FY26 Louisville-Jefferson County CoC Project Application

FY26 NOFO: Project Application

This form is to be completed by agencies and will be used in local scoring competitions. For agencies applying for multiple projects, please submit separate forms for each. It is recommended that you draft your responses in a separate document and paste them into the response fields when you are prepared to submit in the event of a technical issue while saving your progress. For all technical assistance in completing the form contact Chloe Chaplin (cchaplin@louhomeless.org).
Respondent Name

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Agency/Organization
Email
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Phone Number
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What best describes the project you are applying for?

New Project - General Information
Proposed Project Name
Grantee
Ex. Coalition for the Homeless
New Projects: What is the proposed project component?
New Projects: Comparable Data Source Upload

This application will reference a data source of your choosing. We strongly encourage applicants to upload a comparable data source for a similar project to what you are applying for. (For example, an HMIS APR for another Transitional Housing project operated by your organization.)
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New Projects: Organizational Financial Policies document upload

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New (Reallocation) Projects: General Information
Proposed Project Name
Grantee
What is your proposed project component?
As this is a reallocation project, what are the grant prefixes associated with the project(s) that are being reallocated into a new project?
Are you applying for a Transition grant (a reallocation grant that is a one-year transition period from one project component to another)? Ex. A PSH project transitioning to TH over a one-year period.
Reallocation project data source document upload

All reallocation projects are required to upload a data source from a comparable project that will be used to score the CFH-completed objective section of the corresponding rubric. The data source should be a HMIS APR or, if you are a VSP, an APR from a comparable data source. The period covered should be April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026.
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Renewal PH / TH projects: General Information
Project Name
Grantee
Grant prefix
What is your project component?
Please make sure you have submitted your HMIS APR (or if you are a VSP, an APR from a comparable database) via email to Chloe Chaplin (cchaplin@louhomeless.org). The period of performance must be April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026. This will be used for scoring in the CFH-completed portion section of your rubric.

New PH/TH projects: Objective Criteria
Supportive services requirement: Will this project require each participant to engage in supportive services as a condition of long-term participation in the project? (ex. case management, substance abuse treatment, job skill training, etc.) Max Points: 5
*TH ONLY* Supportive service time requirement: Will this project offer at least 20 hours a week of supportive services (ex. case management, substance abuse treatment, job skill training, etc.)? Participants may be exempt from this requirement if they are 55+, have a qualifying disability, or are employed up to the 20 hour per week threshold. *Qualifying disability definition: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/subtitle-A/part-8/subpart-A/section-8.3#p-8.3(Individual%20with%20handicaps) Max Points: 5
Cost per unit : The total proposed budget for a grant divided by the number of units in the project. This measure ensures that all projects are cost effective. CoC Average is $17,118.67
Cost per bed: The total proposed budget for a grant divided by the number of beds in the project. This measure ensures that all projects are cost effective. CoC Average is $10,571.97
Applicant history in administering proposed project type: Does the applicant have at least one year of experience in administering the proposed project type within the field of homeless services? This can include organization experience or personal experience from leadership staff. Max points: 5
HUD funding status: Does the applicant currently receive any HUD funds? If so, confirm good standing with HUD (adherence to financial requirements, no monitoring or audit findings without satisfactory response, or other ongoing compliance issues with HUD) and active registration with SAM. For applicants not currently receiving HUD funds, active SAM registration is required. Max points: 5

5 points: Yes, confirmation of good standing and current SAM registration. 2.5 points: Yes, but there are minor issues with past HUD awards that are being addressed. SAM registration is current. OR No previous funding from HUD, but has registered for SAM account. 0 points: No previous HUD funding and no SAM registration.0/500

New PH/TH projects: Other Criteria - Narratives

Scoring Framework Max Points: Applicant provided a clear answer that addressed all parts of the narrative requests. Mid Points: Applicants provided an answer that addressed some/most parts of the narrative requests but was unclear. Low to Zero Points: Applicant did not address the scoring criteria or did not provide a reasonable or understandable answer.
Does this project have on-site substance abuse treatment services available to participants? (Scattered site programs could meet this requirement through groups available to all scattered site participants or Substance Use Treatment professionals that conduct home visits.) If yes, please describe. List any treatment providers you will partner with by name. You may be required to provide letters of commitment from these treatment providers prior to grant submission. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant clearly states if this project has on-site substance abuse treatment services available to participants. If relevant, applicant describes the nature of the activities. Max Points: 50/500
Does this project have beds which are set aside exclusively for participants in substance abuse treatment? If yes, please describe. Clearly state the number of beds set aside for participants in substance abuse treatment. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant clearly states if this project has beds which are set aside for participants in substance abuse treatment. If relevant, applicant describes any relevant details and names specific service partners. Max points: 50/500
Describe what supportive services (i.e., case management, behavioral healthcare, employment training, etc.) are offered by this project and how the project will assist program participant to obtain and maintain housing. If this project partners with other service partners to deliver services, please name partners. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant demonstrates the type and scale of all supportive services available to participants (e.g. case management, substance abuse treatment, behavioral healthcare, job training, etc.). Applicant demonstrates that project will provide and/or partner with other organizations to provide robust wraparound services. Applicant describes how the services offered will help clients obtain and maintain housing. Max points: 50/500
Describe how this project provides, or partners with agencies that provide outpatient treatment for mental health and substance use disorders with a range of appropriate levels of care, psychosocial interventions, medication management, suicide prevention, and recovery supports. Describe how this project provides access to, peer recovery specialists or other forms of peer support and recovery navigation. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes treatment services available specific to mental health and substance abuse. Applicable partners are named if relevant to service delivery. Applicant provides peer support services or access to other recovery specialists. Max points: 50/500
Describe the populations served by your project and how you will ensure that the supportive services provided are appropriate and accessible to all participants. Include any relevant details about how participant service plans are developed. In your response, be sure to include an estimate of the number of individuals and households to be served annually by the project. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes the populations served by this project which may include elderly individuals 55+, individuals with a disability/impairment, young adults, families, veterans, and survivors of domestic abuse, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Applicant describes how they will ensure all populations can access appropriate supportive services. Applicant provides details about the creation of participant service plans. Applicant estimates the number of individuals and households to be served annually by the project. Max points: 5 0/500
What is your strategy for designing supportive services plans that will promote self-sufficiency and economic independence for participants. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant demonstrates how participants will be assisted in obtaining a customized supportive services plan which promotes sobriety, self-sufficiency, economic independence and stability. Applicant demonstrates understanding of the needs of the participants to be served. Applicant may note that participant employment, age (55+) and/or developmental disability status may constitute an exception to supportive serve participation. Max points: 5 0/500
*New TH Only* Describe how provide individualized services for program participants during their time in Transitional Housing that will result in at least 20 hours per week of engagement in services, activities or employment for all program participants, except for a program participant over age 62 or who is an individual with handicaps as defined in 24 CFR 8.3 or a with a developmental disability as defined under 24 CFR 578.3 (examples of services or activities include case management, counseling, treatment, volunteering, work therapy, education, job training, community building activities, etc.) Employment may contribute to the 20 hours per week of engagement. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes how service plans for participants will total to at least 20 hours a week of services. Applicant makes note acknowledging exceptions. Max points: 50/500
Describe your organization's (and subrecipient(s) if applicable) financial management structure and experience in the following activities: 500 word limit. 1. effectively utilizing federal funds and performing the activities proposed in the application 2. leveraging Federal, State, local and private sector funds

Criteria: Applicant demonstrates a robust financial management structure. Applicant describes prior experience successfully utilizing federal funds and performing activities proposed in the application. Applicant demonstrates prior experience leveraging funds from a variety of sources including Federal, State, local and private sector. *Note: new projects are required to submit a copy of organizational financial policies with scoring materials. Max Points: 50/500
If your project is new or has not begun intake, describe the strategy for quickly moving participants into the project and reaching unit capacity. For FY24 projects that have not yet completed their first grant year, describe how close your project is to reaching unit capacity. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant indicates if this project has begun participant intake. Applicant demonstrates a strategy for quickly moving participants into housing and reaching capacity. Max points: 50/500
Describe how the project will be supplemented with resources from other public or private sources, that may include mainstream health, social, and employment programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, SSI, and SNAP. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes how the project will be supplemented with resources outside CoC or ESG funds. Applicant describes these resources and their sources.*Note: If yes, please submit a copy of all commitment letters with your scoring materials. Max points: 5 0/500
*New TH or RRH only* Describe your experience operating transitional housing or other projects that have successfully helped at least 50% of participants exit homelessness within 24 months and provide a data source which supports this outcome. If you do not currently have experience in operating similar projects, please discuss your strategy for helping at least 50% of participants exit homelessness within 24 months? 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes past experience exiting clients from homelessness within 24 months successfully. Applicant states that they do not currently have experience and alternatively provides their plan to successfully exit clients from homelessness within 24 months. *For Applicants with experience, the data source uploaded should supports successful exits within 24 months. Max points: 70/500
*New TH or RRH only* Describe your experience operating transitional housing or another homelessness project and your success helping participants increase their income from employment and provide a data source which supports this outcome. If you do not currently have experience in operating similar projects, please discuss your strategy for helping at least 50% of participants increase their income from employment sources? 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes past experience helping clients increase their employment income successfully. Applicant states that they do not currently have experience and alternatively provides their plan to successfully help clients increase their employment income. *For Applicants with experience, a data source is uploaded which supports successful gains in client employment income. Max points: 70/500
Please provide evidence of your success in connecting people to mainstream benefits as evidences in an increase in non-employment cash income of program participants in other programing. You can define the parameters that best correspond to your agency’s program history and data source. An example of this would be that over the past year program participants increased their non-employment cash income by 20% or over the past six months 10 participants out of 75 gained SSDI benefits. Please reference your attached data source that supports your narrative response.

Criteria: Applicant describes past experience in increasing non-employment cash income for participants. Applicant connects response to data source attached to application and states the parameters of this example. Max points: 70/500
Please provide evidence of your success in connecting people to mainstream benefits as evidences in an increase in employment cash income of program participants in other programing. You can define the parameters that best correspond to your agency’s program history and data source. An example of this would be that over the past year program participants increased their employment cash income by 20% or over the past six months 10 participants out of 75 gained employment income. Please reference your attached data source that supports your narrative response.

Criteria: Applicant describes past experience in increasing employment cash income for participants. Applicant connects response to data source attached to application and states the parameters of this example. Max points: 70/500
Please provide evidence of your success of helping unhoused populations exit homelessness to more stable destinations. You can define the parameters that best correspond to your agency’s program history and data source. An example of this would be that over the past year of 50 people exiting your programming 10 went into recovery, 15 went to temporary destinations (such as staying with family temporarily), and 7 went to permanent housing. Please reference your attached data source that supports your narrative response.

Criteria: Applicant describes past experience in exiting participants to stable destinations. Applicant connects response to data source attached to application and states the parameters of this example. Max points: 70/500

New SSO Projects: Objective Criteria
Street outreach project: Is this project a street outreach (SO) project?
Supportive services requirement: Will this project require each participant to engage in supportive services as a condition of long-term participation in the project? (ex. case management, substance abuse treatment, job skill training, etc.)
Applicant history in administering proposed project type: Does the applicant have at least one year of experience in administering the proposed project type within the field of homeless services? This can include organization experience or personal experience from leadership staff.
Substance Abuse Treatment: Does this project have access to a substance abuse treatment professional who is available to participants?
Proposed Cost Effectiveness: Measures the proposed cost effectiveness of project based on clients served. CoC Average: $1,940.60
HUD funding status: Does the applicant currently receive any HUD funds? If so, confirm good standing with HUD (adherence to financial requirements, no monitoring or audit findings without satisfactory response, or other ongoing compliance issues with HUD) and active registration with SAM. For applicants not currently receiving HUD funds, active SAM registration is required.

5 points: Yes, confirmation of good standing and current SAM registration. 2.5 points: Yes, but there are minor issues with past HUD awards that are being addressed. SAM registration is current. OR No previous funding from HUD, but has registered for SAM account. 0 points: No previous HUD funding and no SAM registration. 0/500

New SSO Projects: Other Criteria - Narratives

Scoring FrameworkMax Points: Applicant provided a clear answer that addressed all parts of the narrative requests.Mid Points: Applicants provided an answer that addressed some/most parts of the narrative requests but was unclear.Low to Zero Points: Applicant did not address the scoring criteria or did not provide a reasonable or understandable answer.
Describe what supportive services (i.e., case management, behavioral healthcare, employment training, etc.) are offered by this project and how the project will assist program participant to obtain and maintain housing. If this project partners with other service partners to deliver services, please name partners. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant demonstrates the type and scale of all supportive services available to participants (e.g. case management, substance abuse treatment, behavioral healthcare, job training, etc.). Applicant demonstrates that project will provide and/or partner with other organizations to provide robust wraparound services. Applicant describes how the services offered will help clients obtain and maintain housing. Max points: 50/500
Describe how this project provides, or partners with agencies that provide outpatient treatment for mental health and substance use disorders with a range of appropriate levels of care, psychosocial interventions, medication management, suicide prevention, and recovery supports. Describe how this project provides access to, peer recovery specialists or other forms of peer support and recovery navigation. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes treatment services available specific to mental health and substance abuse. Applicable partners are named if relevant to service delivery. Applicant provides peer support services or access to other recovery specialists. Max points: 50/500
*SSO projects only - no Street Outreach* Describe the populations served by your project and how you will ensure that the supportive services provided are appropriate and accessible to all participants. Include any relevant details about how participant service plans are developed. In your response, be sure to include an estimate of the number of individuals and households to be served annually by the project. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes the populations served by this project which may include elderly individuals 55+, individuals with a disability/impairment, young adults, families, veterans, and survivors of domestic abuse, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Applicant describes how they will ensure all populations can access appropiate supportive services. Applicant provides details about the creation of participant service plans. Applicant estimates the number of individuals and households to be served annually by the project. Max points: 50/500
*Street Outreach projects only* Describe how you work to engage people living in places not meant for human habitation to access emergency shelter, treatment programs, reunification with family, transitional housing or independent living. Discuss how you have partnered with law enforcement and certify that you do not interfere or impede with law enforcement to enforce local laws such as public camping and public drug use laws. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes strategy for engaging with unsheltered homeless and connecting individuals and families to shelter, treatment programs, transitional housing and independent living. Applicant attests that they do not impede or interfere with law enforcement and describes how they plan to partner with law enforcement efforts. Max points: 100/500
*SSO projects only* What is your strategy for designing supportive services plans that will promote self-sufficiency and economic independence for participants. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant demonstrates how participants will be assisted in obtaining a customized supportive services plan which promotes sobriety, self-sufficiency, economic independence and stability. Applicant demonstrates understanding of the needs of the participants to be served. Applicant may note that participant employment, age (55+) and/or developmental disability status may constitute an exception to supportive serve participation. Max points: 5 0/500
Describe your organization's (and subrecipient(s) if applicable) financial management structure and experience in the following activities (500 word limit):1. effectively utilizing federal funds and performing the activities proposed in the application2. leveraging Federal, State, local and private sector funds

Criteria: Applicant demonstrates a robust financial management structure. Applicant describes prior experience successfully utilizing federal funds and performing activities proposed in the application. Applicant demonstrates prior experience leveraging funds from a variety of sources including Federal, State, local and private sector. Max points: 50/500
Describe how the project will be supplemented with resources from other public or private sources, that may include mainstream health, social, and employment programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, SSI, and SNAP. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes how the project will be supplemented with resources outside CoC or ESG funds. Applicant describes these resources and their sources.*Note: If yes, please submit a copy of all commitment letters with your scoring materials. Max points: 50/500
Please provide evidence of your success in connecting people to mainstream benefits as evidences in an increase in non-employment cash income of program participants in other programing. You can define the parameters that best correspond to your agency’s program history and data source. An example of this would be that over the past year program participants increased their non-employment cash income by 20% or over the past six months 10 participants out of 75 gained SSDI benefits. Please reference your attached data source that supports your narrative response.

Criteria: Applicant describes past experience in increasing non-employment cash income for participants. Applicant connects response to data source attached to application and states the parameters of this example. Max points: 100/500
Please provide evidence of your success in connecting people to mainstream benefits as evidences in an increase in employment cash income of program participants in other programing. You can define the parameters that best correspond to your agency’s program history and data source. An example of this would be that over the past year program participants increased their employment cash income by 20% or over the past six months 10 participants out of 75 gained employment income. Please reference your attached data source that supports your narrative response.

Criteria: Applicant describes past experience in increasing employment cash income for participants. Applicant connects response to data source attached to application and states the parameters of this example. Max points: 100/500
Please provide evidence of your success of helping unhoused populations exit homelessness to more stable destinations. You can define the parameters that best correspond to your agency’s program history and data source. An example of this would be that over the past year of 50 people exiting your programming 10 went into recovery, 15 went to temporary destinations (such as staying with family temporarily), and 7 went to permanent housing. Please reference the attached data source that supports your narrative response.

Criteria: Applicant describes past experience in exiting participants to stable destinations. Applicant connects response to data source attached to application and states the parameters of this example. Max points: 100/500

New SSO (Reallocation) projects: Objective Criteria
Street outreach, workforce development or project providing immediate medical service: Is this a street outreach project, a workforce development project, or another project that provides immediate medical services? (Immediate medical services assistance focusing on homeless individuals discharged from hospitals or experiencing acute medical conditions)
Supportive services requirement: Will this project require each participant to engage in supportive services as a condition of long-term participation in the project? (ex. case management, substance abuse treatment, job skill training, etc.)
Substance Abuse Treatment: Does this project have access to a substance abuse treatment professional who is available to participants?
Operation of drug injection sites or "safe consumption sites": Applicant certifies that they do not operate drug injection sites or "safe consumption sites," or knowingly distribute drug paraphernalia* on or off of property under their control, permit the use or distribution of illicit drugs on property under their control, or conduct any of these activities under the pretext of “harm reduction.” *Drug paraphernalia is defined as https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/21/863
Timely funding disbursements: Have you regularly drawn funds from eLOCCS during your grant term, at least once per quarter? If not, explain why.

5 points: Yes2.5 points: No, with explanation given0 points: No, no explanation given 0/500

New SSO (Reallocation) projects: Narrative Criteria

Scoring Framework Max Points: Applicant provided a clear answer that addressed all parts of the narrative requests. Mid Points: Applicants provided an answer that addressed some/most parts of the narrative requests but was unclear. Low to Zero Points: Applicant did not address the scoring criteria or did not provide a reasonable or understandable answer.
Describe what supportive services (i.e., case management, behavioral healthcare, employment training, etc.) are offered by this project and how the project will assist program participant to obtain and maintain housing. If this project partners with other service partners to deliver services, please name partners. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant demonstrates the type and scale of all supportive services available to participants (e.g. case management, substance abuse treatment, behavioral healthcare, job training, etc.). Applicant demonstrates that project will provide and/or partner with other organizations to provide robust wraparound services. Applicant describes how the services offered will help clients obtain and maintain housing. Max points: 50/500
Describe how this project provides, or partners with agencies that provide outpatient treatment for mental health and substance use disorders with a range of appropriate levels of care, psychosocial interventions, medication management, suicide prevention, and recovery supports. Describe how this project provides access to, peer recovery specialists or other forms of peer support and recovery navigation. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes treatment services available specific to mental health and substance abuse. Applicable partners are named if relevant to service delivery. Applicant provides peer support services or access to other recovery specialists. Max points: 50/500
*Street Outreach projects only* Describe how you work to engage people living in places not meant for human habitation to access emergency shelter, treatment programs, reunification with family, transitional housing or independent living. Discuss how you have partnered with law enforcement and certify that you do not interfere or impede with law enforcement to enforce local laws such as public camping and public drug use laws. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes strategy for engaging with unsheltered homeless and connecting individuals and families to shelter, treatment programs, transitional housing and independent living. Applicant attests that they do not impede or interfere with law enforcement and describes how they have partnered with law enforcement efforts. Max points: 100/500
*SSO projects only* Describe the populations served by your project and how you will ensure that the supportive services provided are appropriate and accessible to all participants. Include any relevant details about how participant service plans are developed. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes the populations served by this project which may include elderly individuals 55+, individuals with a disability/impairment, young adults, families, veterans, and survivors of domestic abuse, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Applicant describes how they will ensure all populations can access appropriate supportive services. Applicant provides details about the creation of participant service plans. Max points: 50/500
*SSO projects only* What is your strategy for designing supportive services plans that will promote self-sufficiency and economic independence for participants. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant demonstrates how participants will be assisted in obtaining a customized supportive services plan which promotes sobriety, self-sufficiency, economic independence and stability. Applicant demonstrates understanding of the needs of the participants to be served. Max points: 5 0/500

PH/TH (Renewal + Reallocation) Projects: Objective Criteria
Supportive services requirement: Will this project require each participant to engage in supportive services as a condition of long-term participation in the project? (ex. case management, substance abuse treatment, job skill training, etc.)
Operation of drug injection sites or "safe consumption sites": Applicant certifies that they do not operate drug injection sites or "safe consumption sites," or knowingly distribute drug paraphernalia* on or off of property under their control, permit the use or distribution of illicit drugs on property under their control, or conduct any of these activities under the pretext of “harm reduction.” *Drug paraphernalia is defined as https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/21/863
Timely funding disbursements: Have you regularly drawn funds from eLOCCS during your grant term, at least once per quarter? If not, explain why.

5 points: Yes 2.5 points: No, with explanation given 0 points: No, no explanation given 0/500

PH/TH (Renewals and Reallocation) Projects: Narrative Questions

Scoring Framework Max Points: Applicant provided a clear answer that addressed all parts of the narrative requests. Mid Points: Applicants provided an answer that addressed some/most parts of the narrative requests but was unclear. Low to Zero Points: Applicant did not address the scoring criteria or did not provide a reasonable or understandable answer.
Does this project have on-site substance abuse treatment services available to participants? (Scattered site programs could meet this requirement through groups available to all scattered site participants or Substance Use Treatment professionals that conduct home visits.) If yes, please describe. List any treatment providers you will partner with by name. You may be required to provide letters of commitment from these treatment providers prior to grant submission. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant clearly states if this project has on-site substance abuse treatment services available to participants. If relevant, applicant describes the nature of the activities. Max points: 50/500
Does this project have beds which are set aside exclusively for participants in substance abuse treatment? If yes, please describe. Clearly state the number of beds set aside for participants in substance abuse treatment. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant clearly states if this project has beds which are set aside for participants in substance abuse treatment. If relevant, applicant describes any relevant details and names specific service partners. Max points: 50/500
Is CoC funding required to support active financing on a property? If yes, please describe. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant clearly states if this project depends on CoC funding to support active financing on a property. If relevant, applicant describes the nature of the active financing on the property. Max points: 50/500
Describe what supportive services (i.e., case management, behavioral healthcare, employment training, etc.) are offered by this project and how the project will assist program participant to obtain and maintain housing. If this project partners with other service partners to deliver services, please name partners. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant demonstrates the type and scale of all supportive services available to participants (e.g. case management, substance abuse treatment, behavioral healthcare, job training, etc.). Applicant demonstrates that project will provide and/or partner with other organizations to provide robust wraparound services. Applicant describes how the services offered will help clients obtain and maintain housing. Max points: 50/500
Describe how this project provides, or partners with agencies that provide outpatient treatment for mental health and substance use disorders with a range of appropriate levels of care, psychosocial interventions, medication management, suicide prevention, and recovery supports. Describe how this project provides access to, peer recovery specialists or other forms of peer support and recovery navigation. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes treatment services available specific to mental health and substance abuse. Applicable partners are named if relevant to service delivery. Applicant provides peer support services or access to other recovery specialists. Max points: 50/500
Describe the populations served by your project and how you will ensure that the supportive services provided are appropriate and accessible to all participants. Include any relevant details about how participant service plans are developed. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes the populations served by this project which may include elderly individuals 55+, individuals with a disability/impairment, young adults, families, veterans, and survivors of domestic abuse, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Applicant describes how they will ensure all populations can access appropriate supportive services. Applicant provides details about the creation of participant service plans. Max points: 50/500
What is your strategy for designing supportive services plans that will promote self-sufficiency and economic independence for participants. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant demonstrates how participants will be assisted in obtaining a customized supportive services plan which promotes sobriety, self-sufficiency, economic independence and stability. Applicant demonstrates understanding of the needs of the participants to be served. Max points: 50/500

TH Project: Supplemental Narrative

Scoring Framework Max Points: Applicant provided a clear answer that addressed all parts of the narrative requests. Mid Points: Applicants provided an answer that addressed some/most parts of the narrative requests but was unclear. Low to Zero Points: Applicant did not address the scoring criteria or did not provide a reasonable or understandable answer.
*New TH Only* Describe how provide individualized services for program participants during their time in Transitional Housing that will result in at least 20 hours per week of engagement in services, activities or employment for all program participants, except for a program participant over age 62 or who is an individual with handicaps as defined in 24 CFR 8.3 or a with a developmental disability as defined under 24 CFR 578.3 (examples of services or activities include case management, counseling, treatment, volunteering, work therapy, education, job training, community building activities, etc.) Employment may contribute to the 20 hours per week of engagement. 500 word limit.

Criteria: Applicant describes how service plans for participants will total to at least 20 hours a week of services. Applicant makes note acknowledging exceptions. Max points: 50/500

New projects: concluding questions
Lived experience representation within agency: Does your leadership team or board consist of at least one member who has lived experience with homelessness?

Bonus Question
*PSH projects only* Did your agency voluntarily opt to transition or reallocate an existing PSH project to a TH project?

Document uploads

Depending on your project, you may or may not need to upload documents in the following section.
Supportive Services Agreement - file upload

All projects are required to upload their supportive services agreement. The Supportive Services Agreement is the participation agreement signed by the client (Case Management Agreement, Occupancy Agreement, Lease, etc.)
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Commitment Letter (s) Upload for Substance Abuse Treatment Partners

If your project does utilize partnerships for providing substance abuse treatment to participants, please upload letters of commitment here.
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Commitment Letter(s) Upload for supplemented resources from outside CoC

If your project has indicated it will be supplemented with resources from other public or private sources, (that may include mainstream health, social, and employment programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, SSI, and SNAP), please upload any letters of commitment for these resources.
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Supplemental Budget Upload

Remember that all projects must upload the supplemental budget form.
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FY26 NOFO: Project Application

New Project - General Information

New (Reallocation) Projects: General Information

Renewal PH / TH projects: General Information

New Projects: Threshold Criteria

New PH/TH projects: Objective Criteria

New PH/TH projects: Other Criteria - Narratives

New SSO Projects: Objective Criteria

New SSO Projects: Other Criteria - Narratives

New SSO (Reallocation) projects: Objective Criteria

New SSO (Reallocation) projects: Narrative Criteria

PH/TH (Renewal + Reallocation) Projects: Objective Criteria

PH/TH (Renewals and Reallocation) Projects: Narrative Questions

TH Project: Supplemental Narrative

New projects: concluding questions

Bonus Question

Document uploads