RECENT ANALYSIS
Agency Releases Continuum of Care NOFO, Drastically Cutting Permanent Housing Supports
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for a new grant cycle of the Continuum of Care (CoC) program. This program works with local partner organizations to link people experiencing homelessness to housing resources and supports. According to HUD, funding under the CoC program will take a controversial step to shift assistance… (Marceno, November 14, 2025) #Prevention, #Public Health
CFPB Issues Proposed Rule Narrowing Section 1071 Small-Business Lending Data Collection Amid Looming Funding Crisis; Comments Due Dec. 15
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed rule that would significantly narrow and simplify its 2023 Section 1071 small-business lending data collection requirements, even as the agency faces an unprecedented threat to its viability following a new Justice Department (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) determination that its current funding structure is unlawful. The proposal would raise lender-coverage… (Colocho, November 14, 2025) #Health Equity, #Transparency
Impact Health Chart: Available Information on State Applications for the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)
In September, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program. According to CMS, all 50 states submitted applications to the RHTP, which were due November 5, 2025. Congress’s recent budget reconciliation package included the program as a compromise to address concerns about the impact of the bill… (Marceno, November 13, 2025) #Hospitals, #Public Health, #Rural Health