HUD FY26 NOFO Information & Updates

June 11, 2026

The King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) is pleased to announce the opening of the FY 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Local Competition. The CoC NOFO is a federal program designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness, provide funding to nonprofits and local governments to quickly house homeless individuals and families, and to optimize self-sufficiency among homeless individuals and families.

Application materials and full details are now available below.

Application Deadline: Thursday, July 3, 2026 by 11:59 pm PT

For the local competition we welcome:

• New proposals from organizations that have not previously received CoC funding
• Renewal applications from currently funded projects
• Proposals to update or change existing CoC-funded projects

This competition represents an important opportunity to support strong, effective services across our region. We encourage all interested applicants to review the materials and begin preparing submissions as soon as possible.

If you have questions or need assistance, please refer to the resources on our website or reach out to our team. Send questions to coc.questions@kcrha.org. If you’re a new applicant email your questions to RFP@kcrha.org.

Thank you for your continued partnership in addressing homelessness in King County.

May 6, 2026

King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) is preparing for the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year 2026. This is the national competitive process by which CoC funding is allocated to communities such as King County. In King County, KCRHA is the designated collaborative applicant.  

The full HUD FY26 NOFO will likely not be posted until later in May, but KCRHA is beginning the process now to invite interested local service providers to prepare to apply and provide information that can support partnerships and planning. KCRHA will also use information that is provided to inform the consolidated application.  

While the HUD FY26 NOFO and Request for Proposals (RFP) have not been released yet, KCRHA released a Request for Information (RFI) this week that will help us—as a community—prepare for the upcoming NOFO.  

In this RFI, we are looking for responses from agencies that are providing homelessness services while collaborating across systems such as medical or behavioral health care, substance use disorder treatment, workforce reentry and development, rehabilitation services, and more. If this is your agency or organization, we would love to hear from you.  

In the dropdown below, you’ll find all relevant and current documentation to prepare for and participate in the HUD FY26 NOFO process, including the current RFI, which closes on May 29.  

Anticipated Eligible Program Areas 

As we seek to renew and bring new federal funding into our community, we need to align our request with federal expectations. KCRHA has reviewed and aggregated previous community engagement and stakeholder input and is shaping our consolidated application around what is required by HUD and what has been identified by our community as high-need areas.  

This process has allowed us to identify some system gaps, where we have an opportunity to strengthen the homelessness response system at large in King County, that we will prioritize through the HUD FY26 NOFO process.  

These priorities center on reducing barriers to accessing services, strengthening crisis response, and improving housing stability. Examples of projects meeting these gaps may include: housing navigation, behavioral health services in transitional housing or standalone programs, medical respite transitional housing, outreach services, and recovery-oriented housing. In addition, proposals should respond to workforce shortages—particularly among specialized providers, behavioral health clinicians, and peers—and strengthen housing‑ and employment‑focused case management to improve overall system performance.  

The below programs are anticipated to be prioritized as new projects in the HUD FY 2026 NOFO: 

• Transitional Housing proposals should demonstrate strong supportive services, clear exits to permanent housing, employment and income pathways, appropriate service intensity, cost effectiveness, and local need. 

• Supportive Services Only proposals should prioritize outreach and engagement with unsheltered and high‑need populations, strong partnerships, cost effectiveness, and demonstrated experience delivering proposed services. 

• Coordinated Entry proposals should strengthen access, navigation, standardization, outreach, and referral effectiveness across the CoC. 

• Rapid Re-Housing proposals should demonstrate strong supportive services, clear exits to permanent housing, employment and income pathways, appropriate service intensity, cost effectiveness, and local need. 

Anticipated Timeline Overview 

Note: This information may be subject to change. Please keep an eye on this blog for major updates. 

As your organization prepares for this process, please direct any questions to coc.questions@kcrha.org.