GA-507 FY2026 CoC Competition Application (New Application)
Threshold Criteria
Before proceeding with the application, please complete this section first. If you answer no to any of the following questions, your organization is not eligible to apply for funding this year. However, if you answer "No - but we agree to participate in HMIS (or for DV providers "we agree to participate in comparable database) on questions 5 and 6, your organization is still eligible to apply. This application is for the following: Transition Grants, CoC Bonus, and DV Bonus.
1. Does your organization have an active SAM registration number?
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No
If yes, please provide your SAM registration number.
2. Does your organization have a valid UEI number?
Yes
No
If yes, please provide your UEI number.
3. Are you a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization or another city or county government agency? For-profit entities are ineligible to apply for grants and are prohibited from being subrecipients of CoC Program grant funds.
Yes
No
If yes, please provide your 501(c)(3) IRS determination letter.
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4. Does your organization have 2 years of your most recent Single Audit or financial audits?
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No
Please provide 2 years of organizational audits.
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*5. Do you currently participate in HMIS? If you do not currently participate, do you agree to participate in the local HMIS system and attend all required HMIS trainings if awarded? (If you answered "No - Our organization does not currently participate, but if awarded, we agree to participate in HMIS and complete all required trainings," you are still eligible to complete this application process.)
Yes - Our organization currently participates in HMIS.
No - Our organization does not currently participate, but if awarded, we agree to participate in HMIS.
No - Our organization does not currently and will not participate in HMIS.
*6. DV Providers Only: Does your organization currently participate in a comparable system to HMIS? If not currently participating in a comparable system, do you agree to participate in a similar system if awarded? (If you answered "No - Our organization does not currently participate, but if awarded, we agree to participate in a comparable system." you are still eligible to complete this application process).
Yes - Our organization currently participates in a comparable system to HMIS.
No - Our organization does not currently participate, but if awarded, we agree to participate in a comparable system.
No- our organization does not currently and will not participate in a comparable database in the future.
7. Does your program meet the population eligibility requirements as described with the HUD CoC Competition NOFO?
Yes
No
8. If awarded funding, the applicant affirms that they will actively participate in the Continuum of Care’s Coordinated Entry System (CES), including adherence to all established policies, procedures, prioritization standards, and referral protocols.
Yes
No
9. Does your organization certify that the program (you must check both to proceed with the application):
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Applicant Information
10. Applicant Organization Name
11. Subrecipient or Sponsor Organization, if applicable (Leave blank if not applicable)
12. Primary Applicant Contact Name
13. Primary Applicant Contact Phone Number
14. Primary Applicant Email Address
15. Secondary Applicant Contact Name (optional)
16. Secondary Applicant Contact Phone Number (optional)
17. Secondary Applicant Contact Email Address (optional)
18. HUD New Project Type
Please Select
HMIS
SSO-Coordinated Entry (SSO-CE)
Supportive Services- Outreach (SSO - Outreach)
Supportive Services Only (SSO)
Transitional Housing (TH)
DV Bonus - Transitional Housing (TH)
19. Are you submitting a transition grant? (i.e. from PSH to TH).
Yes
No
If yes, please provide your grant number from the project being eliminated (reference the GIW)
If yes, please provide your grant number from the project being eliminated (reference the GIW)
If yes, please upload a copy of the most recent project application awarded for FY2025.
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20. Are you submitting an expansion of a renewal grant?
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New Project Program Description
21. Describe your organization’s (and subrecipient(s) if applicable) experience in effectively utilizing Federal funds and performing the activities proposed in the application.
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22. Provide a clear overview of your project, including project type and model; target population; core activities and services; how the project operates; how the project supports housing stability (if applicable), self-sufficiency, and movement to permanent or unsubsidized housing; how the project will improve system performance. Please describe how your project aligns with at least one of HUD priorities. HUD Priorities are Ending the Crisis of Homelessness on Our Streets, Prioritizing Treatment and Recovery, Advancing Public Safety, Promoting Self Sufficiency, Improving Outcomes, and Minimizing Trauma. (5000 characters max)
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23. System Performance Impact: Describe how your project will improve CoC system performance, including reducing unsheltered homelessness, increasing exits to permanent housing, and improving system flow (movement through the system).
24. Supportive Services Model: Describe services provided, including employment and income supports; behavioral health and substance use services (if applicable); healthcare access; other supports (childcare, transportation, etc.); how services are coordinated and individualized.
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25. Describe how your project will support participant progress toward employment and earned income, financial stability, and long-term self-sufficiency.
0/1500
26. Service Participation and Engagement: Describe participant expectations for service engagement, including required vs. voluntary participation, frequency (weekly, monthly, etc.), types of services (employment, education, behavioral health, etc.), and how engagement supports participant outcomes.
0/1500
27. Addressing Root Causes: Describe how the project addresses barriers such as behavioral health, substance use, employment challenges, transportation, childcare, education or healthcare access.
0/1500
28. Pathways to Permanent Housing: Describe how the project connects participants to permanent housing, unsubsidized, or non-assisted housing (when appropriate). If an SSO project please focus on describing how you connect individuals to housing placements.
0/1500
29. Unsheltered Homelessness Impact: Describe how your project will contribute to reducing unsheltered homelessness or engaging individuals living outside.
0/1500
30. Organizational Capacity: Describe experience managing federal grants and delivering similar programs, including performance outcomes.
0/1500
31. Cost Effectiveness: Describe how the project will ensure efficient use of funds, including cost per household served (if known).
0/1500
32. Describe your organization’s (and subrecipient(s) if applicable) financial management structure.
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33. Will your project require program participant to take part in supportive services (e.g. case management, employment training, substance use treatment, etc.) in line with 24 CFR 578.75(h)
Yes
No
If yes to question above, please upload supportive service agreement (contract, occupancy agreement, lease, or equivalent)
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34. Is the primary purpose of the project to provide substance abuse treatment services for people experiencing homelessness in which program participants are required to take part in such services as a condition of continued participation? This must be clearly described in the detailed project description.
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No
If yes to question above, upload contracts, occupancy agreement, lease, or equivalent that demonstrates this requirement.
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35. Are substance use treatment services available to all program participants?
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No
If yes to question above, upload agreement or letters of commitment that demonstrate that substance use treatment services are available.
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36. Does the project have a written formal partnership with a Community Service Board (CSB) or similar facility?
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No
If yes to question above, upload documentation of the written formal partnership (contract, Memorandum of Understanding or Agreement).
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37. Upload documentation to demonstrate that the agency meets HUD's requirement to provide for the participation of not less than one homeless individual or formerly homeless individual on the board of directors, employed by the project organization, or on another equivalent policymaking entity (e.g., ICH), to the extent that such entity considers and makes policies and decisions regarding any project, supportive services, or assistance provided in the CoC project. If the individual with lived experience is employed by the organization, they must hold a management-level position with policy influence or decision-making authority. Documentation may include a list of board members or members of another policymaking entity, with a notation identifying which member(s) meet this requirement.
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38. Persons with Lived Experience: Describe how your agency, with at least two concrete and recent examples, provides for meaningful involvement of people who are homeless or formerly homeless in agency or project policy making. (2000 character max)
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Project Performance and Data Outcomes
For the data portion of this section, please estimate your outcomes.
Projected Outcomes
39. % exits to permanent housing
40. % of participants increasing their income
41. % of participants gaining employment
42. % of returns to homelessness
43. Performance Management Plan: Describe how the project will track performance, monitor outcomes regularly, improve performance if targets are not met.
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44. Project Budget
Enter annualized budget amounts for the proposed projects operating year.
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Applicant CoC Program Costs Requested
Acquisition
Rehabilitation
New Construction
Leased Units
Leased Structures
Rental Assistance
Supportive Services
Operating
HMIS
VAWA
Rural
Admin (up to 10% of total CoC request)
Cash Match
In-Kind Match
Total Project Budget for this grant, including Match.
Total CoC Request
Total Match
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ICH/CoC Participation
The following questions relate to participation in the ICH/CoC for the 2025 funding cycle, many of these will be bonus points.
45. ICH/CoC General Membership Meeting Attendance: Did anyone from your organization participate in ICH/CoC General Membership Meetings from June 2025 to June 2026?
Yes
No
46. ICH/CoC Committee and/or Workgroup Participation: Please select all ICH/CoC Workgroups in which at least one member of your organization currently participates.
Service Delivery
Local Collaboration and Capacity Building
Resource Development and Public Education
We don't currently participate in workgroups
47. ICH/CoC Point In Time Count Participation: Did anyone from your organization participate in the 2026 Point In Time Count?
Yes
No
48. Attendance in ICH/CoC Trainings: Did anyone from your organization participate in ICH/CoC trainings from June 2025 to June 2026?
Yes
No
49. If you have any comments on your responses for the "ICH/CoC Participation" section, you may provide an explanation below for consideration. (1500 characters max)
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Please Upload Articles of Incorporation and/or Bylaws
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Please Upload a Demonstration of Your Match Commitment (e.g. letter or other documentation that demonstrates the match meeting 25% of the requested award)
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Please upload your Georgia Secretary of State Registration
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Please Upload Your Board of Directors List
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Please Upload Your Conflict of Interest Document
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Please Upload Proof of Ownership or Lease (if housing will be provided at site-based location)
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Please Upload Your Drug Free Certification
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Please Upload Any Additional Documents or Evidence Depending on Project Scope (i.e. Proof of supportive service requirements through occupancy agreements or leases or Evidence of on-site substance use treatment support (as applicable))
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