Posted: June 16, 2026 

Updated: July 21, 2026

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Application Instructions & Process Overview 

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1. Submit your Intent to Apply Form ​

• Project applicants must submit an Intent to Apply form by the CoC deadline to ensure your proposed project meets CoC eligibility requirements. You will be notified within five business days if your project meets minimum threshold to apply. 

  • Renewal Project Deadline: July 6, 2026​

  • New Project Rolling Deadline: June 16 - July 23, 2026

• After receiving notice of eligibility to apply, applicants must complete the local supplemental application and ESNAPS application.

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2. Complete the NE CoC Supplemental Application 

• Complete the supplemental application that corresponds to your project by 11:59pm on July 23, 2026 (SEE BELOW). 

• Send any relevant attachments to Cara Oakland via email (clundquist@live.com) as needed.

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3. Complete the ESNAPS Project Application  

• ESNAPS applications are  available as of 7/21/2026. 

• Applicants must submit ESNAPS applications no later than 11:59pm on August 5, 2026 AND email a PDF copy to Cara Oakland (clundquist@live.com). 

• CoC Coordinators will review ESNAPS applications for accuracy and completeness on August 6th and notify applicants of any necessary updates that they need to make to their application with their project notice of score and rank on August 7th. 

• Because ESNAPS applications were not available within three business days of the local deadline (July 23, 2026), the CoC Ranking and Review Committee will use information from 2024 ESNAPS applications to preliminarily score renewal projects. This includes identifying project type and the percentage of units for Veterans, families, and/or youth. 

• The Ranking Committee will score and rank New project applications using the 2026 Supplemental Application and the 2026 New Project Budget Form. If new project applicants are able to complete and submit an ESNAPS application by the 7/23 deadline, you do not also need to submit the New Project Budget Form.

• Applicants who do not submit their ESNAPS application by the deadline set by the CoC will not be included in the final project priority listing.

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4. Grant Performance and HMIS Review

• The CoC will review grant performance information in Sage for renewal projects, including grant spending and LOCCS drawdowns. No additional LOCCS screenshots are required this year.

• The CoC will also run HMIS reports to score performance data for the period June 1, 2025 – May 31, 2026.

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5. Project Scoring & Ranking 

• Your project will be scored and ranked using the Scoring Criteria and Ranking Policies developed by the CoC Planning & Evaluation Committee and approved by the CoC Governing Board. 

• You can review the Scoring Criteria and Ranking Policies below. 

• The Ranking & Review Committee will meet to score and rank projects the week of July 27, 2026. Applicants will receive notice of their draft score and rank by August 7, 2026.

• All applicants will have the right to appeal their project score, rank, or award recommendation. 

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