Continuum of Care

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)
2019 Renewal and Bonus Projects (PDF)
2020 BoS State of the State Annual Report (PDF)
BoS CoC Feedback Survey and opportunity to sign-up for subcommittees (web)

Continuum of Care

BoS COC FY2018 System Performance Measures (PDF)
2019 HDX Competition Report (PDF)
HUD Washington Balance of State COC Dashboard Report (PDF)

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

2021 Rating Criteria (Excel)
2021 Instructions for Calculating Rating Criteria (PDF)

2019 Applicant Profile Checklist (PDF)
2019 HUD Applicant Profile Instructions (PDF)
2019 HUD Project Application Instructions (PDF)
2019 Project Application Checklist (PDF)
2019 Instructions for Calculating Rating Criteria (PDF)
2019 NOFA (PDF)
2019 NOFA PowerPoint (PPT)
2019 Continuum of Care Reallocation RFP (PDF)
2019 NOFA Reallocation Application (Word)
2019 Continuum of Care Program Bonus and DV Bonus RFP (PDF)
2019 Bonus and DV Bonus New Project Application (Word)
2019 NOFA Instructions Webinar Recordings (web)
2019 HUD Applicant Calendar (PDF)
2019 Ranking Criteria (Excel)

2019 CoC Priority Listing (PDF)
2019 CoC Application (PDF)
2019 CoC Bonus Project Scoring (Excel)
2019 CoC Accepted and Ranked Renewal/Reallocation Projects (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

Landlord Fund Programs
Consolidated Homeless Grant
Annual Point in Time Count
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
Homeless Services Grantee Training

Resources

Homelessness in Washington State 2018 Report (PDF)
Coordinated Entry Guidelines – Updated 2019 (PDF)
BoS CoC Policies and Procedures (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)
WA BoS CoC YHDP Coordinated Community Plan (PDF)

Grant Resources

HUD Chronic Homeless Documentation Checklist (web)
SAGE Website (web)
Clarity Performance Report (APR) Instructions (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

Mark Porter, program manager
mark.porter@commerce.wa.gov
Phone: 360-725-2932