Round Two California Emergency Solutions and Housing (CESH) Grant

Request for Proposals Released

 

The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Social Services is pleased to announce the availability of a funding opportunity to provide assistance to homeless persons in San Luis Obispo County.

 

In 2018, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 850, creating the California Emergency Solutions and Housing Program (CESH) grant.  This program is a one-time-only, limited-term formula grant allocated to the San Luis Obispo County Continuum of Care by the State of California’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH). The intention of this grant is to provide aid to people experiencing, or at-risk of experiencing, homelessness in local Continuum of Care service areas.   The County of San Luis Obispo is the Administrative Entity for the San Luis Obispo County Continuum of Care (SLO CoC) CESH grants and the funding will be administered by the County of San Luis Obispo Department of Social Services.

 

CESH funding is divided into two funding rounds – a 2018 and a 2019 round.  Grants for the first round, referred to as the 2018 round, were awarded by the County in May 2019.  The County is now issuing a Request for Proposals from eligible applicants for the second round, referred to as the 2019 round.  A total of $392,231 is available for application under this Request for Proposals.

 

If you are interested in learning more about the available funding program and how to apply, please review the Request for Proposals linked below.  In addition, an Informational Meeting will be presented via Zoom on Tuesday, September 8th at 3 p.m.

Click on this link to attend the Zoom meeting at 3 p.m. on Tuesday September 8:

 

https://zoom.us/j/95357652297?pwd=c25qSmtSOEtFa1VibmI1UC9RR09adz09

 

Or call in: +1 669 900 9128

Meeting ID: 953 5765 2297

Passcode: 095156

 

Any individual, group or organization wishing to apply for funding must apply to the County using the specific funding application found at the bottom of this page.

 

Applications are due October 27, 2020 at 9 A.M.  Applications may be submitted electronically to [email protected].  Paper copies may be mailed or delivered to the County of San Luis Obispo Department of Social Services, Attn:  Leon Shordon, at 3433 S. Higuera, San Luis Obispo 93403.  Please note that due to the current COVID-19 emergency, the Dept. of Social Services building is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., so paper copies must be delivered between those hours. 

 

For questions about the grant, please contact Leon Shordon at 805-781-1896 or by email at [email protected].

 

Documents

2019 CESH Request for Proposals

2019 CESH Application Form