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CoC award rises to $11.8 million; local leaders flag federal funding pauses and monitoring changes
Summary
The collaborative applicant reported that Nashville’s CoC FY 2024 award totaled $11.8 million, the largest ever for the community, but that new federal guidance and a recently rescinded OMB memo have left questions about future NOFO timing and funding stability.
Allison Lisonbee (reported as the collaborative applicant representative) told the Homelessness Planning Council that the Continuum of Care (CoC) FY 2024 award for Nashville is $11.8 million, an increase of about $2.1 million from the prior year and the highest award Nashville has received.
Lisonbee said the increase primarily funded renewals rather than new projects; she reported that many CoCs statewide experienced similar results and that only a small, smaller CoC in Tennessee succeeded in funding a new project. She also said Metro Council voted to approve Metro as the recipient of a planning grant, which finalizes the collaborative applicant designation transfer from MDHA to the Office of Homeless Services.
Allison and other speakers flagged federal-level uncertainty: she summarized a recent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo and subsequent developments that temporarily paused some federal fund draws while the new administration reviewed compliance with recent executive orders. She said that OMB’s pause has been rescinded but that HUD guidance remains limited and national advocates have raised concerns about whether changes to NOFO timing and other processes might be reversed.
Lisonbee said the CoC is coordinating with the HUD field office about transferring planning-grant funds from MDHA to OHS and that Metro Legal is reviewing how the grant will be operated under the Metro Charter. She said staff would continue to update the community as the transfer and any policy guidance proceed.
Speakers in this item included the collaborative applicant lead and council staff who discussed the award and federal guidance; quotations reflect the collaborative applicant’s summary of the award and the OMB/HUD developments.
