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HUD NOFO shifts and early cold-weather shelter usage prompt planning questions from council
Summary
The Office of Homeless Services briefed the committee on HUD’s newly released Continuum of Care NOFO, which emphasizes transitional housing and caps permanent-housing funding; the city opened its cold-weather overflow shelter for two nights, housing 156 and 213 people respectively, and staff warned the NOFO’s compressed timeline could force re-prioritization.
The Office of Homeless Services told the Public Health & Safety Committee that HUD released the Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Thursday night with major policy changes that will affect how local programs seek federal funding.
Allison Cantway said the NOFO shifts emphasis away from permanent supportive housing toward transitional housing, street outreach and time-limited services, and that HUD’s new guidance may cap permanent housing funding at roughly 30% of a community’s allocation while allowing up to 70% to be directed to other service types. Cantway said HUD has also shortened the application and planning timeline; she said…
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