HUD Continuum of Care Winners and Awards

According to HUD's Continuum of Care Program page (opens in a new tab), the FY2026 CoC Program NOFO (CPD-2600-DC-0025) was announced on June 1, 2026. According to HUD's CoC Program Competition page (opens in a new tab), the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island vacated that NOFO, the First Circuit granted HUD an emergency stay pending appeal on September 16, 2026, and HUD reopened applications with a deadline of September 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET. The appeal is still pending, so the FY2026 results could still change. According to the same HUD page, HUD announced three FY2025 CoC renewal funding releases in 2026: March 31 for Q1 projects, April 27 for Q2 projects, and May 21 for Q3 and Q4 projects. Those three HUD releases add up to $3,846,948,657 across 6,689 project rows. According to HUD's FY2025 Q1 Homeless Assistance Award Report (opens in a new tab), the report lists state, CoC name, project name, program, and awarded amount. According to 24 CFR part 578 (opens in a new tab), CoC funding is tied to program requirements for homeless assistance projects.

Where official sources stop: HUD pages list awards and competition materials. They do not tell a provider whether the local CoC will rank a new project highly, whether a renewal is safer, whether reallocation is realistic, or whether ESG, state homeless funds, or local funding is a better first move. This guide adds the route decision.

CoC winner history is most useful for local strategy, not national copycatting. A project in Alabama or Washington does not create a template for a provider in another CoC because local ranking, HMIS quality, coordinated entry, and renewal pressure decide the path.

8 FY2025 CoC Award Rows From HUD's Q1 Report

This table shows selected rows from HUD's FY2025 Q1 award report checked June 18, 2026.

The sample shows three applicant lessons. First, CoC funding is often project-specific rather than organization-wide. Second, renewal and planning rows can sit beside rapid rehousing, rental assistance, coordinated assessment, and YHDP-related rows. Third, award amounts vary by local project structure and existing inventory.

According to HUD's FY2025 program page, the Q1 announcement covered 622 projects and $349.2M, the Q2 announcement covered 1,826 projects and $1.095B, and the Q3/Q4 announcement covered 4,241 projects and $2.403B. That means a provider should read each report by project quarter and local CoC, not as one simple "who won" list.

Next route: Pair this page with the Continuum of Care grants guide, federal grants for nonprofits, affordable housing grants guide, grants for homeless shelters, and nonprofit grants.

What The CoC Winner Pattern Means

The bad fit is a new provider trying to apply directly to HUD before joining the CoC, using HMIS, accepting coordinated-entry referrals, or knowing the local ranking criteria. The better fit is a provider with local CoC participation, clear performance data, and a project type that solves a local gap.

For example, one rapid rehousing provider with strong exits to permanent housing and good HMIS data may be ready to discuss renewal expansion or reallocation with the local CoC. One shelter operator that needs operating cash but has no coordinated-entry process may need ESG, city funds, or capacity work before CoC.

What HUD CoC Winner Lists Don't Tell You

Grantsights data adds the public source screen: project-level award rows, renewal-source caveat, local CoC dependency, and apply, wait, or skip guidance.

6 Apply, Wait, Or Skip Checks

5 CoC Screens Before A Provider Chases An Award Row

According to HUD, the Q1 FY2025 report covered 622 projects. A provider should not read that as 622 direct national openings. CoC funding moves through local planning, local ranking, and project-specific applications.

For example, one Birmingham coordinated-assessment row for $649,489 is not a signal that any local nonprofit should request that amount for outreach. It shows that system infrastructure can be funded when the local CoC owns the need and ranks it. One Mobile-area DV rapid rehousing row for $254,053 points to a different route, population, and local justification.

According to HUD's CoC program page, FY2025 renewal awards were announced by expiring project quarter. That means a provider reading a Q1 report should not assume all FY2025 awards were announced in that file. Compare the Q1, Q2, and Q3/Q4 reports before drawing a state or local pattern.

4 Local Strategy Lessons From The Award Pattern

According to HUD's Q1 report, Alabama's visible Q1 total was $2,250,723 across three CoC geographies. The practical lesson is that state totals hide local route differences.

The first strategy lesson is to know the local CoC before writing. A provider with no meeting attendance, no HMIS participation, and no local ranking history is late even if the federal NOFO is still open.

The second strategy lesson is to ask whether the project is new money, renewal protection, or reallocation. A strong project can still fail if the CoC has no open ranking room or if existing renewals consume the available demand. According to CRS Insight IN12709 (opens in a new tab), the FY2026 NOFO put only 60% of Annual Renewal Demand in Tier 1 and set aside $1.3 billion for new projects prioritized for transitional housing and supportive services only, so renewals carried more risk than in earlier years.

The third strategy lesson is to choose project type before budget. A rapid rehousing project, coordinated-entry project, planning project, and permanent supportive housing project do not need the same evidence.

The fourth strategy lesson is to compare nearby routes. ESG, state homeless funds, local housing trust funds, and philanthropy may be better if the organization needs shelter operations, startup capacity, or short-term service dollars. Use the grants for homeless shelters and affordable housing grants guide before forcing a CoC fit.

Sources

• HUD Continuum of Care Program - hud.gov (opens in a new tab)
• HUD FY2025 Q1 Award Report - hud.gov PDF (opens in a new tab)
• HUD FY2024 CoC award report - hud.gov PDF (opens in a new tab)
• HUD FY2024/FY2025 CoC NOFO - hud.gov PDF (opens in a new tab)
• HUD CoC Program Competition - hud.gov (opens in a new tab)
• CRS Insight IN12709 - everycrsreport.com (opens in a new tab)
• 24 CFR part 578 - ecfr.gov (opens in a new tab)

Related Guides

• Continuum of Care grants guide
• Federal grants for nonprofits
• Grants for affordable housing
• Grants for homeless shelters
• Nonprofit grants
• SAMHSA CCBHC winners