The City of New Bedford’s Homeless Service Provider Network (HSPN) announces that the nomination period for the annual Sister Rose Homeless Community Leadership Award, established in honor of the late Sister Rose Ellen Gallogly, affectionately known as “Sister Rose,” is now open. Nominees must be a current or previously involved member of the HSPN)[ Continue reading. ]

The MA-505 CoC-Approved Consolidated Application is now available! The MA-505 (New Bedford) Continuum of Care has, through a vote of its membership, accepted the 2022 CoC Collaborative Application and CoC Priority Listing.  As a result, this material, as well as the project submissions is now available here for public review.  You may access each of[ Continue reading. ]

The DRAFT CoC Consolidated Application is now available! The Draft MA-505 (New Bedford) Continuum of Care’s 2022 CoC Collaborative Application and CoC Priority Listing are now available for review at the following links: The DRAFT 2022 COLLABORATIVE APPLICATION and PROJECT PRIORITY LISTING This material is being made available through this website from Monday, September 19,[ Continue reading. ]

The City of New Bedford’s HSPN has received, reviewed and voted on the 2022 Final CoC Rank and Order of Projects.  the HSPN’s Performance Review Committee (PRC) comprised of HSPN members with no relationship–financial or otherwise–to any of the applicants for funding in the FY2022 round received, reviewed, vetted, evaluated, scored and ranked all applications[ Continue reading. ]

The procedures used by the CoC in the review, evaluation and ranking of renewal, new and reallocation projects is annually updated and made available to the CoC, project applicants and the community.  This information is also referenced within the published RFP. The 2022 CoC’s Review and Ranking Procedures are available here: NB COC REVIEW and[ Continue reading. ]

REALLOCATION PLAN In anticipation of each CoC funding cycle, the City of New Bedford’s Continuum of Care (Homeless Service Provider’s Network or “HSPN”) issues its guidance regarding its policies/process for the reallocation of funding from an existing project to a higher performing and/or new permanent housing project. A copy of the CoC’s 2022 Reallocation Plan[ Continue reading. ]

COC COMPETITION MA-505 COC RFP NOW AVAILABLE! On Friday, August 5, 2022, the City of New Bedford’s Continuum of Care (CoC), acting through the Office of Housing & Community Development, issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) that includes both instructions and new/renewal application forms for 2022 funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban[ Continue reading. ]

The 2022 Continuum of Care (CoC) funding competition convened by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) opened in August of 2022 and will conclude no later than HUD’s Submission deadline of September 30, 2022.  This year all continuums are planning timelines that are highly accelerated as is New Bedford’s own CoC schedule.[ Continue reading. ]