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Orange County homelessness commission fast-tracks letter urging HUD/ congressional action after HUD pauses NOFO
Summary
The Commission to Address Homelessness voted to add an urgency item directing staff to draft a letter to the Board of Supervisors urging full funding and congressional outreach after HUD removed its COC NOFO amid litigation and major funding-rule changes.
The Orange County Commission to Address Homelessness voted to add an urgency item and asked staff to draft a letter to the Board of Supervisors calling for immediate congressional engagement and for HUD to honor funding expectations after the agency removed its 2025 Continuum of Care (COC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) from public view.
Doug Rapp, the countys lead staff on care coordination, told commissioners the NOFO released on Nov. 13 included two unexpected changes: a proposed cap on how much COC grant funding can be used for permanent housing and a sharp reduction in the proportion of each jurisdictions renewal grants placed into "tier 1" (historically about 90% of funds) to roughly 30%. He said the countys COC receives about $33.5 million annually and that roughly $28…
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