Earlier this week, the California Interagency Council on
Homelessness (Cal ICH) released the Notice
of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Round 5 of the
Homelessness Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program.
As appropriated by the Legislature through a budget trailer bill
this year,
AB 129, HHAP Round 5 includes a total of $1 billion for the
purposes of deploying homelessness programs and resources, and
sustaining existing federal, state, and local investments for
housing and supportive services. Of the $1 billion appropriated,
$760 million is available to counties, large cities, and
Continuums of Care (CoCs) as base allocations. In addition, $9.5
million is available for regional planning development and $100
million from previous HHAP allocations are included in the NOFA.
In total, the NOFA makes $869.5 million available to counties,
large cities, and CoCs.
Under HHAP Round 5, applicants must apply as part of a region and
be signatories to Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action
Plans. Regions are defined by the geographic area served by a
county, including all cities and CoCs within it. Counties that
are served by the same CoC may choose to apply together or as
separate county regions. Many of the requirements of HHAP Round 5
are in alignment with CSAC’s advocacy around the AT HOME plan,
including increased collaboration and defined roles and
responsibilities.
Cal ICH will host a webinar to walk through the NOFA on
Wednesday, October 18 at 10:00 am. Eligible
applicants are encouraged to register in advance
here. Cal ICH will continue to publish additional resources
and documents related to the HHAP 5 application requirements on
the HHAP
website.
CSAC recently met with Cal ICH to discuss the results from a CSAC
survey of counties on HHAP Round 5 implementation regarding
resource and guidance needs. As Cal ICH moves forward with
developing the additional resources and documents, CSAC will
continue to build a partnership on implementation and highlight
how to support counties to ensure the HHAP program remains a
success. CSAC staff will also continue to keep counties updated
on HHAP resources and updates as available.
