Funding Opportunities Last updated or reviewed on June 13, 2024 As the Collaborative Applicant for the NC-501 Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care, the City facilitates annual community access to funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care program and the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) Emergency Solutions Grant program. City staff manage the local application process, and the Funding Committee of the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care (CoC) reviews and scores received project applications and makes recommendations to the CoC Board for approval. City staff submit the community’s applications based on the CoC Board’s decisions, and HUD and NC DHHS make final awards and contract directly with funded applicants. Emergency Solutions Grant – FY 2024-2025 The NC Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS), Division of Aging and Adult Services has issued a Request for Applications for FY 2024 – 2025 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding. The NC-501 Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care is eligible for $123,887 to be used in calendar year 2025. Eligible Activities NC ESG funds are intended to be used as part of a crisis response system using a low-barrier, housing-focused approach to ensure that experiences of homelessness are rare, brief, and occur only one time. Within that framework, eligible activities can include: Street Outreach Emergency Shelter Rapid Rehousing Homelessness Prevention Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) or comparable database for Victim Service Providers Eligible applicants are CoC Member organizations that are non-profit or local government agencies. Funding Availability A total of $123,887 is available to the NC-501 Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care (CoC). No more than 60% of funds ($74,332) may be awarded to Emergency Services projects (Street Outreach and Emergency Shelter), and no less than 40% ($49,555) must be awarded to Housing Stability Projects (Rapid Rehousing, Homelessness Prevention, and HMIS). Process and Timeline The City of Asheville serves as the NC-501 Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care Lead and is responsible for facilitating the application process and final submission on behalf of the Continuum of Care, as approved by the Continuum of Care Board. The CoC’s Funding Committee will review and score all applications and make funding recommendations to the CoC Board for approval. NC DHHS will only consider CoC-approved applications, will make final award decisions, and will contract directly with funded applicants. Funds will support services to be delivered during calendar year 2025. All materials should be submitted via email to homelessstrategy@ashevillenc.gov. All dates occur in 2024. Emergency Solutions Grant Date Action June 24 at 5:00 p.m. Letter of Intent to Apply due describing anticipated application amount and eligible activity July 12 at 12:00 p.m. Project Applications due July 19, 1:00 p.m. Funding Committee meeting to review applications and begin developing recommendations July 26 at 1:00 p.m. Funding Committee meeting to hear applicant presentations August 2 at 1:00 p.m. Funding Committee meeting to finalize recommendations. Applicants notified of results. Tentative: Week of August 12 (date TBD) Funding Committee presents recommendations to CoC Board for vote August 21 at 12:00 p.m. Revised project applications due as needed; applications recommended for full funding will not require revision or additional action October NC DHHS announces funding decisions December NC DHHS initiates contracts with awarded applicants for work in CY2025 Additional Resources Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to participate in one of the technical assistance sessions offered virtually by NC DHHS: Friday, June 14, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8630877545903242848 Monday, June 17, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6022964607679033184 Tuesday, June 19, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2554584864673601119 CoC Lead Agency staff will also hold an optional technical assistance session for prospective applicants virtually on Thursday, June 20, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Email homelessstrategy@ashevillenc.gov to register. To Apply Project application materials are available here. All questions and application materials should be directed to CoC Lead Agency staff: Homeless Strategy Division homelessstrategy@ashevillenc.gov 828.747.8510 Emergency Solutions Grant – FY 2023-2024 The NC Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS), Division of Aging and Adult Services has announced awards for FY 2023 – 2024 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding. All projects submitted in the NC-501 Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care were awarded full funding totaling $127,904 to be available in calendar year 2024 for homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, and rapid rehousing. FY 2023-2024 Emergency Solutions Grant Awards Applicant Project Award Helpmate Emergency Shelter $26,452 Homelessness Prevention $20,000 Homeward Bound Rapid Rehousing $50,000 Homelessness Prevention $15,000 Street Outreach $0 Salvation Army Emergency Shelter $16,452 Total $127,904 Continuum of Care – FY2023 The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs published the FY2023 Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity on July 5, 2023, with submissions due September 28, 2023. Continuum of Care funding supports homeless and housing programs across the country. The City of Asheville is the designated Collaborative Applicant for the NC-501 Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care and in that capacity facilitates the application process and final submission to HUD on behalf of the community. The Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee (HIAC) serves as the governance board for the NC-501 Continuum of Care, and its Funding Allocations Work Group has reviewed, scored, and ranked all applications received by the August 23, 2023 local deadline. At its September 12, 2023 meeting, HIAC voted to approve the Consolidated Application, which consists of the Continuum of Care Application and the Project Priority Listing and recommended that the City of Asheville as the Collaborative Applicant submit the Consolidated Application to HUD by its September 28, 2023 deadline. The HIAC-approved Consolidated Application is available for review and includes the: Continuum of Care Application Project Priority Listing The approved Consolidated Application was submitted September 26, 2023. On January 29, 2024, HUD announced results of the FY2023 Continuum of Care competition and will contract directly with funded applicants. Projects recommended for funding by HIAC in the Project Priority Listing with corresponding awards from HUD are: Continuum of Care Funding Rank Applicant Project Application Amount Award 1 Helpmate Housing Support for Domestic Violence Survivors (RRH) $198,626 $207,734 2 Helpmate Domestic Violence Bonus: Housing Supports for Domestic Violence Survivors 2 (RRH) $86,883 $90,075 3 Homeward Bound Bridge to Recovery (PSH) $433,473 $495.645 4 Homeward Bound Shelter Plus Care (PSH) $447,472 $511,396 5 Homeward Bound Permanent Supportive Housing 1 $297,458 $330,242 6 City of Asheville HMIS $63,744 $63,744 7 Homeward Bound Permanent Supportive Housing 5 $217,381 $242,413 8 Homeward Bound Permanent Supportive Housing 2 $87,892 $99,617 9 Homeward Bound Permanent Supportive Housing 3 $110,674 $0 10 Homeward Bound CoC Bonus: Rapid Rehousing 1 $129,970 $0 N/A Planning Grant $92,836 $0 $2,166,409 Contact Information Emily Ball Homeless Strategy Division Manager eball@ashevillenc.gov (828) 279-6129
