Continuum of Care (CoC) Areas: U.S. Homeless Assistance Program Boundaries

Continuum of Care (CoC) areas are geographic boundaries defined for competitive U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) homeless assistance programs. The data likely contains polygon boundaries for communities coordinating housing and support services to address homelessness. The dataset was last updated on 2026 03 11.

Use Cases

• Mapping the geographic coverage of homeless assistance programs based on the described community-based systems.
• Analyzing regional coordination for housing services based on the Continuum of Care system concept.
• Modeling funding allocation patterns based on the competitive grant process described.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• Platform tags indicate geospatial (polygon) data for the United States and Puerto Rico.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-03-11 12:55:47.188484.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic or programmatic bias inherent to the HUD funding process.

Provenance

Source

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Collection Method

Likely defined and maintained as part of the HUD competitive grant process for homeless assistance.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-11 12:55:47.188484; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States and Puerto Rico, as indicated by platform tags.