2026 MA-505 COC COMPETITION APPLICATION is NOW AVAILABLE! On Monday, June 22, 2026, the Bristol County Continuum of Care (BCCC), acting through its Collaborative Applicant (the City of New Bedford’s Office of Housing & Community Development), issued a “Notice of Funding Opportunity” (NOO) - Application for its local competition including both instructions and application form for New/DV Bonus and Renewal projects. This NOO relies on 2026 COC Program funding from the U.S. Department of [ Continue reading. ]
BRISTOL COUNTY COC REVIEW and RANKING PROCEDURES.2026
BCCC Releases 2026 Review and Ranking Procedures for the Local CoC Competition The Bristol County Continuum of Care (BCCC) has released its BRISTOL COUNTY COC REVIEW and RANKING PROCEDURES.2026 document outlining how CoC and City of New Bedford ESG-funded projects are/will be evaluated, scored, and ranked this funding cycle. Review and ranking is led by the BCCC's Performance Review Committee (PRC), a cross-sector group representing philanthropy, the private sector, non-profit providers, and [ Continue reading. ]
COC PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS
Now Available: 2026 Bristol County CoC Project Selection Process, Scoring, Ranking, and Reallocation Document The Bristol County Continuum of Care (BCCC) is pleased to announce the release of the 2026 CoC Project Selection Process, Scoring, Ranking, and Reallocation document. This resource outlines how project applications — both new and renewal — will be reviewed, scored, and ranked for submission to HUD as part of the local 2026 CoC Program Competition (MA-505). Application Deadline: July 6, [ Continue reading. ]
2026 COC COMPETITION REALLOCATION PLAN
Procedures used by the Bristol County Continuum of Care's (CoC's) Performance Review Committee and CoC Membership in the review, evaluation and ranking of renewal, CoC/ DV Bonus and reallocation projects is annually updated and made available to the CoC, project applicants and the community. This information is also referenced within the published application, itself. The 2026 CoC’s Review and Ranking Procedures are available here: BRISTOL COUNTY COC REVIEW and RANKING PROCEDURES.2026 [ Continue reading. ]
2026 COC COMPETITION FUNDING INFORMATION — COMING SOON!
2026 CoC Competition Funding Information — Coming Soon The Bristol County Continuum of Care (BCCC) will soon share information about anticipated funding available through the 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition local competition. At this time, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has not yet released the funding amounts associated with the 2026 CoC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Once HUD publishes this information, BCCC will update this page with [ Continue reading. ]
COMPETITION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS.2026
New Resource Available: 2026 CoC NOFO Terms and Definitions In response to the HUD release of a 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and the Bristol County CoC's release of its local Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOO) application, a "Terms and Definitions" resource is available here: TERMS and DEFINITIONS 2026 NOO This resource is designed to help CoC stakeholders — including applicants, project sponsors, and partner agencies — navigate the language used [ Continue reading. ]
2026 COMPETITION CALENDAR
The 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) funding competition through the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) opened on June 1, 2026 and will conclude no later than HUD’s Submission deadline of August 26, 2026. Given the less than 90 day turnaround on the grant deadline, the Bristol County Continuum of Care’s own CoC Competition Calendar is highly accelerated. Check out the 2026 BCCC COMPETITION TIMELINE here. [ Continue reading. ]
THE 2026 COMPETITION BEGINS…
CoC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Released by HUD… As anticipated, HUD released this year’s CoC NOFO June 1, 2026. Here are a few important details right out of the gate: What is a NOFO and why do I care? The 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (commonly referred to as the NOFO) is the major source of funding that the Bristol County Continuum of Care (BCCC) relies upon and competes for on an annual basis to ensure its existing housing programs, HMIS and [ Continue reading. ]
ANNUAL HOMELESS ASSESSMENT REPORT (AHAR) RELEASED
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released Part 1 of the 2025 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress, which presents national, state, and Continuum of Care (CoC) estimates of homelessness based on the January 2025 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count and Housing Inventory Count (HIC). The report, available online here, provides data on overall homelessness as well as trends among key populations including individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, [ Continue reading. ]
BCCC MOVES MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS TO QUARTERLY SCHEDULE
On Thursday, May 21, 2026, the Bristol County Continuum of Care (BCCC) Executive Board evaluated and acted favorably upon a change from its monthly membership meetings of the MA-505 CoC (the BCCC) to now quarterly membership meetings. In so doing it was recognized that this meeting move to a quarterly calendar will provide greater flexibility to the CoC as it continues shifting and refining its focus as an impactful network focused on ending homelessness. The BCCC's new Quarterly Meetings [ Continue reading. ]
