2025 CoC Program Competition

Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness is pleased to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) on behalf of the Suncoast Continuum of Care (CoC) (FL-500) for programs and services that contribute to the goal of preventing and ending homelessness in Manatee and Sarasota Counties. This RFP is in response to the CoC Program Competition through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).  The full HUD NOFO is available here: HUD NOFO

Suncoast CoC’s annual renewal demand (ARD) amount is $1,772,906. The CoC Bonus amount is $772,392, and the DV Bonus amount is $386,196. Within the ARD is $1,640,394 in current Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Rapid Rehousing (RRH) projects of which at least $1,108,522 will be reallocated or transitioned to new projects. 

The full RFP is located here:

IMPORTANT DATES: 

There will be two virtual information sessions held: 

• Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. 

• Friday, December 5, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. 

Advanced registration is required. Please email David Setchel, Director of Community Engagement, at david@suncoastpartnership.org, if you are interested in attending an information session.  Questions should be emailed to David Setchel in advance of the information sessions. 

A supplemental guide with additional information such as detailed scoring rubrics and the renewal template will be available here, Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

The electronic application portal will be live on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 3:00 p.m. The link will be posted here.

The deadline to submit proposals for consideration in our local competition is Monday, December 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. 



Thank you for your continued work on behalf of those experiencing homelessness.

Supplemental Guide:

Required templates for renewal evaluations:

Renewal evaluation template and budget template added 12.2.25