On September 19, 2024, the Bristol County Continuum of Care (BCCC) membership received, reviewed and voted on the 2024 CoC Rank and Order of Projects. The BCCC’s Performance Review Committee (PRC) comprised of BCCC members with no relationship–financial or otherwise–to any of the applicants for funding in the FY2024 round previously received, reviewed, vetted, evaluated, scored and ranked all applications for this competition.  This year the PRC’s review included individual interviews and presentations from all projects.

All proposal applications received were accepted and ranked; (no proposals were rejected). All projects were scored, rated and ranked according to the Bristol County CoC’s Ranking and Review process outlined in the FY2024 RFP and made available at  https://www.bristolcountycoc.com/2024-review-and-ranking-procedures-for-coc-competition/.

In accordance with the 2024 CoC NOFO, the ranking follows a two-tier system such that:

Tier 1 = 90% of the Annual Renewal Demand (a total of $2,813,271) and

Tier 2 = the difference between Tier 1 and the maximum amount of CoC Renewal, including any CoC Reallocation, DV Bonus, and CoC Bonus funds that a CoC applies for (a max total of $1,577,794).

The amount of funding available for a CoC Bonus in this 2024 round was $562,319 and the amount of funding available for a DV Bonus project was $702,889. One DV Bonus project (PH-RRH) was received and ranked in the 2024 round.

The CoC intends to submit a planning grant in the 2024 round that will, in accordance with the HUD CoC NOFO, remain unranked and not a part of the calculations of either of the two tiers. (NOTE: This competition arises out of a competitive NOFO for FY2024 as well as FY2025; HUD will establish specifics as to the handling of year two at a later date. In the interim, the figures presented reflect only FY2024.)

In preparing for its vote, the BCCC membership carefully reviewed and heard the recommendation of the PRC following a PowerPoint presentation (a copy of which is available here: LOOKING-AT-THE-2024-COC-FUNDING-ROUND. The presentation overviewed this year’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and considerations specific to the 2024 competition, HUD policy and program priorities, funding, the process undertaken locally and the ranking recommendation.

In a unanimous vote, the BCCC membership accepted the report of the PRC and its recommendation for ranking in the 2024 CoC Competition.

The final CoC Rank and Order of Projects is available here: 2024 PRC PROJECT RANKING