The County of San Joaquin anticipates receiving 2023-2024 federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the general purpose of assisting low- and moderate-income persons to obtain decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanded economic opportunities.
Donor Name: County of San Joaquin
State: California
County: San Joaquin County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/27/2023
Size of the Grant: $2.4 million
Details:
The San Joaquin County Neighborhood Preservation Division administers several federal grant programs that provide assistance to low-income and homeless residents of the County. These programs include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) program, and the Emergency Solutions Grant program.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
CDBG is a flexible funding source that helps address local housing and community development needs. Activities must first meet one of the following national objectives:
- Address the needs of low-income persons
- Eliminate a slum or blighted condition
- Resolve an urgent need
A wide range of activities are eligible for funding. Typical activities include
- Acquisition of Real Property
- Acquisition, Construction, Rehabilitation, or Installation of Public Facilities, Including Infrastructure
- Public Services (limited to 15% of total CDBG grant)
- Removal of Architectural Barriers
- Commercial or Industrial Rehabilitation
- Special Economic Delivery
Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Program
The intent of the HOME Program is:
- To provide decent affordable housing to low-income households,
- To leverage private-sector participation.
Eligible activities include:
- Homeowner Housing Rehabilitation
- Homebuyer Activities
- Acquisition, Rehabilitation, or Construction of Rental Housing
- Tenant-based Rental Assistance Other Activities Conducted in Conjunction With the Above Activities,
- Including Acquisition of Vacant Land, Site Improvements, and Refinancing
A minimum of 15% of the annual HOME allocation must be set aside for use by Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO). A CHDO is a private, nonprofit community based service organization that provides affordable housing to the community that it serves.
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program
The Emergency Shelter Grant program assists emergency shelters for the homeless by providing funds that may be used for the following activities:
- Renovation or rehabilitation of buildings used as emergency shelters
- Provision of essential services to the homeless including street outreach
- Payment of maintenance and operational expenses for emergency shelters
- Developing and implementing homeless prevention and rapid re-housing activities
- Maintaining a Homeless Management and Information System (HMIS)
Funding Information
Each year the County receives an annual allocation of CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The amount that is available is dependent upon the amount of funds appropriated by Congress. Over the past few years, San Joaquin has received an average of $2.4 million per year of CDBG funds and $700,000 of HOME funds. Approximately half of these funds are passed through to the cities of Escalon, Lathrop, Manteca, Ripon, and Tracy, which then go through their own application process and allocate funds to projects approved by their city councils.
For more information, visit Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).