Expanding California’s unprecedented support for local efforts to create long-term solutions to address homelessness, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that 37 regional grantees representing 100 local communities and organizations statewide will receive more than $827 million in new state investments to create new housing, shelter and support for those experiencing homelessness. The funding comes with strong accountability measures and reporting requirements to ensure funding is used effectively and outcomes can be tracked and measured.

“Our unprecedented commitment to end homelessness can only be realized at the local level when everyone does their part to address this crisis on the streets,” said Governor Newsom. We’ve given our local partners the tools and resources they need — it’s time to end this crisis now. These new funds represent the hard work, accountability, and strategic planning needed to address homelessness with real, long-lasting results.”

Investing in impactful solutions to address homelessness

California has made unprecedented investments to address the housing and homelessness crises, with $40 billion invested to help communities create more housing and $27 billion provided to communities to help prevent and end homelessness. Today’s new grant awards are part of the state’s Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) program, which provides flexible grant funding to help communities support people experiencing homelessness by creating permanent housing, rental and move-in assistance, case management services, rental subsidies, among other eligible uses.

These HHAP Round 5 awards are the first HHAP awards made since HCD took over administration of the program from the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) on July 1, 2024. HCD and Cal ICH team members worked collaboratively on the transition since September 2023.

“Our HCD team is honored to take on this expanded role in identifying and supporting effective regional solutions for Californians struggling with unsheltered homelessness,” said HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez. “Not only will this funding provide additional resources, but with the leadership of the Legislature and the administration, this program also ensures that every dollar spent delivers meaningful outcomes, with a clear focus on reducing homelessness to create lasting change. HCD will continue to apply our strong focus on accountability to maximize this critical investment for our state.”

Greater accountability

As a condition of receiving the funding, the awardees must agree to increased accountability, transparency, and compliance measures. These new measures will help enhance the ability for these state investments to drive real, measurable results and will help improve the tracking of data and outcomes. This ensures that grant recipients remain accountable and protects state funding.

Regional approach

Grantees were required to work regionally on these applications. Cities, counties, and Continuums of Care were required to explicitly commit to coordinating with one another, clearly stating who was responsible for which parts of their joint regional homeless efforts, as a condition of receiving funding. This will drive coordination and make sure homelessness is solved regionally - not treated as a problem that stops at the city limits.

Greater transparency

Grantees will report monthly fiscal progress that will be available live on HCD website through the HHAP fiscal dashboard. Grantees will also upload HHAP program outcomes to the California Homeless Data Integration System on a quarterly basis.

More support

This round of HHAP funding embraces an inclusive process — helping California regions to assess and build on their existing capacity to address their unique homelessness challenges, transition homeless individuals and families into affordable permanent housing, and support those individuals and families in maintaining stable permanent housing. The funding requires grantees to commit to addressing racial inequities in homelessness, prioritize permanent housing rather than temporary shelters, and include people with lived experience of homelessness in program design.

“The HHAP Round 5 grants demonstrate how the state can support and amplify regional strategies and coordination to help our most vulnerable residents move into safe and stable housing,” said Business, Consumer Services and Housing Secretary Tomiquia Moss. “The accountability in this round of funding ensures we are empowering local partners to design local solutions to prevent and end homelessness, and produce measurable results. By working together to address the unique needs in their communities we get that much closer to reducing unsheltered homelessness across the State.”

HHAP funds build on ongoing state investments and are intended to be paired strategically with other state, local, and federal funds, including other HCD programs like Homekey+.

Care, compassion, collaboration

Today’s announcement follows the Governor’s executive order urging local governments to adopt policies and plans consistent with the California Department of Transportation’s (CalTrans) existing encampment policy.

Prioritizing encampments that pose a threat to the life, health, and safety of the community, CalTrans provides advance notice of clearance and works with local service providers to support those experiencing homelessness at the encampment, and stores personal property collected at the site for at least 60 days. Earlier this month, Governor Newsom also provided local communities with $131 million, as part of the state’s $1 billion of Encampment Resolution Funds to address homelessness, to help local governments address homeless encampments and provide shelter, care, and support.

As required by the Governor’s executive order, the California Interagency Council on Homelessness today is releasing new guidance to assist local communities in addressing encampments. The guidance provides local communities with best practices for resolving encampments and connecting individuals in encampments with services and housing.

HHAP funding provided by region

Local communities and organizations are required to coordinate and apply together through Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plans. The 37 California regions awarded HHAP funds today have approved plans that demonstrated a commitment to the priorities of creating permanent housing solutions and sustaining existing interim housing.

The $827.5 million in funding will be provided to specified local governments, including cities and counties, as well as Continuums of Care in the following regions:

• Alameda region — $55.9 million
• Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, and Tuolumne regions — $2.06 million
• Contra Costa region — $6.68 million
• Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, and Siskiyou region — $7.1 million
• Fresno and Madera region — $25.76 million
• Humboldt region — $4.67 million
• Imperial region — $3.67 million
• Inyo and Mono region — $247,950
• Kern region — $11.17 million
• Kings and Tulare region — $4.14 million
• Lake region — $1.3 million
• Los Angeles region — $380.36 million
• Marin region — $3.15 million
• Mendocino region — $1.784 million
• Merced region — $2.21 million
• Monterey and San Benito region — $6.23 million
• Napa region — $1.43 million
• Placer region — $2 million
• Riverside region — $21.35 million
• Sacramento region — $53.2 million
• San Bernardino region — $11.82 million
• San Diego region — $58.84 million
• San Francisco region — $43.46 million
• San Joaquin region — $14.07 million
• San Luis Obispo region — $4.32 million
• San Mateo region — $5.24 million
• Santa Barbara region — $5.32 million
• Santa Clara region — $56.77 million
• Santa Cruz region — $5.08 million
• Solano region — $3.38 million
• Sonoma region — $6.38 million
• Stanislaus region — $5.89 million
• Tehama region — $856,554
• Ventura region — $6.88 million
• Yolo region — $2.08 million
• Yuba/Sutter region — $1.96 million
• Yuba region — $751,895