Community Development Continuum of Care

The FY 2026 Local CoC Project Application was released to all eligible LOI applicants on June 15, 2026. Only agencies that submitted a Letter of Intent by the deadline will receive and be eligible to submit an application in the local competition.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on May 29, 2026. The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; to provide funding efforts for efforts by eligible non-profit providers, local governments, and States to quickly rehouse homeless individuals, families, youth, and persons fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking while minimizing trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families, and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness.

Applicants are invited to attend the FY 2026 NOFO informational webinar:
Date: June 17, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Zoom Link: FY 2026 NOFO Informational Webinar
• Meeting ID: 870 6342 4531
• Passcode: 490620

During the webinar, attendees will receive an overview of the FY 2026 CoC NOFO, the local application requirements, and the key deadlines for this year’s competition.

If you have any questions ahead of the webinar, please contact us at homelessinfo@fultoncountyga.gov.

Reducing Homelessness in Fulton County, GA

Reducing homelessness is a complex, human issue. There is no single solution that fits every person or situation. Also, the number of homeless is not static. People are moving in and out of homelessness daily. Undoubtedly, in the United States and abroad, people will experience poverty and the complexities of human crisis. We will never eradicate homelessness, but we believe we can decrease the ebb and flow of homelessness in Fulton County, GA by working collaboratively with community partners.

The Department of Community Development partners with more than 40 organizations to provide services for homeless individuals and families.

Continuum of Care

The Fulton County 502 Continuum of Care is governed by a 15-member Board, 7 of whom are appointed for 2-year terms by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners. The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed:

To promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness.
Provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers and State and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to homeless individuals, families, and communities by homelessness
Promote access to and effect utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families
Optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness

CoC Governance Structure
The Continuum of Care is governed by the CoC Board as defined in the HEARTH Act Interim Rule

Community Development Continuum of Care

Continuum of Care

Fulton County is preparing for 2025 Point in Time Count

El condado de Fulton se prepara para el recuento de personas sin hogar de 2025