HUD Withdraws Controversial Homelessness Funding Opportunity
(Dec. 16, 2025) As reported by LeadingAge, on Dec. 8th, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) withdrew its controversial Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for homelessness interventions.
In its funding opportunity announcement, HUD had shifted the majority of funding previously allotted to Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) to short-term transitional housing. According to a report released by the non-profit organization Community Solutions, HUD’s planned funding changes would have forced thousands of older adults back into homelessness or into high-cost institutions.
LeadingAge and others had advocated for the agency to change course, and two lawsuits were filed. In response to one of the lawsuits, brought by non-profit organizations and municipalities, HUD notified the court that it had withdrawn the NOFO to review it for the plaintiff’s concerns. LeadingAge is celebrating the withdrawal as a preliminary step in the right direction and is urging HUD to renew the existing funding for PSH as soon as possible to avoid funding lapses for homelessness programs.
Contact: Annalyse Komoroske Denio, akomoroskedenio@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8866