Continuum of Care (CoC)

The CoC Program is designed to promote community-wide planning and strategic use of resources to address homelessness; improve coordination and integration with mainstream resources and other programs targeted to people experiencing homelessness; improve data collection and performance measurement; and allow each community to tailor its program to the particular strengths and challenges within that community. 

This program provides an annual community-wide collaborative application for funding to support long-term stable housing for households meeting the eligibility requirement and to quickly rehouse homeless individuals, families, and persons fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/

The Youth Homeless Demonstration Project (YHDP) is a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness. Additionally, HUD is committed to sharing the experience of YHDP communities and mobilizing communities around the country toward the same end.

https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/yhdp/

The State of Alaska has two continuum of care regions. Each region creates a collaborative community response to homelessness working with individuals and stakeholder organizations.

Anchorage Continuum of Care (CoC) Lead Organization – Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness

Balance of State Continuum of Care (CoC) Lead Organization - Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness

In 2024, HUD introduced a two-year application and award process. FY2024 Continuum of Care Notice and Funding Report

Continuum of Care Grant Match Program

With authorization from the Alaska State Legislature, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) has established a federal grant match assistance fund to provide qualified Continuum of Care Program applicants with assistance to 1) meet HUD’s CoC grant match requirements and 2) help Alaskan Continuum of Care Program applicants to earn “Leveraging” points in the national competition. 

Only activities deemed eligible by the primary grantor, HUD (24 CFR part 578), will be funded by AHFC through this grant match program.

Eligible applicants are restricted to the organizations awarded federal funding through the community application process managed by the local CoC.

In 2024, HUD introduced a two-year Application Process. AHFC will match funding opportunities to local CoC competitions.