FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grants NOFO
This grant funds nonprofits, governments, and tribes to support community efforts to quickly rehouse and assist homeless individuals, families, and youth, including those fleeing violence, with a focus on ending homelessness.
Funder: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2026: CoC Program Registration submission deadline (Collaborative Applicants register CoCs and UFAs) (projected) | August 2026: Full application submission deadline — electronically submitted applications in e-snaps due by 8:00 p.m. ET (projected)
Funding Amounts: Estimated total funding: $4,010,000,000 | Award range: $2,500–$25,000,000 | ~8,000 awards expected
Summary: Supports community-wide efforts to end homelessness, rapidly rehouse individuals and families, and implement coordinated approaches to prevent and end youth homelessness.
Key Information: Cost sharing or matching is required.
Description
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), funds community-based efforts to end homelessness. The program aims to quickly rehouse individuals and families experiencing homelessness, minimize the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness, and promote access to mainstream resources and self-sufficiency. The Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP), included in this opportunity, supports the development and implementation of coordinated community approaches to prevent and end youth homelessness, targeting youth up to age 24, including unaccompanied, pregnant, or parenting youth.
Funding is awarded competitively to support a broad range of housing and supportive service activities, including permanent supportive housing, rapid re-housing, transitional housing, and coordinated entry systems. Collaborative Applicants are responsible for submitting consolidated applications on behalf of their communities.
