NWCoC Resources

Below is the FY24-25 Priority Listing from the last local competition round.   

Priority Listing

The Northwest Minnesota Continuum of Care (NWCoC) has opened the FY26 Local Program Competition in alignment with the FY26 HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).  HUD has made over $4 billion in competitive funding available nationwide, to provide supportive services and housing programs for people experiencing homelessness.   

Under the FY26 NOFO:

Information from HUD regarding the FY26 NOFO process is still in development.  Please check back to this website often for updates.   

Renewal projects are eligible to apply for continued funding and will be scored on their program data.  New projects are eligible to apply as well.   

If you have questions, please contact:   nwcoc@nwmf.org     

Information on the Federal HUD CoC Program and its current NOFO process can be found here: 

HUD CoC Program Competition webpage

HUD CoC Program Virtual Binder

HUD NOFO Informational Webinar

Key Dates

• NOFO released:  June 1, 2026 
• Orientation / Q & A Webinar: June 19, 2026 – 2:30 pm  | Access the slides | Watch the Informational Webinar
• Open Office Hours – Weekly Standing Q & A: Thursdays at 4 pm – beginning June 25, 2026 | Access the Teams Link Here | Meeting ID: 254 619 462 613 685 | Passcode: Se6qi66y
• Intent to Apply submissions due:  June 23, 2026    ** will be accepted after the deadline 
• Draft Project Application deadline:  July 29, 2026  **late applications will not be accepted 
• Final Project Application deadline:  July 31, 2026  **late applications will not be accepted 
• Final CoC Application deadline to HUD:  August 26, 2026 
• Award notification expected:  December 2026 

What this means for CoC project applicants:

Projects Eligible for Renewal based on FY26 Priority Listing: 

• FY25 GIW

ALL PROJECTS 

All materials from HUD are not yet available.  Please check back often for updates and additional application materials.  

Renewal Projects 

Please complete the Intent to Apply to verify your interest in the Program Competition.  Preference is that this is completed by June 23, 2026 – but will be accepted until the project application closes.  This Intent to Apply is NOT BINDING and does not require you to follow through on a full project application.  

Please make sure that you have access to e-Snaps and Sam.gov.   

Please see updated HUD Guidance on eligibility to move from PSH/RRH to TH

New Projects

In the 2026 HUD CoC NOFO, it allows for new project applications.  Please review the posted HUD NOFO, specifically pages 58-69 to ensure that your organization is eligible and meets the thresholds.   

Please complete the Intent to Apply to verify your interest in the Program Competition.  Preference is that this is completed by June 23, 2026 – but will be accepted until the project application closes.  This Intent to Apply is NOT BINDING and does not require you to follow through on a full project application.  

New Projects can begin preparing for the submission by gaining access to e-Snaps and Sam.gov.  This may take more time than expected (up to a few weeks).  

​Northwest MN CoC Reallocation Policy​ – coming soon!

​NWCoC NOFO  Appeal Process​ – coming soon!

2024 Renewal Project Applicant Scorecard​ – coming soon!

2024 HMIS & CE Applicant Scorecard​ – coming soon!

2024 New Project Applicant Scorecard​ – coming soon!

e-snaps website

Grants.gov – RFP and all related documents

Archived, information available upon request.

Archived, information available upon request.

Archived, information available upon request.

• Northwest Region map
• 2025 NWCoC Calendar

• NWCoC Governance Charter
• ESG and CoC Administration Policies
• NWCoC CES Policy Manual

Archived, information available upon request.

Archived, information available upon request.

The Northwest Coordinated Entry System (CES) is not a program, but a way of providing service. Utilizing progressive engagement, CES provides multiple points for access and assessment, while maintaining standardized processes and tools to improve linkage to mainstream and homeless services.

In HUD’s vision, the coordinated entry process is an approach to coordination and management of a crisis response system’s resources that allows users to make consistent decisions from available information to efficiently and effectively connect people to interventions that will rapidly end their homelessness.

CES will help our CoC better identify, document and evaluate system needs, as well as prioritize limited resources, assuring those who are most in need of services are prioritized for services. The CES in the NWCoC serves at the Homelessness Response System to accomplish the goals of the NWCoC to end homelessness.

Coordinated entry is . . .

• A client centered and uniform process for improving system-wide entry and referrals.
• An intervention designed to provide more rapid and simplified access to housing.
• A system which prioritizes limited resources to those who need it most.
• A system using real-time and region-wide data to inform current and future services.

• Access, Assessment & Housing Sites in Northwest Minnesota

• HMIS Release of Information
• HMIS Release of Information (HIPPA)
• NWCoC Coordinated Entry Receipt and ROI

This section is under construction, more information coming soon.

Approved Policy

• NWCoC CES Policy Manual

NWCoC CES Procedure Manual

• NWCoC CES Procedure Manual

Agency & Staff Agreements

• CES Inter-Agency Data Sharing Agreement
• Coordinated Entry Participation Agreement

This section is under construction, more information coming soon.

HMIS CES webpage:  https://www.hmismn.org/

This section is under construction, more information coming soon.

Wilder Research has conducted a statewide study of homelessness since 1991.

The study is a point-in-time survey of people throughout the state who meet the federal definition of homelessness. It includes counts and estimates of the number of people who are homeless, and a survey of homeless people. The survey is conducted every three years on the last Thursday in October at emergency shelters, domestic violence shelters, transitional housing programs, social service agencies, encampments and abandoned buildings. About two-thirds of the interviews take place in the Twin Cities area.

The information gathered from the survey is the primary source of descriptive data on the causes and circumstances of people who become homeless and is the only source of data on homeless people not in some type of shelter. Findings are used to provide an accurate picture of homelessness in Minnesota and to promote efforts to create permanent, affordable housing for all Minnesotans.

The statewide survey grew out of a survey of homelessness first conducted in Saint Paul in 1984. Since its inception, the study has relied on the efforts of service providers, homeless advocates, government agency workers, and volunteers to successfully plan and conduct the face-to-face interviews. It is funded by a private-public partnership including the State of Minnesota and private foundations. We also receive help from corporations, who provide volunteers and in-kind donations.

A companion study is conducted on Minnesota’s American Indian reservations in partnership with several Minnesota tribes.

• Volunteer Interview Training
• Visit the Wilder Website

Archived, information available upon request.