Funding Opportunities Last updated or reviewed on February 14, 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 Allocations Work Group of the Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee (HIAC) reviews and scores received project applications and makes recommendations to HIAC for approval. City staff submit the community’s applications based on HIAC decisions, and HUD and NC DHHS make final awards and contract directly with funded applicants. 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. Emergency Solutions Grant Date Action June 30 at 5 p.m. Letter of Intent to Apply due describing anticipated application amount and eligible activity July 21 at 12 p.m. Project Applications due July 28, 1-3 p.m. Applicants present to Funding Allocations Work Group August 4 Applicants notified of Funding Allocations Work Group recommendations August 10 Funding Allocations Work Group presents recommendations to Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee for vote August 16 at 12 p.m. Revised project applications due as needed; applications recommended for full funding will not require revision or additional action August 21 City of Asheville submits all application materials to NC DHHS October NC DHHS announces funding decisions December NC DHHS initiates contracts with awarded applicants for work in CY2024 Results of Local Application Process At their August 10, 2023 meeting, the Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee approved recommendations from the Funding Allocations Work Group as follows: Emergency Solutions Grant Approved Funding Emergency Solutions Grant Approved Funding 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
