Working together to solve homelessness in Greater Richmond since 1997.

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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.

2026-27 GRCoC Funding Priorities & Investment Strategies Survey


The Greater Richmond Continuum of Care (GRCoC) updates the regional homeless assistance funding priorities and investment strategies annually. To inform this annual update, we'd like to hear from you! 


The GRCoC uses these funding priorities to support the review and ranking of projects in locally-led funding competitions for state and federal funding targeted to address homelessness in the Greater Richmond region. While these priorities guide our overall strategy, the annual GRCoC Competition policies and procedures define the review and ranking processes used to develop priority listings in response to funder requirements laid out in a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). 



The Investment strategy is used to advocate for additional strategic investments to fill gaps in the coordinated homeless services system. Your feedback will be used to develop this annual update.


Complete the survey here

GRCoC Newsletter Updates 06/09/2026

June 10, 2026
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

GRCoC Newsletter Updates 06/02/2026

June 4, 2026
FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and YHDP Notice of Funding Opportunity The 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is now available at grants.gov. Opportunity Listing - FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grants NOFO The GRCoC will host a How to Apply Webinar in the coming weeks. Registration information will be shared via newsletter and posted on the GRCoC website: Greater Richmond Continuum of Care Details shared will include: How to Apply for FY26 HUD CoC Funding Eligible Applicants Local and HUD priorities Important dates and deadlines for the local funding competition

Cycle of Compassion: What is the GRCoC’s Impact?

May 27, 2026
This blog post is the first 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.
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