Cambridge officials hail preliminary injunction stopping HUD NOFO changes that threatened CoC funding

City Manager Eon Wong updated the Cambridge City Council on federal actions affecting homelessness funding, saying the city is a plaintiff in litigation challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that stopped key NOFO changes from being implemented, temporarily preserving existing funding practices for Continuum of Care grants.

Wong said HUD withdrew the original 2025 NOFO shortly before its initial hearing and later reissued a similar document; the court’s preliminary injunction halted the new guidance pending further proceedings. "A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that stopped the changes from being implemented, which is very good news for us," Wong told the council.

City legal staff said the court’s ruling emphasized process failures in how HUD adopted the NOFO changes; the city is awaiting a written order that the solicitor said could arrive soon. Officials cautioned that the injunction is temporary and the federal government may appeal; if the injunction is lifted on appeal the city would face uncertainty about funding stability for permanent supportive housing.

What happens next: the city will monitor the litigation, coordinate with other plaintiffs and update the public. The city solicitor and communications team said they will post developments and any written order on the city website as they arrive.