For any Homeless Services Workers who might be interested . . .

HAPPY (NO MORE NOFA) NOVEMBER, CoCs!My name is Amanda Aykanian, and I am a researcher and professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Arlington. I am leading the National Homeless Services Workforce Survey. This is the first survey of U.S. homeless services workers in nearly 30 years! The survey … Continue reading For any Homeless Services Workers who might be interested . . .

MCOC Chair Nomination and Election Information: Now Accepting Nominations! Voting in December!

The Maine Continuum of Care has three Tri-Chairs who are each elected to serve a three year term of office. Typically, this means we have one seat up for election each year, but right now, we have two! Awa Conteh’s term is ending in December, so her seat is up for election as part of … Continue reading MCOC Chair Nomination and Election Information: Now Accepting Nominations! Voting in December!

MCoC Special NOFO Application and Project Listing

Here are the Final Versions of the Maine Continuum of Care's Application and Project Priority Listing for HUD's 2022 Special Notice of Funding Opportunity to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness. Pending approval by the MCOC Board, these will be submitted to HUD in esnaps early next week, ahead of the Thursday, October 20th, 2022 deadline. … Continue reading MCoC Special NOFO Application and Project Listing

The 2022 MCOC NOFO Application has been Submitted to HUD!

The Maine Continuum of Care 2022 NOFO Application and Project Priority Listing were submitted to HUD on Wednesday, September 28th - well ahead of the Sept. 30th deadline, and the technical difficulties that esnaps began reporting yesterday. Both components were unchanged from the versions posted here on Sept. 27th (aside from a few minor spelling … Continue reading The 2022 MCOC NOFO Application has been Submitted to HUD!

MCOC Preliminary Scoring and Ranking Results

The Maine Continuum of Care would like to thank all Applicants for the tremendous effort that went into preparing and submitting their applications. All New and Renewal Project Applications were reviewed, scored, and ranked by the Selection Committee (except YHDP and Planning Project Applications, which were reviewed but not scored or ranked, per HUD instructions). … Continue reading MCOC Preliminary Scoring and Ranking Results

MCOC New and Renewal Project Application Deadline is this Wednesday, August 31, 2022!!!

This is a reminder that all New and Renewal Project Applications for the regular NOFO must be submitted to the Maine Continuum of Care in esnaps by the local deadline of 5:00 PM, August 31, 2022 in order to be eligible for inclusion with the MCOC application to HUD. If you are concerned about your … Continue reading MCOC New and Renewal Project Application Deadline is this Wednesday, August 31, 2022!!!

SNOFO Bidder’s Conference 8-24-22 – Required!!!

This is a reminder that the Maine Continuum of Care (MCOC) will host a REQUIRED Bidder's Conference on August 24, 2022, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM via Ring Central Teleconferencing for eligible entities interested in applying for funding through the HUD 2022 Supplemental NOFO (Please note: this is for the Supplemental NOFO only - not … Continue reading SNOFO Bidder’s Conference 8-24-22 – Required!!!

2022 Scoring Tools for New and Renewal Project Applications!!!

Here are the newly revised Scoring Tools that will be used to evaluate all New and Renewal Project Applications submitted to the Maine Continuum of Care (MCOC) as part of the 2022 NOFO Competition. (A separate Scoring Tool is being developed for the Supplemental NOFO applications - it will be posted once it is finalized … Continue reading 2022 Scoring Tools for New and Renewal Project Applications!!!