NAHRO Submits Joint Letter Regarding CoC FY25 Funding
By: Steven Molinari, Policy Analyst
December 8, 2025 — On December 5, NAHRO submitted a letter to Congress, along with other industry partners, to express deep concern regarding the most recent Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program.
The NOFO, announced by HUD on November 13 – just one day after the government shutdown ended – requires grantees to re-apply for fiscal year 2025 (FY25) funding with new rules and requirements. However, in 2024,Congress authorized fiscal year FY25 funds to be awarded as the second year of two-year CoC funding awards that many grantees factored into their funding applications. The new NOFO essentially disregards the two-year planning process that communities underwent last year and undermines the Congressional authority provided in the FY24 Appropriations Act.
Two major impacts this new NOFO has on grantees and those they serve, as mentioned in the letter, include:
- Likely gaps in funding for fiscal year 2024 grantees whose awards expire between January and June 2026; and
- Cuts to permanent supportive housing projects nationwide.
The letter provided by NAHRO, Public Housing Authorities
Directors Association (PHADA), Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA), and the MTW Collaborative advocates for Congress to include language in the next continuing resolution or THUD appropriations bill that requires HUD to renew all existing Continuum of Care grants expiring during calendar year 2026 for one 12-month period.
The letter can be found here.