Welcome to Fall River Homeless Service Providers Coalition!
If you are currently homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Fall River please call for assistance today.
Fall River Coordinated Entry System
Telephone: 774-520-2555
E-mail: frce@cssdioc.org
The Coordinated Entry System (CES) allows families and individuals to connect to resources to help resolve their housing crisis. CES works to connect the highest need, most vulnerable persons in the community to available housing and supportive services that best fit their needs
The Fall River HSPC seeks to provide quality of life to the formerly homeless and empower them to live as independently as possible.
The Fall River Homeless Service Providers Coalition’s (HSPC) mission is to:
- work towards eradicating homelessness in Fall River, MA
- to improve access to mainstream resources
- to assist in the transition from homelessness through the continuum of care
- to provide supportive services
- to help maintain housing
- to prevent discharge of homeless people to the streets
- and to employ a quality Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) that accurately tracks and counts the homeless.
- Homeless Services:
If you or some you know is homeless or at risk for homelessness please contact us today.
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Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement
On November 13, 2025, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the release of the Continuum of Care application for its competitive grants for housing and services for the homeless as defined by HUD. The Fall River Community Development Agency (CDA), acting as the Collaborative Applicant for the Fall River CoC (MA-515), is responsible to submit the CoC Collaborative Application including all new and renewal projects to the Department of Housing and Urban Development via esnaps by January 14, 2026, 8:00 p.m. EDT. This is a very short timeframe compared to previous submissions.
The Fall River CoC announces that the FY2025 Continuum of Care Competition for funding for housing and services for the homeless from the Department of Housing and Urban Development is open. This year’s local competition will require a Request for Proposals for new and renewal projects.
Funding Availability for Fall River MA-515
The FY2025 CoC Competition priorities have shifted, including a drastic reduction in Tier 1 from 90% last year to 30% this year, and a 30% cap on Permanent Supportive Housing Projects. The Fall River CoC PSH funding is currently at 87% of our annual renewal amount. Project grant term funding is for one year.
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Estimated Funding Availability for Fall River MA-515 |
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Preliminary Pro Rata Need |
Estimated Annual Renewal Demand |
Tier 1 30% ARD |
Tier 2 (Bonus not included) |
CoC Bonus (20% of PPRN) |
DV Bonus (10% of PPRN) |
CoC Planning (5% of PPRN) |
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$4,155,930 |
$2,529,174 |
$758,752 |
$1,770,422 |
$831,186 |
$415,593 |
$207,797 |
This is an open competition, and this funding opportunity is open to any eligible applicant regardless of if you have received CoC funding in the past (see attached for information on eligible applicants). This competition is open to all eligible applicants.
Please note that this year’s 30% cap on PSH projects is due to a shift in HUD’s priorities. The four components to be funded through this CoC Program Competition are:
- Transitional Housing;
- Supportive Services Only (including Coordinated Entry);
- Permanent Housing (including Rapid Rehousing) (capped at 30% including new and renewal projects); and
- Homeless Management Information System.
Please find below the SNAPS Competition email with further information regarding HUD’s priorities.
Please find attached a Request for Proposals Information packet and Request for Proposal forms for New and Renewal projects. Please complete the proposal forms in full, and submit your Proposal for a new or renewal project application for housing and services for the homeless to Mary D. Camara, Coordinator of Homeless Programs, Fall River Community Development Agency by 4:00 p.m. EDT, Friday, December 5, 2025 at mdcamara@fallriverma.gov. Letters of Intent are not acceptable for the FY2025 NOFO process. The forms will also be available on www.fallriverhomeless.com.
The announcement of the grant opportunity can be found at Grants.gov here: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360861.
The FY2025 NOFO publication can be found here: FY 2025 Continuum of Care Competition.
If you have any questions about the competition, or if you need assistance with the RFP, please contact me at 508.679.0131 or mdcamara@fallriverma.gov.
Thank you for all your hard work and persistence in our efforts to end homelessness.
Mary