Information about the Local CoC Funding Competition, including new funding opportunities, is available at coc.unitygno.org August 25, 2025 UNITY has released two Requests for Proposals to identify project sponsors for projects that are expected to begin October 1, 2025. RFP #25-3 Samaritan Permanent Supportive Housing Project provides...
Early one morning this year,a stranger dressed in body armor shot at Michael Woolens,in what the New Orleans Police Department described as a racial hate crime. Using the N word, the man said he did not like seeing Woolens and he did not like homeless...
UNITY is reaching out to area organizations to ask for help in assessing the extent of youth in unstable living environments in Greater New Orleans. This is a hidden population due to the culture of our communities, which often open their homes on a temporary...
UNITY of Greater New Orleans, the lead agency for the Continuum of Care, is preparing a local funding application that will leverage the greatest resources for the New Orleans community and is seeking project sponsors for a Supported Employment Initiative. The full RFP announcement is available...
UNITY of Greater New Orleans, the collaborative applicant for the Continuum of Care for New Orleans, Jefferson Parish and Kenner, has completed the 2017 CoC application for HUD funding. Below are links to the CoC Application and the Project Priority Listing which includes applications for...
The CoC Governing Council of the New Orleans-Jefferson Parish-Kenner CoC LA-503 met on September 12 regarding the CoC application to HUD and made decisions regarding appeals, project prioritization rakings, and submittal of the CoC application. The CoC Governing Council considered three appeals related to project ranking,...
The Evaluation and Project Selection Committee met August 31 to determine project rankings for the 2017 CoC Application to HUD. The committee recognizes the importance of all projects included in the application to reach community goals. The committee further commends project sponsors and their staff...
On August 4, 2017, the CoC Governing Council established the following CoC 2017 Funding Priorities. The funding priorities for the 2017 Continuum of Care Application must reflect the updated goals of the Continuum of Care: To end chronic homelessness by 2018 To maintain an average length of stay...
UNITY of Greater New Orleans, the lead agency for the homeless Continuum of Care (CoC) for New Orleans, Jefferson Parish and Kenner, is seeking proposals from non-profit and governmental agencies to select project sponsors for the 2017 CoC funding competition. Agencies not currently operating CoC...
The CoC Governing Council has approved the SPPA and CoC Governing Council 2017 CoC Application Timeline for project applications to be submitted with the 2017 CoC Application to HUD for CoC LA-503 for New Orleans, Jefferson Parish and Kenner. July 28 Governing Council meets to review timetable,...