California Launches New $50 Million Program To Fund Projects To Move Homeless From Encampments To Permanent Housing

On October 29, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) had released an application for $50 million in funding for the brand-new Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) Grant program. The program provides targeted grants to fund selected proposals submitted by eligible cities, counties, and continuums of care (CoCs). These funds will be available on a competitive basis to local governments that commit to addressing specific, persistent homeless encampments by using these resources to provide pathways to permanent housing for individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness. The program was created by Governor Newsom and the . . .