Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

The Indianapolis CoC is beginning preparations for the FY26 Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), which is anticipated to be released on May 29th, 2026. The first step in this year’s process is to collect letters of intent (LOIs) from renewal and new project applicants. Below are instructions for their submittal:

 

• The Renewal Project LOI is a mandatory form for Renewal, DV Bonus, and YHDP projects that will expire in calendar year 2027. Organizations must submit an LOI form for each project that will expire in calendar year 2027, indicating whether the organization would like to renew the project. If a project does not want to renew, a Renewal Project LOI must be submitted.
• The New Project LOI is an optional but highly recommended form for new projects. This information is only used for planning purposes, and your organization is under no obligation to complete an application after filing a letter of intent with the Indianapolis CoC.
• Renewal Projects wishing to change their renewal project to a different project component type should complete a Renewal Project LOI and a New Project LOI. This not only alerts the CoC to a change but also provides details to expect as part of it.

Completed LOIs must be emailed to CoCNOFO@indy.gov no later than 12:00 noon on Friday, May 15, 2026. Please submit questions to CoCNOFO@indy.gov, allowing 1-2 business days for response.

In advance of the new project application release, DMD and CHIP will host two opportunities for LOI respondents to meet to discuss their proposed project and coordinate with other provider/applicant agencies as needed. These convenings are optional and will take during the following times:

• May 26^th between 9am-noon (location/format TBD)
• May 27^th between 1-4pm (location/format TBD)

A final meeting schedule, time, and location for the two convenings listed above will be determined once all LOI responses are received.

On April 22^nd, the Provider and Non-Conflicted Workgroups met to discuss necessary revisions to the scoring tool for the FY26 NOFO competition. The following recommendations were incorporated into the revised scoring tool linked below:

• Remove mainstream benefits measure
• Maintain benchmark scoring rather than aligning ranges with actual HMIS data
• Combine earned and unearned income into one “total income” measure
• Increase the age to 19+ for income measures
• Add bonus points for educational attainment
• Reduce the point value associated with the TH portion of unit utilization for joint TH-RRH programs

Please complete this survey indicating your support for the revisions described above. Survey responses must be received by 11:59pm on Thursday,  May 14^th.

Draft renewal scores will be released during the week of May 18^th. Data clean-up will occur between May 18^th – May 29^th.