Understanding the System

Resources & Data

Section 8/Housing Choice Voucher

Some Housing Link participants have access to a Housing Choice Voucher (commonly known as a Section 8 voucher). Section 8 is a program that provides steady payment assistance for individuals and families in the private rental market. Program participants pay a monthly adjusted amount for rent and the balance is subsidized to the landlord by the Bucks County Housing Authority. As a landlord, there are significant benefits to participating in the Section 8 program. Learn more about the process of becoming a Section 8 landlord here.

Point in Time Count

2025 Point in Time (PIT) Count Summary

Resources for COC Members

COC Written Standards

Funding Opportunities

HUD 2025 Notification of Funding Opportunity

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a revised FY25 CoC Competition NOFO on Friday 12/19/2025. An updated schedule, reallocation process, and new and renewal application documents available below based on the NOFO revisions. An updated ranking and scoring criteria document is forthcoming.

UPDATED 12/23/2025

HUD has reissued the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY2025 CoC Program Competition. Please review the CoC Competition Overview document that highlights information relevant to project eligibility and local CoC submission deadlines. PA-511 Bristol/Bensalem/Bucks County CoC will be following the below internal schedule. The website will be updated with additional information as it becomes available related to this year’s competition.

PA-511 CoC Local Competition Deadlines for CoC Program Funding

11/17/2025 :Bucks County’s CoC NOFO Local Program Competition Deadlines are distributed via the CoC email distribution list and posted publicly to the CoC Housing Link website.

11/21/2025: Request for New Applications, Reallocation Process, and detailed project scoring criteria for new and renewal project applications distributed via email and posted publicly to the CoC Housing Link website. Scoring criteria is subject to change based on release of CoC NOFO Detailed Instructions. CoC will be notified of any changes to scoring prior to the project applications submission due date.

11/24/2025: Information Session hosted by CoC Collaborative Applicant, Housing & Community Development (HCD), for interested applicants in new NOFO project funding. An optional 2nd session will be held on 12/01/25 as well.

12/3/2025: Project Applicants must email Notice of Intent to Apply (with the subject line, “Notice of Intent to Apply – Organization Name”) to hcd@buckscounty.org.

12/23/2025: Bucks County’s CoC NOFO Local Program Competition Deadlines are updated in accordance with the reissued NOFO and distributed via the CoC email distribution list and posted publicly to the CoC Housing Link website.

01/7/26 by 11:59PM: Project Applications are due to CoC Collaborative Applicant via email hcdapplications@buckscounty.org. Please include the organization and project name in the title of the email.

01/08/2026-01/12/2026: CoC New Project Review Committee reviews projects and scores new project applications and meets to review and finalize scoring.

01/13/2026: The CoC Executive Committee completes review of scoring and ranking and votes on inclusion, exclusion, and ranking of Project Applications for Priority Listing.

01/13/2026: CoC Collaborative Applicant, Housing & Community Development, notifies Project Applicants via email on inclusion or rejection in Bucks County CoC’s Consolidated Application Priority Listing.

01/22/2026: Project Applications selected for inclusion in the ranking must submit completed applications in e-snaps with the exception of new permanent housing projects which have a separate deadline. Applications submitted in e-snaps are automatically sent to the CoC Collaborative Applicant.

01/27/2026: Bucks County CoC Consolidated Application, inclusive of all Project Applications and Normal Track Priority Listing, submitted to HUD via e-snaps.

02/18/2026: Project Applicant must submit completed Project Application in e-snaps for new permanent housing project selected for inclusion for Extended Track Priority Listing.

02/24/2026: Bucks County Extended Track Priority Listing for new permanent housing projects submitted to HUD via e-snaps.

Transparency: The CoC Consolidated Application, including all CoC Project Applications and CoC Priority Listing will be made available on the Housing Link website at least 2 days before the application deadline and will notify community members and key stakeholders that the CoC Consolidated Application is available.