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e-snaps : CoC Program Applications and Grants Management System

View the FY 2020 Funding Availability page for official HUD releases specific to the current CoC Program Competition cycle.

The FY 2020 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition is not open.

CoC Registration for Collaborative Applicants closed March 5, 2020 at 5:00 PM EST. The CoC Review process will be announced via listserv message in late March 2020. The Competition will be announced after CoC Review closes.

The electronic grants management system used by HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) is known as e-snaps. This system supports the CoC Program funding applications and grant awards process for the HUD CoC Program.

The resources under the tabs below include e-snaps navigation guides and instructions on completing registration (CoCs only) and funding applications (CoCs and project applicants).

Note: Grantees no longer submit Annual Performance Reports (APRs) in e-snaps. CoC homeless assistance grant recipients submit APR data through the Sage HMIS Reporting Repository. View APR Guidance.

CoC Program Competition Resources

The CoC Program awards funding annually based on a competitive process. Grant awards are made to recipient organizations that operate housing and services for persons experiencing homelessness and to recipient organizations that represent a CoC and conduct planning or Unified Funding Agency (UFA) activities.

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e-snaps 101: What the Resources Help You Do: Pinpoint the resource you need based on what you are trying to do.

Checklist to Get Started in e-snaps: Identify the steps to take in e-snaps prior to the CoC Program Competition.

Determine What Type of Applicant You Are in e-snaps: Determine whether you are a Project Applicant or Collaborative Applicant designated by the CoC, which affects your Applicant Profile type and what applications you need to submit.

e-snaps Glossary: Understand the terminology you will see when working in e-snaps and on your applications.

e-snaps icons: Identify the icons in e-snaps and what action each one allows you to take.

Create an e-snaps User Profile: Create a user profile so you can log in to e-snaps. This user profile is for your individual e-snaps account. You do not automatically have access to the organization's e-snaps account.

Give Staff Access to Your Organization's e-snaps Account: Give staff access to your organization's e-snaps account, such as when you have a new staff person. You or someone in your organization must already have access.

Request Access to Your Organization's e-snaps Account: Request access to your organization's e-snaps account, such as when the only person with login information no longer works with you.

Update the Collaborative Applicant Organization and/or Primary Contact: Notify HUD and make the necessary changes in e-snaps, HDX, and on the HUD Exchange when the Collaborative Applicant Primary Contact changes and/or a different organization is designated as the CoC's Collaborative Applicant.

e-snaps Activities During the Annual Funding Cycle: Not yet available.

CoC and Collaborative Applicant

Updating the Collaborative Applicant Organization and/or Primary Contacts: Instructions for when the Collaborative Applicant organization changes and when the Primary Contact changes (no organization change).

CoC Applicant Profile Navigational Guide: Instructions for accessing, updating, and completing the CoC Applicant Profile, which is available year-round.

Putting the Applicant Profile in Edit-Mode: Identifies the steps to access the CoC Applicant Profile in e-snaps and ensure it is in edit-mode.

Project Applicant and Funding Recipient

Project Applicant Authorized Representative Update: Instructions for when there is a change in the organization’s Authorized Representative.

Project Applicant Profile Navigational Guide: Instructions for accessing, updating, and completing the Project Applicant Profile, which is available year-round.

Putting the Applicant Profile in Edit-Mode: Identifies the steps to access the Project Applicant Profile in e-snaps and ensure it is in edit-mode.

How to Complete the HUD Form 2880 in e-snaps: Instructions for completing the HUD Form 2880 in the Project Applicant Profile and the individual Project Applications.

DUNS Number and SAM Resource: This document provides instructions on how to obtain a DUNS Number and register with the System for Award Management.

CoC Application

CoC Application Detailed Instructions and Navigational Guide - Not yet available for the FY 2020 CoC Program Competition

How to Access the CoC Program Competition Report in HDX for the FY 2020 CoC Program Competition - Not yet available for the FY 2020 CoC Program Competition

CoC-PHA Crosswalk Report - Not yet available for the FY 2020 CoC Program Competition

CoC Priority Listing

CoC Priority Listing Detailed Instructions and Navigational Guide - Not yet available for the FY 2020 CoC Program Competition

HUD Form 2991: Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan

Project Rating and Ranking Tool - Not yet available for the FY 2020 CoC Program Competition

General Project Application Information

How to Access the Project Application

Transferring an Existing Project: Identifies the steps recipients (i.e., grantees) and HUD Field Office staff need to take when projects are being transferred from one organization to another.

HUD Form 2880: Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report

How to Complete the HUD Form 2880 in e-snaps: Instructions for completing the HUD Form 2880 in the Project Applicant Profile and the individual Project Applications.

Applications for Housing and Services Project Funding

Renewal Project Application Detailed Instructions and Navigational Guide - Not yet available for the FY 2020 CoC Program Competition

Basic Overview for Completing Renewal Project Application Screens - Not yet available for the FY 2020 CoC Program Competition

New Project Application Detailed Instructions and Navigational Guide - Not yet available for the FY 2020 CoC Program Competition

YHDP Renewal Project Application Navigational Guide - Not yet available for the FY 2020 CoC Program Competition

Project Application Appeal Process Navigational Guide for Solo Projects - Not yet available for the FY 2020 CoC Program Competition

Applications for Collaborative Applicant Planning and UFA Activity Funding

CoC Planning Project Application Detailed Instructions and Navigational Guide - Not yet available for the FY 2020 CoC Program Competition

UFA Costs Project Application Detailed Instructions and Navigational Guide - Not yet available for the FY 2020 CoC Program Competition

FY 2019, FY 2018, and FY 2017 CoC Program Recipient Post-Award User Guides: Describes the Post-Award process for conditionally awarded grants.

Add and Delete Registrants in e-snaps: Instructions on how to add registrants to the organization's e-snaps account who will be working on an organization's application.

Understand e-snaps Features and Functions: Describes the features and functions of the e-snaps system.

Navigate the Left Menu Bar: Guidance on how to navigate the left menu bar in the e-snaps system.

Create a Zip File and Capture a Screenshot: Instructions for capturing screenshots and creating zip files for uploading in e-snaps and with a question to the Ask A Question help desk.

e-snaps News & Announcements

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