NE CoC 2021 NOFO
All updates & announcements related to the NE CoC NOFO (Notice of Funding Opportunity) process will be available on this webpage.

CoC Program Competition: Final Consolidated Application​

November 12, 2021: 
The final NOFO Consolidated Application is available for public review. This application reflects how the NE CoC operates as a system to address and end homelessness. The NE CoC Governing Board approved this application on November 12, 2021. ​

CoC Program Competition: FINAL Project Ranking 

November 4, 2021: 
The Northeast Minnesota Continuum of Care (NE CoC) Governing Board voted to approve the Final Project Ranking List at their meeting on November 4, 2021. The projects listed on this document will be included in the NE CoC NOFO Application. 
Last NOFA page update: November 12, 2021

Important Dates & Deadlines for Project Applicants 

Please check back for any updates to the NOFA schedule. Updates made following the original posting will be in red text. 

  • Week of July 12, 2021 - Project Intent to Apply and Threshold Forms and supplemental materials distributed via email and posted on CoC website. 
  • August 6, 2021 *CLOSED* - Intent to Apply and Threshold Forms and supplemental materials due to CoC via email to clundquist@live.com.
  • August 18, 2021 - HUD released the 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity. 
  • August 19, 2021 - ESNAPS opens. 
  • September 9, 2021 - NE CoC Governing Board Meeting via Zoom to review and approve scoring criteria. A public notice will be distributed via email. All CoC meetings are open to the public. 
  • September 13, 2021 - Project applicants meeting criteria on the Intent to Apply and Threshold form invited to apply for full project application. 
  • September 13, 2021 - Call for New Project applicants posted to CoC website and available via email. 
  • September 23, 2021 - Project applicant LAB for NE CoC (work on applications) from 1pm - 4pm in the St. Louis County Government Services Center (Floor 3), Duluth, MN. Please RSVP to Cara Lundquist (clundquist@live.com) if you plan to attend. 
  • September 24, 2021 - New Project Intent to Apply Forms due via email. 
  • October 13, 2021 - Deadline to submit project applications and supplemental documents. 
  • Week of October 25, 2021 - Applicants notified in writing by the Ranking & Review Committee if their project was accepted, reduced, or rejected. 
  • November 2, 2021 - Appeals due to the Ranking & Review Committee. 
  • November 3, 2021 - Ranking & Review Committee meets via Zoom to review and discuss appeals (if any).
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2021 NOFA Schedule - Updated September 3, 2021 

Interested in applying? 

The NE CoC has $22,749 available in bonus funds and $57,938 in DV Bonus funds for the FY2021 NOFO for eligible project types. A notice for any available reallocated funding will be posted to this website at a later date. 

Eligible Projects 
Renewal Projects 
NE CoC Renewal Projects who are eligible to apply in the FY21 NOFO are listed on the Grant Inventory Worksheet. 

New Projects Created from CoC Bonus or Reallocation 
New projects in this category may be proposed as standalone projects or as expansions of existing CoC-funded projects seeking renewal in the current funding round.
 
Eligible new project component types for projects created from reallocation and/or bonus funds:
  • Permanent housing-permanent supportive housing (PH-PSH) projects.
  • Permanent housing-rapid rehousing (PH-RRH) projects.
  • Joint TH and PH-RRH component projects.
  • Dedicated HMIS project for the costs at 24 CFR 578.37(a)(4) that can only be carried out by the HMIS Lead, which is the recipient or subrecipient of an HMIS grant and is listed on the HMIS Lead form in the CoC Applicant Profile in e-snaps.
    • Additionally, if the CoC has organizations within its geographic area that are victim service providers, the HMIS Lead, or subrecipient, may request HMIS funds for a comparable database. Victim service providers may also request HMIS funds in their project application budgets to enter data into a comparable database.
  • Supportive services only coordinated entry (SSO-CE) project

New Projects Created from DV Bonus 
New projects in this category may be proposed as standalone projects or as expansions of existing CoC- funded projects. DV Bonus funding may be used to expand an existing renewal project that is not dedicated to serving survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking so long as the DV Bonus funds for expansion are solely for additional units, beds, or services dedicated to persons eligible to be served with DV Bonus funding.
  
Eligible project component types for projects created with DV Bonus funds:
  • Permanent Housing-Rapid re-housing projects dedicated to serving survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking that are defined as homeless (24 CFR 578.3);
  • Joint TH and PH-RRH component projects defined in Section III.B.2.q of this NOFO dedicated to serving survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who are defined as homeless (24 CFR 578.3); or
  • Supportive services only-coordinated entry project to implement policies, procedures, and practices that equip the CoC’s coordinated entry to better meet the needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

Please review the NE CoC 2021 NOFO Call for Projects for more information about eligible new projects created from CoC Bonus, Reallocation, and DV Bonus Funds. 

Please email Cara Lundquist, NE CoC Co-Coordinator, (clundquist@live.com) for more information and application assistance. 

Project Application Resources 

Project Application Instructions & Supplemental Materials

Renewal Projects 
Renewal projects must submit the following via email to Cara Lundquist, CoC Co-Coordinator (clundquist@live.com) by October 13, 2021:  New Projects 
New projects must complete the New Project Intent to Apply and Threshold Assessment and submit via email to clundquist@live.com by September 24, 2021. Projects meeting threshold requirements will be invited to submit a full application.
Application Materials - New project applicants invited to apply must complete the following materials and submit via email to clundquist@live.com by October 13, 2021: 

Application Resources 

Please refer to the resources below when completing your ESNAPS application:

2021 Scoring, Ranking & Reallocation

The Ranking & Review Committee will use the Scoring & Ranking Criteria and Ranking & Reallocation Policy to determine project scoring and ranking in the 2021 NE CoC Program Competition. These documents were developed by the Performance & Evaluation Committee and approved by the NE CoC Governing Board. If you have any questions about these documents or the scoring & ranking process, please email Cara Lundquist, NE CoC Co-Coordinator. 

Past NOFA Resources 

2019 NOFA Resources 
2018 NOFA Resources