The Department of Commerce is the Collaborative Applicant for the Washington Balance of State Continuum of Care (BoS CoC). The BoS CoC’s 34 small and medium-sized counties receive about $8 million annually for 50 permanent and temporary housing projects funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Program.

Invitation to Join our BoS CoC (PDF)
Renewal and Bonus Projects (PDF)
2018 BoS State of the State Annual Report (PDF)
BoS CoC Feedback Survey (web)

For more information please contact Matt Mazur-Hart at (360) 725-2926 or matt.mazur-hart@commerce.wa.gov.

Continuum of Care

BoS COC FY2017 System Performance Measures (PDF)
BoS CoC FY2017 Bed Coverage (PDF)
HUD Washington Balance of State COC Dashboard Report (PDF)

2019 Instructions for Calculating Rating Criteria (PDF)
2019 Ranking Criteria (Excel)

2018 Applicant Profile Checklist (Word)
2018 HUD Applicant Profile Instructions (PDF)
2018 HUD Project Application Instructions (PDF)
2018 Project Application Checklist (Word)
2018 NOFA Renewal Ranking Criteria (Excel)
2018 NOFA Bonus Scoring Criteria (Word)
2018 NOFA (PDF)
2018 NOFA PowerPoint (PPT)
2018 Continuum of Care Reallocation RFP (PDF)
2018 NOFA Reallocation Application (PDF)
2018 Continuum of Care Program Bonus and DV Bonus RFP (PDF)
2018 Bonus and DV Bonus New Project Application (PDF)

Steering Committee Meeting Agendas/Minutes (web)

Agendas and Minutes (web)

Need Help?

If you or someone you know needs assistance, you can find help using this list of Washington State Homeless Adult & Family Coordinated Entry Sites (PDF) or 211 Washington Information Network (web).

Program Links

Consolidated Homeless Grant
Annual Point in Time Count
Continuum of Care
Emergency Solutions Grant
Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)
HUD Section 811 Rental Assistance
Homeless Student Stability Program (HSSP)
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
Homeless System Performance
Office of Homeless Youth
Homeless Councils

Resources

Homelessness in Washington State 2018 Report (PDF)
Coordinated Entry Guidelines – Updated 2019 (PDF)
BoS CoC Policies and Procedures (updated March 2019) (PDF)
Racial Inequity in the United States (web)
Addressing Racial Inequity in the United States (web)
Pew Research Center: Social and Economic Trends by Race (web)
HUD Family Options Study (web)

Grant Resources

HUD Chronic Homeless Documentation Checklist (web)
SAGE Website (web)
Clarity Performance Report (APR) Instructions 2017 (PDF)
E-SNAPS Website (web)
E-SNAPS Instructions (web)
HUD Homelessness Resources Exchange (web)
Housing First Assessment Tool (web)
PIT and HIC Data Since 2007 (web)

CoC Contact

Matt Mazur-Hart
Program Manager
matt.mazur-hart@commerce.wa.gov.
Phone: 360-725-2926