The FINAL MA-505 Continuum of Care’s 2026 CoC Consolidated Application comprised of the CoC Application, the Project Priority Listing and the ranked CoC Project Applications were submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and are now available here: FINAL 2026 COC APPLICATION FINAL 2026 PROJECT PRIORITY APPLICATION FINAL 2026 PROJECT APPLICATIONS Drafts of these three documents were originally made available through the CoC’s Bristol County CoC website from [ Continue reading. ]
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DRAFT 2026 COC APPLICATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE HERE!
The Draft MA-505 Continuum of Care’s 2026 CoC Consolidated Application comprised of the CoC Application, the Project Priority Listing and the ranked CoC Project Applications are now available for review at the following L links: 2026 DRAFT COC APPLICATION 2026 DRAFT PROJECT PRIORITY LISTING 2026 DRAFT PROJECT APPLICATIONS This material is being made available through the CoC’s Bristol County CoC website from Friday, September 25, 2026 through 10am Monday, September 28, 2026 for review, [ Continue reading. ]
SPECIAL NOTICE about the 2026 COMPETITION
On August 10, 2026, HUD's SNAPS-COMPETITIONS listserve issued the following statement: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice of Court Order On Friday, August 7, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island in the related cases State of Washington, et al. v. HUD, et al., 1:26-cv-00439 (D.R.I.), and National Alliance to End Homelessness, et al. v. HUD, et al., 1:26-cv-00436 (D.R.I.), determined HUD’s [ Continue reading. ]
2026 COC PROJECT RANKING AND SCORES RELEASED
BCCC 2026 COC PROJECT RANKING AND SCORES On July 23, 2026, the Bristol County Continuum of Care (BCCC) membership received, reviewed and voted on the 2026 CoC Rank and Order of Projects. The BCCC’s Performance Review Committee (PRC) comprised of BCCC members with no relationship–financially or otherwise–to any of the applicants for funding in the FY2026 round previously received, reviewed, vetted, evaluated, scored and ranked all applications for this competition. This year the PRC’s review [ 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 COC's 2026 REALLOCATION PLAN is available here and addresses both voluntary and involuntary reallocation. [ 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. ]
