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Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program ROUND 6

Grantor:
Department of Housing and Community Development
Portal ID:
147378
Status:
Closed
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP) ROUND 6 makes available grant allocations to cities, counties, and continuums of care with flexible funding to prevent and end homelessness in their regions.

 

 

 

Description:

The intent of HHAP 6 is to reflect the state’s priorities to prevent and expeditiously reduce unsheltered homelessness through homelessness prevention activities and sustain existing Interim Housing Solutions and Permanent Housing Solutions, including long-term sustainability of permanent affordable housing (HSC section 50243(a)).

·         Foster robust regional collaboration and strategic partnerships aimed at fortifying the homeless services and housing delivery system. This should be achieved through the formulation of data-driven and cross-system plans designed to allocate resources in alignment with the state's priorities for housing solutions for people experiencing homelessness. This means implementing strategies that create and sustain regional partnerships and emphasize Permanent Housing Solutions.

·         Ensure all cities and counties in the region are addressing existing unsheltered homelessness, including encampments, and preventing future homelessness by planning for future housing needs and following all state housing laws and the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) Guidance on Addressing Encampments. Jurisdictions must adopt compliant housing elements and implement their respective housing element programs, resolve and avoid state housing law violations, and implement practices to utilize surplus land for the production of affordable housing.

·         Ensure the long-term sustainability of housing and supportive services by strategically pairing HHAP 6 funds with other local, state, and federal resources to effectively reduce and ultimately end homelessness.

·         Demonstrate sufficient resources dedicated to Interim Housing and long-term Permanent Housing Solutions, including capital and operating costs.

·         Demonstrate a commitment to address racial disproportionality in homeless populations and achieve equitable provision of services and outcomes for Black, Native and Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islanders and other People of Color who are disproportionately impacted by homelessness.

·         Establish a mechanism for people with lived experience of homelessness to have meaningful and purposeful opportunities to inform and shape all levels of planning and implementation, including through opportunities to hire people with lived experience.

·         Fund projects that provide housing and services that are Housing First compliant, per HSC section 50241(f), which references Welfare and Institutions Code 8255 and 8256, and delivered in a low barrier, trauma informed, and culturally responsive manner. Individuals and families assisted with these funds must not be required to receive treatment or perform any other prerequisite activities as a condition for receiving interim or permanent housing, or other services for which these funds are used.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Public Agency

Eligible Applicants for HHAP 6 program funds are the same as in Round 5 of HHAP funding, which include:

• California's 44 CoCs identified by HUD.

• California’s 14 cities with a population of 300,000 or more as of January 1, 2022.

• California’s 58 counties.

Per HSC section 50240(a), Eligible Applicants must apply as part of a region and be a signatory to a Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan that has been approved by HCD.

Eligible Geographies:

Within the State of California

Matching Funding Requirement:

N/A

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
See link for NOFA
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
Thru 6/30/2029

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$760,000,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
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Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

The Legislature appropriated $1 billion to fund various HHAP activities in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (FY 24-25), less $50 million in program administration. There is $760 million available in HHAP 6 funds to regions made up of eligible cities, counties, and Continuums of Care (CoCs).

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Advance(s)

Funding Method Notes:

See attached NOFA for specifics.

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Nichole Zaragoza-Smith, 1-916-693-3892, HPDHomelessnessgrants@hcd.ca.gov

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