The New Mexican ContiNuum of Care
Creating an integrated system of care to address all sides of homelessness and housing
In 1994, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) launched the Continuum of Care process. This process is an approach to help communities address problems of homelessness in a coordinated, comprehensive, and holistic manner.
The cornerstone functions of the Continuum of Care (CoC) are to foster communitywide collaboration and effective communication throughout the state by coordinating federal funding, fostering state-wide connections and aligning quality data with the goal of providing housing and supportive services for individuals and families facing homelessness.
Under the umbrella program of the CoC, these functions are meant to optimize outreach, intake and assessment with a centralized focus on data quality. Through funding allocations and pipelines, the CoC allows for flow from the emergency shelter response system to housing through transitional housing, rapid rehousing and permanent supportive housing.
FY 23 NOFO Has Opened
Update 7/31/2023: All project applications must be submitted to the CoC by August 28th, 8:00 pm EST, exactly 30 days before HUD’s CoC Program application submission deadline of September 28, 2023 by 8:00 PM EST.
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The Continuum of Care competition has opened and the due date is Thursday, September 28th. Although HUD has not made the application and forms available yet, there are some things you can do to get ready. As soon as the application is accessible we'll let you know. In the meantime please:
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Review and update your applicant profile in e-snaps. Even if you don't have any changes, HUD requires that all agencies go into edit mode and re-save. Attached is the e-snaps navigation guide. Please update your SAMS account if you need to, as well.
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If you are a new agency and don't yet have an applicant profile set up in e-snaps and/or a SAMS account please contact Raquel Garcia at raquel-g@nmceh.org and Mark Oldknow at mark-o@nmceh.org for assistance.
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If you are planning to apply for a new or expansion project, please complete the second attachment and send it back to us by Wednesday, July 26th.
What is the coc?
The New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness coordinates the Continuum of Care grant application process (CoC Consolidated Applications) in New Mexico and allocates $14 million yearly to applicable organizations.
The application process is open to any nonprofit or local government that wants to provide housing and related services to people experiencing homelessness. Organizations and individuals that are interested in ending homelessness are welcome to join the Albuquerque and/or Balance of State CoC.
The Albuquerque Application is only open to organization in ABQ while the Balance of State Application is open to organizations anywhere in New Mexico outside of ABQ.
A history of the continuum of care
In the 1990‘s, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) created the Continuum of Care (CoC) program, which funds programs for people experiencing homelessness. Under the CoC program, geographic communities organize themselves into a CoC and each CoC annually submits an application to HUD to fund projects within the CoC.
In New Mexico, there is an Albuquerque CoC and a Balance of State CoC, which covers all parts of New Mexico except for Albuquerque. All applicants must apply as part of one of these CoCs. The Albuquerque and Balance of State CoCs are both coordinated by the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness under contracts with the City of Albuquerque and the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority.
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HUD‘s concept for the Continuum of Care is that each CoC should have a continuum of services available to meet the needs of people experiencing homelessness, including prevention, street outreach, emergency shelter, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing.
CoC grant funds are targeted to projects that provide permanent supportive housing for homeless people with disabilities or rapid rehousing projects that help homeless people of all types attain permanent housing quickly.
Funding is awarded on an annual basis and can be renewed every year. A typical CoC grant includes rental assistance for housing, supportive services funding for case management and administrative funds including data collection. Rental assistance can be either scattered site or assigned to a particular building.
questions? get in touch!
You can email our CoC Team at:
Or call: 505.433.5175
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The CoC Team number is not a helpline, and the team cannot assist homeless individuals with questions regarding support. If you are homeless and seeking support please refer to our homeless help information