The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has reopened the FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grants NOFO, Funding Opportunity Number CPD-2600-DC-0025, Assistance Listing 14.267. The program supports housing and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness and coordinated community approaches to preventing and ending youth homelessness.
Controlling deadline: September 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. HUD published the updated deadline following the September 16, 2026 emergency stay, and the federal opportunity was updated September 18, 2026.
Funding: The current federal listing shows $4,040,000,000 in program funding, approximately 7,000 expected awards, a $2,500 award minimum, and a $25,000,000 award maximum.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, state and local governments and their instrumentalities, federally recognized Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities, public housing agencies, and other eligible entities specified in the current NOFO. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are not eligible.
Cost share: The current federal listing indicates a cost-sharing or matching requirement. Applicants must review the current NOFO for the applicable requirement and any project-specific conditions.
Application: Applications are submitted through HUD e-snaps. Applicants should use the current reopened NOFO, confirm current SAM.gov registration and e-snaps access, and follow all current CoC competition, project application, scoring, attachment, and submission requirements.