LAST UPDATED: Friday, July 31, 2026
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FY2026 CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION
Last updated June 30, 2026
The Completed Consolidated Application will be posted by August 21, 2026.
Description
The Mississippi Balance of State Continuum of Care (MS BoS CoC) is pleased to announce the opening of the FY2026 HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Local Competition.
MS Balance of State CoC will conduct an analysis of new and renewal projects to determine the extent to which each project addresses the goals of:
- Addressing Individual Unsheltered Homelessness
- Addressing homelessness in geographical regions of MS Balance of State CoC with the highest populations of homelessness
- Addressing Chronic Homelessness
MS Balance of State CoC may reduce and/or eliminate funds for renewal projects to develop new projects through the reallocation of those funds. Projects that are underperforming, obsolete, or ineffective may be reduced or eliminated. Projects applying for funding are subject to a review that will be conducted which may include surveying community partners and/or site visits.
HUD has released the FY2026 Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), introducing several significant changes to the national competition. To align the local competition with HUD’s priorities and maximize the competitiveness of the Mississippi Balance of State CoC application, the MS BoS CoC Governing Council approved a two-phase Review and Rank process for the FY2026 competition.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Phase 1 – Renewal Project Review
Renewal project applicants must submit a Letter of Intent by July 10, 2026, indicating whether they intend to:
- Renew their existing project;
- Transition their renewal to a different eligible project type;
- Submit an entirely new project proposal;
- Submit a new project in lieu of renewing; or
- Decline to participate in the FY2026 competition.
Renewal projects requesting renewal funding will be scored and ranked using objective performance measures, including:
- Positive housing exits
- Exits to permanent housing
- Exits to unsubsidized housing
- Employment income growth
- Total income growth
- Quarterly utilization rates
- Participation in the 2026 Point-in-Time Count
- Participation in Coordinated Entry
These objective measures are derived primarily from HMIS Annual Performance Report (APR) data covering October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, along with other required participation and performance measures.
Based on these objective scores, the Review & Rank Committee will establish the Tier 1 Priority Listing.
As approved by the Governing Council:
- HMIS and Coordinated Entry renewal projects will automatically be included in Tier 1 as community-wide infrastructure projects essential to the operation of the Continuum of Care.
- Remaining Tier 1 funding will be allocated to the highest-ranked renewal housing projects until the 60% Tier 1 funding threshold is reached.
Renewal projects that do not fall within the 60% Tier 1 funding threshold may elect to reallocate their renewal funding and compete in Phase 2 as a transition grant or other eligible new project, consistent with HUD requirements.
Phase 2 – New Project Competition
During Phase 2, applicants may submit proposals for eligible new projects, including:
- Transitional Housing (TH)
- Supportive Services Only (SSO)
- Supportive Services Only – Street Outreach (SSO-SO)
- Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)
- Rapid Re-Housing (RRH)
- Coordinated Entry (SSO-CE), where applicable
- HMIS projects, where applicable
- Transition Grants
- Domestic Violence (DV) Bonus Projects
All eligible new and transition applications will be competitively scored and ranked using the MS BoS CoC Project Scoring Tools.
The Review & Rank Committee will then develop the final Tier 1 and Tier 2 Priority Listings for inclusion in the FY2026 HUD CoC Consolidated Application.
All final project applications (Renewal and New) must submitted in e-snaps by July 31,2026. Questions about the CoC’s Application process can be directed to the Interim CoC Director Marika Baliko (cocdirector@msbos.org).
Competition Timeline
| Date | Event |
| June 30, 2026 | Public Announcement of Local Competition |
| July 10, 2026 | Renewal Project Letters of Intent Due (LOI can be found below) |
| July 16, 2026 | Review & Rank Committee Develops Tier 1 Priority Listing |
| July 17, 2026 | Notification of Rejected/Reduced Renewal Applications |
| July 31, 2026 | Approved Renewal Project Applications, New Project Applications, and Transition Grant Applications Due in e-snaps. Extended to August 3, 2026 due to e-snaps issue. |
| August 6, 2026 | Review & Rank Committee Meeting |
| August 7, 2026 | Notification of Rejected/Reduced Applications |
| August 10, 2026 | Public Notification of Project Rankings |
| August 21, 2026 | Consolidated Application Posted for Public Review |
| August 24, 2026 | Target Submission Date for MS BoS CoC Consolidated Application |
| August 26, 2026 | HUD CoC Application Deadline |
CHANGES TO FY2026 COMPETITION
Changes to Tiering:
Tier 1 -60% ARD
Tier 2-40% includes Bonus Opportunities
- CoC Bonus 15% of the community’s Final Pro-Rata Need (ARD)
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No less than $500,000 and no more than $5,000,000
- DV Bonus 20% of the community’s Preliminary Pro-rata Need
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No less than $50,000 and no more than $5,000,000
Priorities: This NOFO provides a set-aside of $1,300,000,000 (32% of total funding) for new projects with a priority for Transitional Housing and Supportive Service Only projects.
Support Documents
General Resources
How-To Guides
| Register for Electronic Line of Credit Control System (eLOCCS) |
| Register for eSNAPS |
| Register for System for Award Management (SAM) |
New Application Materials
Renewal Application Materials
Trainings
| New Project Applications Workshop – Slideshow PDF |
| New Project Applications Workshop – Meeting Recording |
INSTRUCTIONS
All project applications (new, renewals, and reallocations) must be completed in e-snaps, the electronic grants management system used by HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS). If you are new to the system, click the links above to access and register for e-snaps.
A separate application must be completed in the system for each project submission, with the following attachments:
- Most recent APR (if applicable)
- Most recent A-133 Audit or certified Financial Statements
- Copy of 501© (3) documentation
- Copy of Agency Code of Conduct
CONSIDERATIONS FOR FUNDING
HUD THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS
- Applicant has active System for Award Management (SAM) registration with current information. To register for SAM, see instructions here.
- The federal government requires that each entity that does business with the Federal government obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and register in the System for Award Management (SAM). To access a guide on SAM Registration & UEI Numbers, click here.
- Applicant has no outstanding delinquent Federal debts– it is HUD policy, consistent with the purposes and intent of 31 USC 3720B and 28 USC 3201(e), that applicants with outstanding delinquent federal debt will not be eligible to receive an award of funds unless: (a) A negotiated repayment schedule is established and the repayment schedule is not delinquent, or (b) other arrangements satisfactory to HUD are made before the award of funds by HUD.
- Applicant has no Debarment and/or Suspensions from doing business with the Federal Government.
- Disclosed any violations of Federal criminal law.
- Submitted the required certifications as specified in the FY26 Competition NOFO
- Demonstrated the population to be served meets program eligibility requirements as described in the Act, and project application clearly established eligibility of project applicants. This includes any additional eligibility criteria for certain types of projects contained in the FY26 Competition NOFO.
- Agreed to participate in the Continuum of Care’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
- (If renewal project application) Met HUD expectations, including: (a) applicant performance met the plans and goals established in the initial application,(b) the applicant demonstrated timeliness standards for grant being renewed and expenditure of grant funds, (c) the applicants performance in assisting program participants to achieve and maintain independence living and records of success
- Met financial expectations as set forth by HUD including (a) Registering for the electronic Line of Credit Control System (eLOCCS – see registration instruction here) (b) Having Accounting Software (c) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) (c) Annual A-133 audits (d) and other requirements as set forth by HUD
- Demonstrate Project is Consistent with Jurisdictional Consolidated Plan(s). The Balance of State CoC’s coverage area be viewed here: https://msbos.org/coverage/
NEW PROJECT COMPONENTS
Eligible New Projects That Can Be Created Through Bonus or Reallocation:
- Transitional Housing (TH)
- Supportive Services Only (SSO)
- Supportive Services Only – Street Outreach (SSO-SO)
- Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)
- Rapid Re-Housing (RRH)
- Coordinated Entry (SSO-CE), where applicable
- HMIS projects, where applicable
- Transition Grants
- Domestic Violence (DV) Bonus Projects
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