Funding Availability

Homeless Services at the County of San Luis Obispo facilitates a number of grant opportunities intended to bring more affordable permanent housing, interim and emergency housing solutions, supportive services, and housing loss prevention programs in San Luis Obispo County.

Housing and service providers are encouraged to review and apply to available and applicable funding opportunities.

For more information and questions, contact Homeless Services Division at [email protected].
 

Active Grant Opportunities

Fiscal Year 2026 Homeless Continuum of Care Competition Now Open
The County of San Luis Obispo, as the Collaborative Applicant for the San Luis Obispo County Continuum of Care, has published a Request for Proposals.

The County is accepting Notices of Interest (NOI) and applications from organizations interested in applying for funding from the Fiscal Year 2026 Continuum of Care grant. The CoC Program is a competitive federal grant, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is designed to support community-wide commitment efforts to end homelessness. The grant provides funding to rehouse homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and youth; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families; and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness. 
More information about the CoC program and eligible activities is available at https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/.

Who Can Apply
  • Nonprofit providers
  • Indian Tribes or tribally designated housing entities
  • Local governments
Eligible Project Types
Eligible project types include Permanent Housing, Transitional Housing, Supportive Services Only, and Homeless Management Information Systems. Applications will be accepted for new and renewal projects.
How to Apply – Three Required Steps
  1. Submit a Notice of Interest here: https://forms.office.com/g/Fq0LfkyMCz. Notices of Interest should be submitted by June 26.
  2. Complete a local project application. Local applications will be made available to all applicants who submit a Notice of Interest. Local applications will be due by noon on June 30.
  3. Complete a project application to HUD via the County’s e-snaps project. Access to e-snaps will be provided after your NOI is received and your eligibility is confirmed, and HUD makes the applications available in e-snaps.
All three steps are required or an application will be considered incomplete. Applicants may request a paper copy of the NOI by contacting [email protected].
The County will be holding an online Public Information Session for the RFP on Wednesday, June 24th at 2 PM. A link to the meeting is provided below.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89609905912?pwd=DJNN3XrVVvRdCQ1HpDZRShMlihbXh3.1
Meeting ID: 896 0990 5912
Passcode: 642904
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More information, including application scoring and total amounts of funding available, can be found in the RFP.
Questions about the competition may be submitted to [email protected].