FY2021 Notice of Funding Opportunities
9/17/2021

Rockford, IL - The City of Rockford Health & Human Services Department (A Community Action Agency), in conjunction with the Northern Illinois Homeless Coalition, will be accepting applications for new and renewal applications for the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development  Continuum of Care (CoC) competitive grant program for Dekalb, Winnebago and Boone Counties. The CoC Program is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness by providing funds to nonprofit providers to quickly re-house homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, and youth. 

Funding is available to qualified provider entities for the purpose of executing CoC eligible activities that confront homelessness in the service area. The total estimated amount of funding to be allocated this round is $2,191,671 for renewals, $134,987 Bonus Projects, and $404,961 for DV Bonus projects.

This amount is subject to a reduction, freeze, elimination or increase.  Prospective grantees are required to be registered with both DUN & Bradstreet and the federal System for Award Management (SAM). Prospective applicants will be required to have access to eSnaps in order to complete a project request. ESnaps is the system utilized by HUD to prioritize project applications and complete the Collaborative Application.

HUD released the 2021 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) information for these grant funds and you can find it at: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335322.

New applicants are encouraged to apply, please review the NOFA to determine eligibility and program requirements. New/Bonus applicants are encouraged to apply. HUD is prioritizing a special Domestic Violence bonus project for competitive CoCs.  The CoC will prioritize Domestic Violence projects that offer permanent housing placements. The Human Services Department is pleased to provide technical support, application development, and responses to questions regarding new or bonus project applications through 10/14/2021 at 5 pm.

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Application & E-Snaps Training (for new and renewal applicants) and Public Hearings on the application process will be held at 612 N. Church St., Rockford, on September 27th at 4:00 pm and September 29th at 9:00 am.  New & renewal applications will be due by 5:00 pm on October 14, 2021 at 612 N. Church Street, Rockford. The final consolidated grant application is due to HUD on November 16 , 2021. 

For more information and important application deadlines, go to www.rockriverhomelesscoalition.com/ or follow the Northern Illinois Homeless Coalition on Facebook.  

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A HUD Application and Esnaps VIRTUAL Training will be held September 27, 2021 at 4:00 PM. Meeting can be found at the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86428987830. A second virtual meeting will be held September 29, 2021 at 9:00 am. It can be found at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83979490689. All new and renewal applicants are encouraged to attend.  

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ESnaps is available for Renewal Project Applicants. All renewal grants will be labeled FY2021 in Esnaps. New applicants will have to request Esnaps access if they do not have it already. 

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Projects must also submit a written application for scoring and ranking purposes. That application for RENEWAL Projects can be found HERE. The application for NEW projects can be found HERE.  Both applications are due October 14, 2021 by 5:00 PM CDT.

UPDATE (10/13/2021): THE APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED BY ONE DAY UNTIL OCTOBER 15, 2021 AT 5:00PM. THIS IS THE LATEST WE CAN ACCEPT THE APPLICATIONS AND STILL REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH HUD GUIDELINES.   

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Renewal Projects may choose to reapply as a consolidated project if the projects they are consolidated are the same type. They may also apply for an expansion project. 

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GIW for renewal project budgets – Click here 

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Scoring Criteria for Ranking for New Applications can be seen here.  

Scoring Criteria for Ranking for Renewal Applications can be seen here.

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The Ranking & Scoring Committee is scheduled to meet October 22nd at 9:00 am  at 612 N. Church St in Rockford, IL.  All new and renewal applications will be reviewed, ranked and scored at this time. This is an open meeting and anyone is welcome to attend.

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For a list of dates and deadlines, click here.  

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Local ranking priorities can be seen here.

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9/30/2021 – Virtual trainings were held this week (9/27 & 9/29) for potential new applicants or renewal applicants who wanted a refresher.  If you wanted to attend but could not make it, CLICK HERE for a copy of the presentation. 

11/1/2021 – The ranking & Scoring committee met on 10/22, as scheduled. They voted unanimously on the following scoring order:

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