Annually, HUD makes available federal resources for homeless programming to communities around the country through its Continuum of Care (CoC) Program and its annual CoC Competition. CoC’s access funds by completing consolidated applications on behalf of the federally funded homeless programs in their geographic area. For the Mahoning County Homeless Continuum of Care (MCHCoC), the Collaborative Applicant (The Board of Mahoning County Commissioners) and the MCHCoC Coordinator facilitate this process and submit the Consolidated Application. Any organization located within Mahoning County that wishes to access new or renewal CoC Program funds must participate in local homeless planning efforts and the annual MCHCoC Competition.