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Family Homelessness Challenge Grant, Round 1

Grantor:

CA Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency

Departmental Grant ID:

CalICH FHC-1

Portal ID:

9371

Status:

Closed (32 total applications submitted)

Opportunity Type:

• Grant

Last Updated:

March 21, 2024, 12:38 pm  |  View change notes

Categories:

• Disadvantaged Communities
• Health & Human Services
• Housing, Community and Economic Development

Details

Purpose:

Cal ICH will fund innovative applications that accelerate efforts by local jurisdictions and continuums of care to address and end family homelessness by making families’ experiences of homelessness rare, brief, and one-time.

Applicants shall present an innovative proposal that includes a self-identified prioritized objective that complements, augments, or strengthens a community’s efforts to address and end family homelessness.

Description:

BackgroundThe California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) was created in 2017 to oversee the implementation of Housing First policies, guidelines, and regulations to reduce the prevalence and duration of homelessness in California. The Council's mission is to develop policies and to identify and coordinate resources, benefits, and services to prevent and work toward ending homelessness in California.Eligible Applicants• Local Jurisdiction – means a city, including a charter city, a county, including a charter county, or a city and county, including a charter city and county.• Continuum of Care – as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Eligible Population to Serve• FHC-1 funds may only be used for proposals serving family households with dependent minors that are experiencing homelessness.o Family households with dependent minors may include but is not limited to pregnant parents, parenting youth, households engaged in reunification and/or child welfare services.o Homeless is defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as that section read on May 1, 2018.Available Funds for This Round $30 million will be distributed across a minimum of two rounds of funding. This RFA is for Round 1 of funds totaling $15 million (FHC-1). Awards for FHC-1 will be determined through this competitive RFA process.Subsequent Rounds of Funding Grantees that are awarded Round 1 funds, remain in compliance with FHC-1 requirements and demonstrate reasonable, sufficient progress toward their self-identified, prioritized objective may apply for the second round of grant funding (FHC-2). Only FHC-1 grantees are eligible to compete for FHC-2.

Shared Objective of These Funds

1. FHC-1 Objective Cal ICH will fund innovative applications that accelerate efforts by local jurisdictions and continuums of care to address and end family homelessness by making families’ experiences of homelessness rare, brief, and one-time.• Rare: Prevented whenever possible• Brief: Ended quickly whenever it does occur through a focus on Housing First approaches and housing outcomes

• One-time: Ended successfully the first time

An innovative proposal complements, augments, or strengthens a community’s efforts to address and end family homelessness. Innovative is relative to a community’s existing efforts (if any); it does not necessarily mean a paradigm shift. For example, to reduce the length of time a household remains homeless and lessen potential returns to homelessness, a community may seek to augment existing housing navigation efforts specifically for family households with dependent minors. 2. Self-Identified, Prioritized Objective Applicants shall present an innovative proposal that includes a self-identified prioritized objective that aligns with the FHC-1 objective (i.e., rare, brief, and / or one-time). For example, one proposal may focus on making an impact on “rare” and “brief” whereas another proposal focuses primarily on “one-time.” Proposals will be scored on the likelihood of making a strong impact upon their self-identified, prioritized objective.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

• Public Agency

Eligible Applicants• Local Jurisdiction – means a city, including a charter city, a county, including a charter county, or a city and county, including a charter city and county.• Continuum of Care – as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.