The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
recently released amended Housing for a Healthy California (HHC)
guidelines, and two notices of funding availability (NOFA). The
HHC program creates supportive housing for individuals who
receive or are eligible for the Medi-Cal program. The amended
guidelines clarifies that HHC funding cannot be used with
multiple other funding sources on a single HHC-assisted unit, the
application selection criteria, along with other minor changes.
Please find the finale guidelines,
here.
The National Housing Trust Fund NOFA was
released with an application deadline of 5 p.m. on
Tuesday, August 13, 2019. The $33 million in available
funding will provide capital loans and operating reserve grants
to developers for permanent supportive housing for the
chronically homeless or homeless high-cost health users.
Developers interested in applying for the grant can review
application guidelines
here.
The Building Homes and Jobs Act NOFA was
released with an application deadline of 5 p.m. on
Tuesday, August 13, 2019. The $60 million in competitive
funding for counties can be used for acquisition, new
construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, administrative
costs, capitalized operating subsidy reserves, rental subsidies,
and rental assistance for existing and new supportive housing
opportunities to assist chronically homeless or homeless
high-cost health users. Counties interested in applying for this
competitive grant can review application guidelines on the
here.
For an HHC overview of the grants allowable uses, eligibility
requirements, deadlines, award categories, and workshop dates and
location, please visit the HCD website
here.
