Before You Get Started
About the HUD CoC Competition
As the lead agency for the homeless Continuum of Care, UNITY of Greater New Orleans prepares the consolidated application for funding under HUD’s CoC Program for the community of New Orleans, Jefferson Parish and Kenner.
The FY2026 HUD CoC Program Competition opened on June 1, 2026 with the release of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) which includes federal funding priorities for individual projects and competition scoring criteria for communities to compete for the national funding. The CoC Program Notice of Funding Opportunity NOFO. Documents related to each process are available at the link here. The NOFO also describes the criteria for local funding competition operated by each Continuum of Care to advance federal goals and address local system needs. The FY Competition ends when the final funding announcement is released by HUD.
For information on the local New Orleans, Jefferson Parish, and Kenner homeless Continuum of Care local competition for 2026, please see here.
Before You Get Started
Please review the following materials about the local CoC funding competition for LA-503 New Orleans, Jefferson Parish, Kenner CoC:
Local CoC Competition Calendar (updated July 30)
Important meetings, information sessions, and deadlines for the local CoC funding competition.
Local CoC Competition Calendar (updated June 29)
Important meetings, information sessions, and deadlines for the local CoC funding competition.
Application Information
Applications for Currently Funded Projects
2026 CoC Funding Priorities for RFPs
Local funding priorities approved by the CoC Governing Council after receiving input from faith-based organizations, local government, homeless service provides, people with lived experience, and community members. Available June 29.
Thank you to all of the providers and community members who participated in Community Listening Sessions in order to guide decision-making about 2026 CoC Funding Priorities. More information about that process and its findings can be found on the funding priorities page.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Responses to questions about local CoC Funding competition will be updated as questions are received and answered.
Should you have any questions, please contact proposals@unitygno.org or vcoffin@unitygno.org or call (504) 821-4496 ext. 1012. Thank you to our community partners for your commitment to ending homelessness!