Understanding the System

Resources & Data

News

Annual Count Shows Rise in Homelessness in Bucks County 04-20-2022
Foreclosure Prevention and Mortgage Assistance
How Bucks County hopes higher cash incentive pushes landlords to lease to low-income renters – 02-02-2022
Homelessness Decreased in Bucks During Pandemic – Press Release 04-27-2021
Bucks Emergency Rental Assistance (BERA) Program – Press Release 03-17-2021
Code Blue: Bucks County nonprofits prepare to shelter homeless community from cold – 11-23-2021
She was homeless and nearly out of options. Then, she found a community of second chances – 11-17-2021

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.

Outcomes

2024 Point in Time (PIT) Count Summary Data

2023 Point in Time (PIT) Count Summary Data

2022 Point in Time (PIT) Count Summary Data

2021 Point in Time (PIT) Count Summary Data

Resources for COC Members

COC Written Standards

Housing Link Equity Outcomes

Funding Opportunities

HUD 2024 Notification of Funding Opportunity

Posted 8/5/2024

HUD has released the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY2024 and 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

8/5/2024: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.

8/19/2024: Request for New Applications and detailed project scoring criteria for new and renewal project applications distributed via email and posted publicly to the CoC Housing Link website.

8/26/2024: Information Session hosted by CoC Collaborative Applicant, Housing & Community Development (HCD), for interested applicants in new NOFO project funding.

8/30/2024: Project Applicants must email Notice of Intent to Apply (with the subject line, “Notice of Intent to Apply – Organization Name”) to hcd@buckscounty.org.

9/20/2024:Project Applicant must submit completed Project Application in e-snaps. Applications submitted in e-snaps are automatically sent to the CoC Collaborative Applicant.

9/23/2024-10/04/2024: CoC New Project Review Committee reviews projects and scores new project applications and meets to review and finalize scoring.

10/7/2024: Week of 10/7, the CoC Executive Committee completes review of scoring and ranking and votes on inclusion, exclusion, and ranking of Project Applications for Priority Listing.

10/11/2024: CoC Collaborative Applicant, Housing & Community Development, notifies Project Applicants via email on inclusion or rejection in Bucks County CoC’s Consolidated Application Priority Listing.

10/29/2024: Bucks County CoC Consolidated Application, inclusive of all Project Applications and Priority Listing, 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.