The Washington State Department of Commerce is the Collaborative Applicant for the Washington Balance of State Continuum of Care (BoS CoC). The goal of the BoS CoC is to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness in the 34 small and medium-sized counties in WA State. Our collaborators receive about $25 million annually through the biennial HUD CoC competition.
Join our CoC
Any representatives of nonprofit homeless providers, victim service providers, faith-based organizations, governments, businesses, advocates, public housing agencies, school districts, social service providers, mental health agencies, hospitals, universities, affordable housing developers, law enforcement, organizations that serve homeless and formerly homeless veterans, and homeless and formerly homeless persons within our geographic region are welcome to join our CoC.
2024 CoC competition
Every two years, HUD releases the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the CoC program. As the Collaborative Applicant, it is the role of the Washington State Department of Commerce to submit an application to HUD on behalf of the BoS CoC.
- Renewal project applicants EQUITY rarrative – Responses due by Monday, September 30, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. PT
- New project proposals – Proposals due by September 30, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. PT
- 2024 new project request for proposals (RFP) materials (on Box)
- New projects created through DV bonus, standard bonus, and reallocation in response to 2024 HUD Continuum of Care Program NOFO
Application materials
- FY 2023 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Renewal Project Application
- CoC New Project Application Detailed Instructions
- CoC Renewal YHDP Project Application Detailed Instructions