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. ]
MASSHEALTH RELATED REFERRAL INFORMATION FOR SERVICES
Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) allows healthcare dollars to support critical social services, while Accountable Care Organization (ACO)s serve as the bridge connecting eligible MassHealth members to those resources. By addressing the root causes of poor health, HRSN services can help individuals and families achieve greater housing stability, improved nutrition, better management of chronic health conditions, fewer emergency room visits and hospitalizations, and overall improved quality of [ Continue reading. ]
EMERGENCY TRANSFERS :: POLICY, PROCEDURES and REQUESTS
The MA-505 Bristol County Continuum of Care (CoC,) is concerned about the safety and well-being of all persons accessing or receiving Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) funded under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through its CoC Program. The CoC Program necessitates certain conditions be met to permit the transfer of PSH project participants from one project to another. This concern extends to project participants in CoC funded housing who are victims of domestic [ Continue reading. ]
2026 PIT AND HIC DATA PRESENTATION
The City of New Bedford's Office of Housing & Community Development, acting in its capacity as the Continuum of Care's (CoC's) Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) lead, and on behalf of the CoC, has completed its 2026 “Point In Time” (PIT) count creating a census of those individuals and families experiencing homelessness within the Continuum of Care (all of Bristol County except for Fall River). The data includes those who were both sheltered (living in emergency or transitional [ Continue reading. ]
2026 STREETSHEETS NOW AVAILABLE!
On behalf of the BCCC, the City of New Bedford's Office of Housing & Community Development has released the printed version of the 2026 StreetSheets and StreetSheet SNAPSHOT. The printed versions provide resources within the Bristol County Continuum of Care. Spanish and Portuguese versions of these StreetSheets will be released on this website in late Spring 2026. FOR GREATER NEW BEDFORD: The GREATER NEW BEDFORD AREA SNAPSHOT 2026 available here (English). The GREATER NEW BEDFORD AREA [ Continue reading. ]
2026 BCCC MEMBERSHIP
2026 BCCC (MA-505) Membership Membership in the Bristol County Continuum of Care (BCCC) is open to all! There is no membership fee or dues and all are welcome to join the BCCC! Membership does provide opportunity to more actively engage with the continuum and it is encouraged. Generally organizations, community groups, agencies, and other entities join the CoC but individuals unaffiliated with any organization are also invited. We are also interested in welcoming anyone with lived [ Continue reading. ]
2025 PIT and HIC DATA PRESENTATION
The City of New Bedford's Office of Housing & Community Development, acting in its capacity as the Continuum of Care's (CoC's) Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) lead, and on behalf of the CoC, has completed its annual “Point In Time” (PIT) count creating a census of those individuals and families experiencing homelessness within the Continuum of Care (all of Bristol County except for Fall River). The data includes those who were both sheltered (living in emergency or transitional [ Continue reading. ]
