The Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care (CoC) is pleased to issue this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to inform eligible organizations about current grant opportunities. The County Board of Supervisors (BOS) approves all funding contracts. County of Santa Barbara Community Services Department Housing and Community Development (HCD) division serves as the Administrative Entity for the Continuum of Care.
The County of Santa Barbara Community Services Department Housing and Community Development (HCD) division serves as the Administrative Entity for the Continuum of Care. The Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care (CoC) is pleased to announce the availability of funding through the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) program, a one-time block grant that provides local jurisdictions with funds to support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address our immediate homelessness challenges. Spending must be informed by a best practice framework focused on moving homeless individuals and families into permanent housing and ensuring those individuals and families to maintain their permanent housing.
Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care Eligible Activity & Amount Available:
Rental assistance and rapid rehousing $760,807
Incentives for Landlords $299,154
Youth Set Aside (Combined CoC and County Allocations) Eligible Activity & Amount Available:
Rental assistance and rapid rehousing $218,220
Outreach and coordination to assist vulnerable populations in accessing permanent housing and to promote housing stability in supportive housing $109,110
When possible, depending upon the funding amount and source of funding, the Continuum of Care prefers that projects of different component types be scored separately and funding availability be allocated into project types. The Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care eligible activities will be considered as two separate applications: (1) rental assistance and rapid rehousing, and (2) incentives for landlords. The Youth Set Aside eligible activities will be considered as a single application: applicants should submit projects combining (1) rental housing and rapid rehousing and (2) outreach and coordination.
Geographic distribution of funds:
- Two (2) points will be awarded to non-youth-set-aside applicants providing services countywide.
- Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care: The review and rank panel will be asked to consider geographic distribution of the homeless population.
- Youth Set Aside: Applicants providing (1) rental assistance and rapid rehousing and (2) outreach and coordination in south county will be given preference.
Maximum number of awards. A maximum of three (3) awards will be made to rental assistance and rapid rehousing applicants. A maximum of two (2) awards will be made to incentives to landlord applicants. A maximum of one (1) award will be made to youth set aside applicants.