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. ]
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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 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. ]
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. ]
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. ]
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. ]
2025 STREETSHEETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
The City of New Bedford's Office of Housing & Community Development has released the printed version of the 2025 StreetSheet. The printed version provides resources for and within the Greater New Bedford area. Printed StreetSheets are available upon request by contacting Jennifer.Clarke@newbedford-ma.gov. (Copies are available while quantities last). If you are looking for resources in all areas of the Bristol County Continuum of Care, please access our RESOURCES page to explore listed [ Continue reading. ]
