Introduction and Background The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Continuum of Care Program (CoC) to address unsheltered and rural homelessness on June 22, 2022. The purpose of this Special NOFO is to target efforts to reduce unsheltered homelessness, particularly in communities with very high levels of unsheltered homelessness and homelessness in rural areas. Through the Special NOFO, HUD will award funding to communities to implement coordinated approaches grounded in Housing First and public health principles to reduce the prevalence of unsheltered homelessness, and improve services engagement, health outcomes, and housing stability among highly vulnerable unsheltered individuals and families. HUD expects communities to partner with health and housing…