In order to be eligible for being considered for funding by the Durham CoC during the 2022 HUD CoC Homeless Grants Competition, proposed projects must be for one of the following activities:

• Permanent Supportive Housing: Community-based housing without a designated length of stay for households in which someone has a disability. Supportive services designed to meet the needs of the participants must be available to participants.
• Rapid Rehousing: Short-term [up to 3 months] and/or medium term [3-24 months] tenant-based rental assistance with supportive services as necessary to help a homeless individual or family, with or without disabilities, move as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieve stability in that housing.
• Homeless Management Information System (HMIS): Operating an information system/database as the HMIS Lead designated by the Continuum of Care.
• Coordinated Entry & Assessment: Operating a coordinated process designed to coordinate program participant intake assessment and provision of referrals for housing and shelter assistance. A coordinated system covers the CoC's entire geographic area, is easily accessed by individuals and families seeking housing or services, is well advertised, and includes a comprehensive and standardized assessment tool.
• Joint TH and PH-RRH Component Project. The Joint TH and PH-RRH component project combines transitional housing and permanent housing-rapid rehousing–in a single project to serve individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Projects prioritize those with the highest needs using an evidence-based approach designed to provide stable housing and services that, to the greatest extent possible, move the participant towards self-sufficiency and independence. Program participants may only receive up to 24-months of total assistance. 

In addition, the project must take part in Entry Point Durham, the CoC's Coordinated Entry System. In order to submit a competitive pre-application and full project application, organizations are strongly encouraged to become familiar with ALL of the relevant documents available in the LIBRARY section of this website.

Applicants must meet the minimum requirements listed below in order to be eligible to submit projects for funding consideration by the Durham CoC during the HUD CoC Homeless Grants Competition.

• The organization must be a nonprofit organization, State, local government, instrumentality of State and local governments, or a public housing authority. Non-profit means having a 501c(3) tax exemption determination from the Internal Revenue Service.
• Applicants must provide audited financials for the two years prior to the fiscal year that most recently ended. If available, an audit for the fiscal year that most recently ended must be submitted as one of two required audits. If an applicant does not prepare an annual audit because the organization does not meet mandatory audit thresholds, the applicant must submit financial statements prepared by a CPA for the same time periods.   The most recent period covered must be the year ending December 31, 2020 or later. 
• The organization has financial capacity to manage a reimbursement-based contract, as demonstrated in its most recent audit or financial statement by having sufficient current or liquid assets on hand at least equal to one-twelfth of its annual operating expenses.
• The organization is prepared to match 25% of any HUD funding award, except for leasing support, which does not require a match.
• The organization is eligible to contract with the federal government to spend federal funds.
• The organization meets HUD threshold requirements as described in the Pre-Application Questions.
• The organization's Board of Directors has adopted a Conflict of Interest Policy for the organization.
• The organization has a Board of Directors that meets at least quarterly and includes at least one homeless or formerly homeless person or has received a waiver from HUD for the requirement to have a homeless or formerly homeless person on its Board of Directors.
• The organization is in good standing with the City of Durham. This means that an organization that is currently receiving other funds from the City of Durham, including CDBG, CDBG-CV, HOME, ESG, ESG-CV, HOPWA, HOPWA-CV, or City funds, must be in compliance with all terms of their current agreement(s)/contract(s) and must not have any outstanding, uncorrected monitoring findings or concerns as determined by the City of Durham.

Pre-application Requirements for Organizations not currently receiving CoC funds:

In addition to answering the questions in this pre-application, organizations that are not currently receiving CoC funds must attach the following documents to the pre-application: 

• If the organization is a nonprofit organization, a copy of the IRS 501 (c) (3) determination letter
• If a nonprofit, a copy of the NC Secretary of State's certificate confrim that the organization has a Charitable Solicitation License in North Carolina. 
• Two audits or financial statements as described in the "Organization Minimum Requirements" section above.   
• A copy of the organization's current Conflict of Interest Policy signed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or the Chair of the Board of Directors and dated within thirty days of the date of the pre-application submission. 
• A list of the current Board of Directors, including their home address, date when their current term ends, identification of the current officers, and identification of person(s) with lived experience of homelessness. 
• Minutes of all Board meetings for the period 4/1/2021 through 3/31/2022 including a list of the Board members present, the Board members who were absent, and the Board members who had an excused absence. 
• A signed copy of a Participation Agreement with HMIS@NCCEH covering a period including May 1, 2022. If an organization is exempt from HMIS participation, it must submit documentation signed by its CEO verifying its use of a database comparable to an HMIS. 
• A certification that the organization is eligible to contract with the federal government to spend federal funds
• A copy of the organization's current profile in e-snaps, HUD's online CoC application system or portal
• A Preliminary Project Budget for each proposed project
• A Grant Expectations Certificate signed by the CEO and dated within 30 days of the pre-application submission
• An active and current Durham CoC Membership Agreement
• Policies and Procedures that will govern the implementation of the project.

Please note that all of the above documents are required of organizations not currently receiving CoC funds, even though the Required Documents section of this website may not indicate that they are required. 

Pre-application Requirements for Organizations currently receiving CoC funds:

In addition to answering the questions in this pre-application, organizations that are currently receiving CoC funds must attach the following documents to the pre-application: 

• The organization's two most recent audits as described above
• The list of the current Board of Directors as described above
• Minutes of all Board meetings for the period 4/1/2021 through 3/31/2022 as described above
• A Preliminary Project Budget for each project for which it intends to seek CoC funding
• A Grant Expectations Certificate signed by the CEO and dated within 30 days of the pre-application submission