Please Note: This Application is used to fund NEW projects that will exclusively serve Survivors or Victims of Domestic Violence. In the TX BoS CoC, only Victim Service Providers are eligible to apply for DV Bonus Projects. A Victim Service Provider is s a private non-profit, whose primary mission is to serve survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness by providing funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly re-house homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, and youth while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families, and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness.
On June 1, 2026 HUD released the FY2026 Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity (CoC NOFO). Under this NOFO, the HUD CoC Program will fund new projects created using DV Bonus Funds and CoC Bonus Funds. HUD intends to competitively award available funds by:
- Welcoming Transitional Housing and Supportive Services projects, including street outreach,
- Increasing competition for grants in order to improve system efficiencies and to increase innovation,
- Measuring long-term meaningful outcomes such as increases in self-sufficiency and reduction in recidivism rates,
- Strengthening public safety for all through thoughtful partnerships with law enforcement, elected officials, and community leaders, and
- Promoting self-sufficiency by prioritizing treatment and recovery.
For more details about the specific types of eligible projects, please visit the TX BoS CoC Homepage and download the FY2026 RFP (linked here).
Applicants may only apply for ONE new project, either under the CoC Bonus or DV Bonus. Applicants are unable to submit multiple new project applications for this NOFO.
Eligible DV Bonus project types through the TX BoS CoC's FY26 CoC Program Competition are:
Applicants may only apply for ONE new project, either under the CoC Bonus or DV Bonus. Please see the FY26 Request for Proposals for additional details. Applicants are unable to submit multiple project applications for this NOFO.
To ensure that you receive the most up-to-date information about the Texas Balance of State (TX BoS) CoC Program Competition, please sign up for the Competition Mailing list. All CoC Program Competition information will be communicated through that mailing list
For more information about the CoC Program, eligible uses, and general information about how a CoC operates, please visit this page of the HUD Exchange. For specific information about the governance of the TX BoS CoC, please visit thn.org/texas-balance-state-continuum-care/governance/
NOTE: This application is for NEW projects only. Please visit the TX BoS COC Competition Application Materials page for more information
FY2026 DV Bonus (NEW PROJECTS) Program Application
Please Note: This Application is used to fund NEW projects that will exclusively serve Survivors or Victims of Domestic Violence. In the TX BoS CoC, only Victim Service Providers are eligible to apply for DV Bonus Projects. A Victim Service Provider is s a private non-profit, whose primary mission is to serve survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness by providing funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly re-house homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, and youth while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families, and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness.
On June 1, 2026 HUD released the FY2026 Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity (CoC NOFO). Under this NOFO, the HUD CoC Program will fund new projects created using DV Bonus Funds and CoC Bonus Funds. HUD intends to competitively award available funds by:
- Welcoming Transitional Housing and Supportive Services projects, including street outreach,
- Increasing competition for grants in order to improve system efficiencies and to increase innovation,
- Measuring long-term meaningful outcomes such as increases in self-sufficiency and reduction in recidivism rates,
- Strengthening public safety for all through thoughtful partnerships with law enforcement, elected officials, and community leaders, and
- Promoting self-sufficiency by prioritizing treatment and recovery.
For more details about the specific types of eligible projects, please visit the TX BoS CoC Homepage and download the FY2026 RFP (linked here).
Applicants may only apply for ONE new project, either under the CoC Bonus or DV Bonus. Applicants are unable to submit multiple new project applications for this NOFO.
Eligible DV Bonus project types through the TX BoS CoC's FY26 CoC Program Competition are:
Applicants may only apply for ONE new project, either under the CoC Bonus or DV Bonus. Please see the FY26 Request for Proposals for additional details. Applicants are unable to submit multiple project applications for this NOFO.
To ensure that you receive the most up-to-date information about the Texas Balance of State (TX BoS) CoC Program Competition, please sign up for the Competition Mailing list. All CoC Program Competition information will be communicated through that mailing list
For more information about the CoC Program, eligible uses, and general information about how a CoC operates, please visit this page of the HUD Exchange. For specific information about the governance of the TX BoS CoC, please visit thn.org/texas-balance-state-continuum-care/governance/
NOTE: This application is for NEW projects only. Please visit the TX BoS COC Competition Application Materials page for more information