Grants & Bids

Northwest Arkansas Continuum of Care (NWA CoC) is responsible for coordinating a regional response to end homelessness. NWA CoC is also tasked with aligning the regions’ HUD funding with a regional strategic plan to ensure the resources are spent in accordance with that regional plan to end homelessness.

FY 2023 NWA CoC Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Consolidated Application

On July 29, 2023, the Northwest Arkansas Continuum of Care (NWA CoC) solicited local applications for projects that would contribute to ending homelessness in Northwest Arkansas. These grants are due to the NWA CoC on August 25, 2023, with letters of intent being due on August 7, 2023. The Rank and Review Committee met in August and September 2023, where the projects were assessed against a set of scoring rubrics that were contained in the original Request for Proposal (RFP) and instructions. Those projects were ‘ranked’ according to those rubrics. This ‘ranking’ was approved by the CoC Board of Directors on September 22, 2023.

The documents below, submitted to HUD no later than September 28, 2023, are required to be listed here no later than two days prior to the submission deadline. These documents are listed here for public review. These documents have been approved by the NWA CoC Board of Directors and include the FY 2022 CoC NOFO Application and the FY 2022 CoC Rank & Review Priority Listing, as well as the FY 2021 CoC Planning Grant Application.

1. FY 2023 CoC NOFO Application
2. FY 2023 CoC Rank & Review Priority Listing
3. FY 2023 CoC Planning Grant Application

The documents below are Projects Rejected, Reduced, or Accepted and Ranked:

NWA CoC FY 2023 NOFO Projects ACCEPTED & Ranked
NWA CoC FY 2023 NOFO Projects Rejected or Reduced

For questions or additional information, contact Debbie Martin, NWA CoC Interim Executive Director, [email protected], 479-717-7737.

Accepted and Rejected/Reduced Projects

The LOCAL NWA CoC Application and budget forms were due August 25, 2023.

Below are the accepted projects and the rejected and reduced projects.

Northwest Arkansas Continuum of Care (NWA CoC) is responsible for coordinating a regional response to end homelessness. NWA CoC is also tasked with aligning the regions’ HUD funding with a regional strategic plan to ensure the resources are spent in accordance with that regional plan to end homelessness.

The NWA CoC is responsible for developing a collaborative (community) application to HUD for the annual CoC program. This application includes the individual local applications that are solicited by the Continuum.

The LOCAL NWA CoC Application and budget forms were due August 25, 2023, at 5:00 pm per the instructions included. Links below are to the Requests for Proposals (RFP), the Application, and the Budget Form. Additionally, there is a ‘Letter of Intent’ (New Projects or Renewal Projects), which was due August 7, 2023, at 5:00 pm.

1. NWA CoC 2023 Public Announcement Request for Proposals
2. NWA CoC 2023 Timeline
3. NWA CoC 2023 Local Competition Application Packet
4. Budget Worksheet 2023 CoC Program Project
5.  NWA CoC FY 2023 NOFO Information Session Slides
6. New Project Letter of Intent
7. Renewal Project Letter of Intent

The following documents will help guide your way as you fill out the Local Proposal:

1. HUD FY 2023 NOFO Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition
2. FY 2023 Competition Resources

The following links can serve as a guide should your projects be approved by the NWA CoC. Becoming familiar with this application process in e-snaps as soon as possible is advised.

1. e-snaps is the electronic Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Application and Grants Management System that HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) uses to support the CoC Program funding application and grant awards process for the CoC Program.
2. CoC New Application Detailed Instructions
3. CoC Renewal Project Application Detailed Instructions
4. CoC Estimated Annual Renewal Demand Report, which lines out the funds available for the NWA CoC (AR-501 Fayetteville/ Northwest Arkansas CoC) to apply for.

The document below describes the process by which the NWA CoC develops the Local NOFA.
Rank and Review Policies

The documents below describe the NWA CoC’s funding priorities and are used to develop the local NOFA.
NAEH HUD Policy Priorities FY 2021 NOFO
2019 NWA CoC Needs Analysis and Funding Priorities