Continuum of Care News

Come join us at the 4th Annual Eastside Family Shelter’s Trunk or Treat Friday, October 24, 2014 7:00 p.m.* to 9:00 p.m. 9100 Franklin Square Drive Rosedale , Maryland   21237 Bring a trunk full of goodies and decorations for your vehicle.  The kids will go “trunk or treating” car to car! *Parking lot will open at 5:45 p.m. and cars must register and set up by 6:30 p.m. If you would like to participate or have any questions, contact us by October 15 th April Stevens 410-285-4674 x 201 or astevens@canconnects.org or Terri Kingeter 410-887-2288 or tkingeter@baltimorecountymd.org

September 16, 2014      ISSUES   |   POLICY   |   SOLUTIONS   |   NEWS & EVENTS Forward Editor: Emanuel Cavallaro Spotlight On... HUD Announces $1.83 billion Available for Continuum of Care Program The Department of Housing and Urban Development today released the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for $1.83 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2014 funds for the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program, which funds efforts by nonprofits and state and local governments to end homelessness. The funds are being made available under the FY 2013 - FY 2014 CoC Program Competition. The submission deadline is Thursday, Oct. 30 by 7:59:59 p.m. ET. HUD is advising all applicants to review the FY 2014 CoC Program Funding Notice before beginning the application process. HUD plans to post a pre-recorded webcast covering key changes in the F...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . The FY 2014 CoC Program Funding Process Competition is Now Open The Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Funds in the FY 2013 - FY 2014 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition (FY 2014 CoC Program Funding Notice) has been posted to FY 2013 – FY 2014 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition: Funding Availability page on the HUD Exchange. The FY 2014 CoC Priority Listing and FY 2014 Project Applications are now available in e-snaps . Submission Deadline: October 30, 2014 at 7:59:59 PM Eastern Time The FY 2014 CoC Pro...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Schedule and Resources for the 2014 Annual Homeless Assessment Report Beginning on October 1, 2014, communities can submit their data for the 2014 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) through the Homelessness Data Exchange (HDX). In preparation, those assigned as Primary Contacts for Continuums of Care (CoCs) should log in at www.hudhdx.info and review and edit the list of people who have access to their community’s data via the HDX (see the HDX Admin\CoC Access tabs). CoCs that have not participated in the past but wish to submit data this year can regi...

September 15, 2014 National Call-In Week for McKinney: EXTENDED! Due to a low response, our National Call-In Week has been extended through this Wednesday, September 17, in order to generate more calls!   Thank you to all who have made calls, and to those who have yet to do so, now is your chance. Congress is currently in session and appropriators are doing preliminary work to shape the final fiscal year (FY) 2015 federal funding legislation. W e need to use this time to call congressional offices about the importance of providing a $301 million increase for McKinney programs in FY 2015. During this call in period, please call your representatives' and senators' offices and tell them to contact the Chair or Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee and tell them that providing $2.406 billion for the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Gr...

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