- West Virginia has four Continuums of Care (CoCs) that access HUD homeless funding through an annual competition. Only the Huntington/Cabell and Wayne Counties CoC received adequate funding in 2008. - The Balance of State (BoS) CoC, which covers all non-urban counties, scored poorly (-33 points out of 100) in areas like strategic planning, data collection, and performance outcomes. As a result, it failed to obtain $1.76 million in funding available. - To improve scores and funding, the document recommends providing training, technical assistance, and staff support to CoCs, and designating the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity as the lead agency for the BoS