This page is maintained for Southwest Minnesota CoC (MN-511) for the purposes of the FY2026 HUD CoC Program Competition. 
CHANGE NOTES: 
September 21, 2026: HUD notified CoCs at 4:30 on Friday, September 18 that it had reopened the competition in response to an Appeals Court ruling on September 16, which allowed HUD to move forward with the competition. In the notice, HUD announced a September 30 deadline for CoC applications. This has resulted in several changes to local CoC timelines and processes. Details are below. Most important changes:
  1. E-snaps Lab Times for project applicants are available at 12 noon to 12:50pm Monday-Friday, September 21-25. 
  2. CoC will notify applicants and post final ranking on or before Wednesday, September 23.
  3. Applicant appeal period will be 24 hours from notification of final ranking. 
  4. Project applications will be due in e-snaps by Saturday, September 26 at 11:59:59pm. 
  5. Member e-vote on the CoC's application will be on Monday, September 28 and Tuesday, September 29.  

August 11, 2026: All RVCoC competition activities are paused until further notice. On August 10, 2o26, HUD distributed notice that the FY2026 NOFO could not move forward and that no applications could be accepted. This notice came in response to an August 7 court ruling that vacated the NOFO because HUD’s issuance of its FY2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity (2026 CoC NOFO) violated the Administrative Procedure Act. HUD has appealed the ruling. 

FY2026 HUD CoC Project Funding Applications  

The Southwest MN Continuum of Care (SWMN CoC), serving Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle,  Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties seeks pre‑applications for new projects aligned with HUD’s FY2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

​SWMN CoC is prioritizing Transitional Housing (TH), Domestic Violence (DV) Housing and Services, and Supportive Services Only (SSO) projects that stabilize households and improve system outcomes.
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Pre-Applications are due Tuesday, July 30 by 11:59 PM.
>> Ranked list of CoC-approved projects to submit to HUD (posted 9/23)
>> Final CoC Consolidated Application and Project List Fy2026 - FINAL (posted 9/30)

Final Project Applications are due in e-snaps Saturday, September 26 by 11:59:59 PM. (NEW DEADLINE published 9/21)
>> E-snaps Lab Times: September 21-25 from 12 noon to 12:50pm. All applicants welcome to join at the lab time. 

Funding available for new projects

  • CoC Bonus Funds: $283,577
  • Domestic Violence (DV) Bonus Funds: $500,000
  • Reallocated funding: TBD
Maximum CoC request including new and renewal projects: $2,775,517 Posted by HUD 7/22/26.
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Eligible project types 

Only the following new project types will be considered:
  • Transitional Housing (TH)*
  • Supportive Services Only (SSO)
  • ​Domestic Violence (DV) Housing and Services

SWMN CoC is not accepting applications for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Rapid Re‑Housing (RRH) projects for FY2026.
​MANDATORY SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
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All new Transitional Housing (TH) projects must provide at least 20 hours per week of direct, on‑site supportive services. This requirement must be documented in staffing plans, schedules, and budgets. Applications that do not demonstrate this capacity will not be considered.

Project Priorities 

Projects must demonstrate the ability to:
  • Serve people experiencing unsheltered homelessness
  • Support people with high service needs
  • Strengthen connections to treatment and recovery services
  • Increase access to stable housing
  • ​Improve system performance and outcomes

Forms & Links

Important Documents