Fresno Madera Continuum of Care

Attention Housing and Services Providers in Fresno and Madera Counties

The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Fiscal Year 2019 Continuum of Care Program Competition was released on July 3, 2019. The Fresno-Madera Continuum of Care (FMCoC) is eligible to apply for $10,982,749 in new and renewal funding for housing and service programs for people experiencing homelessness, plus an additional $784,305 earmarked for programs serving survivors of domestic violence. Please click here to see the full details of the Notice of Funding Availability.

FMCoC encourages all local and regional agencies, including those which do not currently receive CoC program funds, to consider applying. Funds are available for:

•       Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)
•       Rapid Re-Housing (RRH)
•       Transitional Housing / Rapid Re-Housing Hybrid (TH/RRH)
•       Coordinated Entry (CE)
•       Projects focused on serving survivors of Domestic Violence (DV)

A Technical Assistance Workshop for all interested applicants will be held at the Fresno EOC Nielsen Conference Center (See Map) on Friday, July 19th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at 3100 W Nielsen Avenue, Fresno, CA 93706. An optional training on e-snaps and PRESTO will be held immediately afterward, from 11:30 a.m. to Noon. This workshop will outline the competition and project application requirements. All are welcome. If possible, please send an RSVP to FMCoC@homebaseccc.org by Wednesday, July 17th.

The Workshop will be recorded and distributed to the FMCoC listserv. Applicants who cannot attend are strongly encouraged to watch the recording and submit any questions they may have to fmcoc@homebaseccc.org by July 29th. Applicants who do not attend or watch the recording will still be permitted to apply, but will not be eligible to file any appeals based on misunderstanding of the rules of the competition.

The Fresno Madera Continuum of Care Point In Time Count 2019

The main purpose of the biennial Fresno Madera Continuum of Care Point-in-Time Report is to present a snapshot of the number of persons who are homeless on a given night within the Fresno & Madera regions. The Fresno Madera Continuum of Care (FMCoC) is an organized consortium of partners, meeting the requirements of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide a comprehensive coordinated homeless housing and services delivery system called a continuum of care (CoC).