CoC Competition Information

FY26 Continuum of Care Funding Competition

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the FY26 CoC Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (CoC NOFO) on June 1 of 2026, officially launching this year's CoC funding competition. Agencies interested in applying for CoC funding should review the material below. This page will be updated throughout the competition with new information, so please check back regularly.

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You can access a copy of the CoC NOFO on the grants.gov website here: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361999.

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The Albuquerque CoC and New Mexico Balance of State CoC are operating separate funding competitions, however, all the deadlines and application materials are the same for both CoCs.

 

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CoC Local Funding Competition Deadlines

 

The following deadlines are currently in effect. All competition materials to meet deadlines can be found under  "COC Local Competition Materials". Additional Resources can be found under "Applicant Resources".

July 17th, 2026 at 5:00PM (MST)

• New Project Letter of Intent due

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July 24th, 2026 at 5:00PM (MST)

• Local applications for New Projects

• Local applications for Renewal Projects

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*HUD has not yet made available CoC project application materials in e-snaps. This section will be updated with the deadline for e-snaps submission soon.

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​​​CoC Local Competition Materials

 

The following linked documents are needed in order to complete an application in the CoC Local Funding Competition. All application materials must be submitted to coc@nmceh.org prior to the deadline. If you have questions about the materials, please email the CoC Team. 

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All Projects​

• CoC Expectations Form

 

New Projects

• Letter of Intent 

• Application

• Scoring Rubric

 

Renewal Projects

• Application

• Scoring Rubric

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Applicant Resources

 

The following linked documents are helpful resources for agencies applying in the CoC Local Funding Competition. Additional CoC resources can be found under "Continuum of Care Program Resources".

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• ​Service Participation Agreement

• Match and Leverage for CoC Program

• At-a-Glance Match

• PH to TH Transition Guidance

• CoC Eligible and Ineligible Costs

• FY26 CoC Competition Orientation Slides (7/9/2026 and 7/10/2026)

• CoC Competition Orientation Recordings

  • BoS CoC Competition Orientation (7/9/2026)

  • ABQ CoC Competition Orientation (7/10/2026)

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​CoC Competition CoC Technical Assistance

NMCEH is able to provide limited technical assistance for applicants. Three public technical assistance calls will be held and can be attended using the links below.

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Tuesday, July 14th, 2026 at 11:00AM

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85038749182

 

Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 at 10:00AM

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89772793648

 

Thursday, July 16th, 2026 at 3:00PM

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83251339966

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CoC Local Funding Competition Orientation

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NMCEH is hosting two meetings (one for each CoC) to go over the process for (re)applying for CoC grants. Providers should only attend the meeting relevant to the location where they are applying. (The Balance of State covers all parts of New Mexico outside of the City of Albuquerque) Please add the appropriate meeting to your calendar. Preregistration is not required.

Balance of State Applicant Meeting

July 9 at 1:30pm (virtual)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88686329757

Albuquerque Applicant Meeting

July 10 at 10am (virtual)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84098667450

 

At this meeting we will review the application materials to be submitted for the Local 
Competition, including relevant deadlines, and discuss project ranking/prioritization 
criteria.

 

These meetings are posted under "Applicant Resources".

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FY26 CoC NOFO Community Info Session

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NMCEH is hosting a meeting on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, from 2-3:30pm to present information about the FY26 CoC NOFO. Current CoC recipient agencies should plan to attend, and this meeting is also open to all other interested community members.

 

Please register in advance to attend: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pm-MQEA0Rayh90_tVUDLQg

 

This will be the first of several community meetings to discuss the NOFO and how the New Mexico Continuums of Care will respond to it. Please understand that the FY26 CoC NOFO is introducing significant changes to both the application process and how projects must operate. NMCEH is committed to working with our community partners to ensure the New Mexico Continuums of Care are able to submit the strongest applications possible.

 

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Continuum of Care Program Resources

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• Continuum of Care Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)​

  • These are the federal standards that all CoC-funded projects must adhere to​.

• Continuum of Care Virtual Binders

  • HUD resource summarizing the information found in the CFR. This resource includes information on the types of services and projects that may be funded under the CoC Program and the policies, procedures, and systems recipients of CoC funding must have in place.​

• Written Standards

  • The Written Standards are the local standards for administering CoC funds. CoC-funded projects must comply with both the federal regulations (CFR) and the local regulations (Written Standards) and will be periodically monitored (by NMCEH and HUD) to ensure compliance. You can find the most recent written standards available here.

• HUD's competition mailing list

  • Sign up to receive CoC competition related updates from HUD.​

• NMCEH Listserv

  • Sign up to receive updates from NMCEH about the CoC Competition and other topics​.

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