Pursuant to Preliminary Court Order, HUD Announces FY24-25 CoC NOFO is Open to Process All Eligible Renewals

Washington, D.C. - On January 8, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a notice announcing that the fiscal year 2024 – 2025 (FY24-25) Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) would reopen on Friday, January 9, 2026, and remain open until Monday, February 9, 2026. The notice also stated that HUD anticipates being able to select awards no later than late March 2026. View HUD’s notice here. HUD has made clear that if the court order is no longer in effect, it will not continue processing awards under the FY24-25 NOFO and that it intends to implement the NOFO issued on December 19, 2025. The case is continuing to final judgment on an expedited basis.  

HUD made this announcement pursuant to a preliminary injunction granted in National Alliance to End Homelessness et. al. v. HUD, a case brought by NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, local governments, and other nonprofit organizations, which seeks to prevent HUD’s harmful attempt to stop funding evidence-based permanent housing programs. This preliminary injunction temporarily blocks HUD from canceling the FY24-25 NOFO and issuing a new NOFO that could result in immediate housing instability for more than 170,000 people. The preliminary injunction protects individuals, families, veterans, seniors, youth, and others from displacement during the winter months.

For decades, the CoC program has operated as the largest source of federal funding for homelessness assistance. It currently supports approximately 87% of permanent housing, including permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing--proven solutions to homelessness that pair housing with supportive services to help individuals find and maintain a safe, stable home. The reopening of the FY24-25 CoC NOFO provides NLIHC and Alliance members and partners a positive, though temporary, step forward in protecting the stability of these life-saving programs and initiatives.

Hundreds of thousands of people rely on this housing support, and NLIHC and the Alliance remain unyielding in our commitment to defend the integrity of federal homelessness policy and solutions. While litigation continues, we remain steadfast  in our pursuit of justice and stable systems that support households nationwide.

View the list of coalition members supporting this legal challenge here.

Read the full complaint filed on December 1, 2025 here.

Read the Court Order issued by Judge Mary S. McElroy of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island on December 23, 2025 here.

Access NLIHC's analysis of the impacts of significant CoC funding reductions here.