC Program Competition. All renewal applicants will need to follow the instructions below to complete an official project application in e-snaps.
ZoomGrants Resources
NC BoS CoC will be using ZoomGrants as the local application management system in the FY2026 CoC Program Competition. The materials below will help renewal applicants navigate through the local project application in ZoomGrants.
FY2026 CoC Competition Weekly Office Hours Materials
NCCEH will be hosting four different Office Hours opportunities throughout the FY2026 CoC Program Competition to provide support to new and renewal applicants. Attendance is not required. Please come with any questions that you would like to ask during Office Hours.
- Wednesday, June 24 at 10am– Focus on e-snaps
- Link to Join
- Slides
- Recording
- Wednesday, July 1 at 1pm– Focus on ZoomGrants
- Link to Join
- Slides
- Recording
- Wednesday, July 15 at 10am
- Link to Join
- Slides
- Recording
- Wednesday, July 22 at 1pm
- Link to Join
- Slides
- Recording
Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW)
NCCEH has not yet received a FY2026 Grant Inventory Worksheet from HUD to review. More information to come soon.
ESG PROGRAM INFORMATION
ESG Program Overview
The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act) amended the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, including major revisions to the Emergency Shelter Grants program, now the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program.
The NC Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) administers non-entitlement ESG Program funds in North Carolina. More information about the ESG Program is available on the NC DHHS website.
- ESG grantee information
- ESG client forms
- ESG provider forms
ESG Program Annual Competition
The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program competitive application cycle occurs on an annual basis. ESG Program funding is administered by the State and is overseen by the NC ESG Office in the NC DHHS Division of Aging and Adult Services.
The ESG Program application includes two parts: a Regional Application completed by NC Balance of State Continuum of Care (NC BoS CoC) staff and a Project Application completed by each agency seeking funding.
There are three steps to the Project Application process:
Step 1: Mandatory Intent to Apply or Intent to Review Form Submission to NCCEH. Agencies that meet eligibility can proceed. This Intent process will open Friday, May 22, 2026, and will close on Monday, June 15, 2026, at 5 PM.
Step 2: ESG Project Application Submission to NCCEH. Deadline is 5 PM on Monday, July 13, 2026.
Step 3: ESG Project Application Submission to the NC ESG Office. Deadline is 5 PM on Monday, August 24, 2026. Only applicants approved by the CoC’s Governing Board are to be submitted to the NC ESG Office for their review and final approval.
This page is for NC Balance of State CoC-specific information. Information about the ESG Program application process with the NC ESG Office at NC DHHS can be found here.
CY2027 NC BoS CoC ESG Program Funding Priorities
The Calendar Year 2027 ESG Program Funding Priorities were approved by the NC BoS CoC Governing Board on March 3, 2026.
CY2027 ESG Program Annual Competition - Starts May 21, 2026
On June 9, 2026, the NC ESG Office at North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) anticipates releasing a grant opportunity for non-profit agencies and units of local government to provide services to assist individuals and families experiencing homelessness and those at risk of becoming homeless.
This Request for Applications (RFA) will be for the Calendar Year 2027 ESG Program annual allocation for agencies providing eligible activities, including Street Outreach, Emergency Shelter, Rapid Rehousing, Homelessness Prevention, and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)/Comparable Database (for victim service provider) services for any of the 4 previously mentioned project types.
Agencies applying for NC ESG Program funding for services to be provided in any of the 79 counties within the North Carolina Balance of State Continuum of Care (NC BoS CoC) must follow the instructions linked below.
PROJECT APPLICANTS:
CY2027 ESG Program Competition Webinar for Project Applicants – Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 10 AM
- CY2027 ESG Competition Webinar for Project Applicants Recording
- CY2027 ESG Competition Webinar for Project Applicants Slides
STEP 1: Mandatory Intent Process
STATUS: Open Now
DEADLINE: Monday, June 15, 2026, by 5 PM
- New applicant agencies must submit an Intent to Apply
- Returning applicant agencies must submit an Intent to Return
All intent forms are due by 5 PM on Monday, June 15th. Agencies that do not submit an Intent to Apply or Intent to Return form by this deadline will not be able to submit an ESG project application in this year’s competition.
Office Hour: Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 1 PM
- During this office hour, NC BoS CoC at NCCEH staff will be available to agencies who want to ask questions about this new mandatory Intent to Apply/Intent to Renew process.
- Join Here
STEP 2: ESG Project Application Submission to NCCEH
Deadline: Monday, July 13 at 5:00 PM (via ZoomGrants)
Only agencies that submit an Intent Form and are found eligible to apply will receive the ZoomGrants application link and instructions.
Applicant Support
- ZoomGrants Webinar: June 18 at 10:00 AM
- Office Hours:
- June 23 at 10:00 AM
- June 25 at 10:00 AM
- July 7 at 1:00 PM
- July 9 at 1:00 PM
STEP 3: ESG Project Application Submission to the NC ESG Office
Applications approved by the CoC’s Governance Board can be submitted to the NC ESG Office.
Deadline: Monday, August 24 at 5:00 PM (via Smartsheet to NC ESG Office)
Additional Information
We encourage interested applicants to join the NC ESG Office email list by contacting: ncesg@dhhs.nc.gov
The NC ESG Office will also host informational webinars on:
- Friday, June 12
- Monday, June 15
- Thursday, June 18
(All webinars contain the same content—attend one.)
2024 Day 1 Families Fund
NC BoS Regional RFP Webinar (July 18, 2024)
Webinar Slides
Webinar Recording
HMIS Recruitment
Resources
HMIS Participation Plan – Increasing HMIS Bed Coverage Procedures
*Does not include DV Agencies (Victim Service Providers) who are prohibited from joining HMIS.
Reporting
The Funding and Performance Subcommittee will review the reports submitted by NCCEH staff regarding Regional HMIS Recruitment efforts to offer feedback and support. To access the report form, click here.