2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 7 - Encampment Resolution Funding Program › Section 50252.1.

50252.1. (a) This section only applies to additional funding round moneys and does not apply to funding round 1 moneys.
(b) The council shall award additional funding round moneys first to fund projects from prior funding rounds that the council determined satisfied applicable program requirements but were not funded in the prior round.
(c) (1) Any funds remaining after the awards required by subdivision (b) shall be awarded on a rolling basis in accordance with this subdivision.
(2) The council shall begin accepting new applications for a program grant by five months after the appropriation in the given fiscal year is made.
(3) The council shall cease accepting new applications for a program grant by the earlier of the end of the fiscal year in which the appropriation is made or the date the funds from the appropriation have been expended.
(4) Applicants shall submit an application for a program grant to the council in a form and manner specified by the council. The application shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(A) Information on the number and demographics of the individuals living in the encampment that the applicant is requesting funding to help resolve.
(B) A description of why the specific encampment is being prioritized for resolution support.
(C) A description of how the applicant intends to collaborate with state and local partners to mitigate risk and address safety concerns while ensuring a pathway for individuals living in encampments to move into safe and stable housing.
(D) A description of how the applicant intends to use these funds to connect all individuals living in the encampment to services and housing.
(E) A description of other local resources and funding streams that will be used to ensure the ongoing availability of services and housing support for people who are moved out of encampments into permanent housing.
(F) A goal for the number of individuals the program will support transitioning from encampments into temporary shelters.
(G) A goal for the number of individuals the program will support transitioning from encampments into permanent housing.
(5) In awarding grants, funding shall be prioritized for both of the following:
(A) Jurisdictions that can demonstrate a commitment to cross-systems collaboration, including collaborations with state entities, and innovative efforts to resolve encampment issues, while focusing on protecting the health and well-being of the individuals living in those encampments.
(B) Applicants that represent the diversity of communities across the state, including, but not limited to, rural, urban, and suburban communities.
(d) The council may do any of the following:
(1) Monitor grantee performance.
(2) Require a grantee not meeting goals to accept technical assistance from the council.
(3) Limit the allowable uses of program funds for a grantee that is not meeting goals.
(e) The council may use up to 5 percent of money appropriated in a given fiscal year for administration of the program, including capacity building and technical assistance activities in support of program goals.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 70, Sec. 6. (SB 197) Effective June 30, 2022.)