Working together to solve homelessness in Greater Richmond since 1997.
Last year, Homeless Connection Line staff conducted 24,805 one-on-one phone calls with vulnerable community members experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness.
In 2025, the CES team organized 104 case conferencing session among GRCoC agencies and dozens of community partners.
In FY2025, we served 8,939 people experiencing homelessness through our access, shelter, and housing programs.
Between July 2024 and June 2025, we received over $9 million in coordinated funding to support our collective work of solving homelessness.
About Us
The Greater Richmond Continuum of Care (GRCoC) seeks to prevent, reduce, and end homelessness through effective and coordinated community-wide efforts and services.
GRCoC coordinates homeless services and homelessness prevention across the City of Richmond, and the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover (including the town of Ashland), Henrico, New Kent, and Powhatan.
GRCoC FY2026 HUD CoC Competition Now Open
The local GRCoC FY26 HUD CoC competition is now open. Please check the HUD CoC Program page regularly for application materials, deadlines, and the latest competition updates. New to the GRCoC? Review this page to understand the funding process!
GRCoC FY 2026 HUD CoC Competition Open We'd like to share with you that the GRCoC FY26 HUD CoC Competition is now available on WizeHive. The competition will close Thursday, July 23rd at 5pm. https://webportalapp.com/sp/grcoc_hudcompetition The GRCoC invites all interested applicants, including nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and instrumentalities of local government to review the NOFO and consider submitting an application through the GRCoC Local Competition. Homeward will host the FY26 "How to Apply Webinar" tomorrow, Tuesday, June 23rd at 10am. Register Here Slides and webinar recording will be made available on the CoC's website: https://www.endhomelessnessrva.org/funding-opportunities Homeward will host office hours for applicant support on June 30th, July 7th, and July 14th. Register for Office Hours here. The FY26 NOFO is significantly different that previous competitions. Homeward encourages all interested applicants to read the FY2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). You can access the NOFO here: FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grants NOFO Homeward staff have prepared an overview of this NOFO: Read overview here. Because of the changes to the FY26 competition, all new AND renewing projects will need to submit a letter of intent (LOI) for their FY26 application. Information submitted in this LOI will be used for initial eligibility screening and administrative support for the Ranking Committee. Information submitted in the LOI will NOT be considered in project scoring or ranking. Letters of Intent are due by Monday, July 6th. Complete LOI submission here. Performance data, in accordance with GRCoC Local Competition Policies and Procedures, will be pulled by the HMIS lead for Calendar Year 2025 on Monday July 6th. Renewing, Transitioning, and Consolidating Projects have until that date to correct data errors. DV Applicants who use a comparable database and new applicants without HMIS data for calendar year 2025 should refer to Competition Policies & Procedures: Scoring and Ranking Policies for instructions; data should be submitted by Monday, July 6th. Competition Links and Resources: FY26 GRCoC Board Approved Competition Timeline GRCoC FY26 HUD CoC Program Competition Policies & Procedures GRCoC FY26 Renewal Project Outline GRCoC FY26 New Project Outline GRCoC FY26 Detailed Scoring Factors [All Project types]
This blog post is the second in a five-part series that explores the Greater Richmond Continuum of Care and how our collaborative and compassionate network has a tangible impact on the Richmond region, especially for our most vulnerable neighbors experiencing homelessness. Read the first post here.
FY 2026 HUD CoC Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) We'd like to share with you that HUD released the FY2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). You can access the NOFO here: FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grants NOFO Homeward staff have prepared an overview of this NOFO: Read overview here. The GRCoC invites all interested applicants, including nonprofits and faith-based organizations to review the NOFO and consider submitting an application through the GRCoC Local Competition. The GRCoC local competition will open Monday, June 22nd. Homeward will host the FY26 "How to Apply Webinar" on Tuesday, June 23rd at 10am. Register Here Office Hours will be hosted June 30th, July 7th, and July 14th. Register for Office Hours here. Because of the changes to the FY26 competition, all new AND renewing projects will need to submit a letter of intent (LOI) for their FY26 application. Information submitted in this LOI will be used for initial eligibility screening and administrative support for the Ranking Committee. Information submitted in the LOI will NOT be considered in project scoring or ranking. Letters of Intent are due by Monday, July 6th. Complete LOI submission here. Performance data, in accordance with GRCoC Local Competition Policies and Procedures, will be pulled by the HMIS lead for Calendar Year 2025 on Wednesday June 24th. Projects have until that date to correct data errors. Relevant Links and Resources: FY26 GRCoC Board Approved Competition Timeline
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