Requesting CoC Support or Confirmation for Applications

​River Valleys CoC requires a written project description and a presentation from any applicant requesting a CoC Confirmation or signature on the application. In order to ensure that the CoC meets its obligation to review the project, CoC members must receive all required project information in a timely manner.

Upon request, the CoC may provide documentation of support for projects that align with CoC-approved goals, priorities, and values. Requests for support should be made as soon as possible to allow for CoC review and votes, where necessary.

Please review the policy on “CoC Support for Project Applications” and the current CoC Plan before requesting an MOU or letter of support.

Special instructions for applicants seeking Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Multifamily Funding

Steps for MHFA applicants

In order to ensure that CoC members can review the proposal and prepare questions for an applicant, the following requirements are in place for 2023:  
  1. REVIEW CoC DATA TO INFORM YOUR PROPOSAL. PRIORITIES for projects serving persons experiencing homelessness. Helpful link: CoC Data & Reports page > CE Counts Report. 
  2. SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR CONSULTATION at least 10 days before the meeting at which you want to present your project. CoC staff will confirm your consultation date/time. 
  3. If required, SUBMIT A COPY OF THE COMPLETED CoC CONFIRMATION FORM (MHFA form) within 10 day after you present the project tor the CoC. This form should be included in your application materials provided by MHFA.. Please contact MHFA if you have questions about it.  

As in previous years, the CoC strongly encourages applicants to include a local CoC member agency in your project presentation. This could be a service provider partner, an agency that has provided input on the project design, or some other member who can vouch for the project.

2023 Timelines

For applicants in the 2023 RFP (due July 2023), these consultation dates are available:  
  • 9:00am-10:00am on Thursday, May 18 via Zoom. Registration details will be sent to contacts for projects that submit their project summary via the form. Forms due by May 9 via electronic form link above. 
  • 9:00am-10:00am on Thursday, June 15 via Zoom. Registration details will be sent to contacts for projects that submit their project summary via the form. Forms due by June 6 via electronic form link above. 
No consultation dates are available after June 15, so please plan accordingly for your project application materials.

NOTE: In a slight change from previous years, project consultations will occur BEFORE the regularly scheduled CoC meeting on these dates. CoC members with interest in the projects will be invited to participate and ask questions before the meeting. For projects that require a formal CoC Confirmation form, a vote regarding provision of CoC confirmation forms will occur early on the meeting agenda on the same day.