Projects & Funding
What is this service?
The Housing team administers a variety of funding sources to support affordable housing construction and rehabilitation, public services, homeless services, public facility improvements, and other economic and community development projects that benefit residents throughout the community. Funding sources include local funds and federal grants.
Local Funds
Local funds are collected and distributed according to the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (Title 29) and General Funds support from the Board of Supervisors.
State Grants
Permanent Local Housing Allocation
Senate Bill 2 established the PLHA and authorized the California Department of Housing and Community Development to fund local governments for eligible housing and homeless activities. The primary goal of the PLHA program is to create a permanent source of funding available to eligible local governments in California for housing-related projects and programs that address the unmet housing needs of local communities.
HUD Grants
The goal of the federal CDBG, HOME, CoC, and ESG programs is to financially help community-based projects that provide social services, affordable housing, and public facilities to benefit low income households and homeless populations. The programs are described in more detail below.
Community Development Block Grant Program
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides annual grants on a formula basis to entitled cities and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.
Emergency Solutions Grant Program
The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program provides funding to subrecipients that assist persons who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Eligible uses of ESG funding include outreach to homeless persons, emergency shelter services, homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing, data collection through the Homeless Management Information System (often referred to as HMIS), and general administration of the ESG program.
HOME Investment Partnership Program
The HOME program provides formula grants to states and communities that are used - often in partnership with local nonprofit groups - to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership, or providing direct rental assistance to low-income households.
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