For immediate release:
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Contact: Mayor Press Office, mayorspressoffice@sfgov.org
***press release***
Mayor Breed Announces $53 Million in Federal Grants for San Francisco Homeless Programs
HUD Continuing of Care grants support a wide range of critical City services and programs, including permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, and improving access to housing for domestic violence survivors.
San Francisco, California – Mayor London N. Breed today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is coming to San Francisco to support efforts to renew and expand critical services and housing for people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco. announced that it has awarded $53.7 million in grants.
HUD’s Continuum of Care (CoC) program is designed to support community programs aimed at ending homelessness for individuals, families, and transition-age youth.
This funding will support the city’s continued efforts to help more than 15,000 people escape homelessness since 2018 through city programs such as direct housing placement and relocation assistance. During this time, San Francisco also increased its housing quota by 50%. San Francisco has the most permanent supportive housing of any Bay Area county and the second-highest number of housing units per capita of any city in the country.
“In San Francisco, we have been actively working to increase housing, shelter, and services for people experiencing homelessness, and we are building on these efforts every day.” Mayor London Breed said:. “Our camp outreach workers are going out every day to bring people back indoors, and city workers are connecting people to housing and shelter. This support from the federal government is critical. , to provide services to those in need or to deal with nearby encampments.”
Funding to support renewal projects in San Francisco includes financial assistance for a combination of permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, and transitional housing projects. In addition, the CoC award supports coordinated entry projects to centralize the City’s various efforts to address homelessness. This includes $2.1 million in funding for a coordinated admissions system to improve access to housing for youth and victims of domestic violence.
“Today is a good day for San Francisco.” said Shireen McSpadden, executive director of the Homeless Supportive Housing Authority.. “HUD’s Continuum of Care funding provides critical resources for a variety of programs and projects that have helped people stabilize in their communities. This funding supports our efforts and the efforts of our nonprofit partners. This is proof.”
The 2024 Continuum of Care Renewal Awards include:
- $42.2 million for 29 updated PSH projects serving chronically homeless, veterans, and youth.
- $318,000 for one new PSH project. It will provide 98 affordable housing units for low-income seniors in the Richmond area.
- $445,00 for one transitional housing (TH) project serving youth.
- $6.4 million to support four rapid rehousing (RRH) projects serving families, youth, and victims of domestic violence
- $750,00 for two Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) projects.
- $2.1 million for three coordinated entry projects serving families, youth, chronic homelessness, and domestic violence survivors
Additionally, the 2023 CoC Planning Grant was approved, increasing from $1,250,000 to $1,500,000. Planning grants are submitted on a non-competitive basis to carry out the duties of operating the Chain of Custody, including system assessment and planning, monitoring, improving project and system performance, providing training, collaborating with partners, and conducting PIT counts. may be used for.
“We are extremely grateful for HUD’s support in making this funding request a reality for a project of great importance to San Francisco that will help so many people transitioning out of homelessness.” Del Seymour said, Co-chair of the Local Homeless Coordination Committee. “This funding will make a huge difference to people seeking services and support to help them escape homelessness.”
Compared to last year’s competition, this represents a $770,000 increase in funding due to new PSH projects funded, increased Fair Market Rent (FMR) for some unit types, and larger CoC planning grants. means. This represents a significant increase in a year in which more projects have had to compete nationally with other communities.
Nationally, HUD has awarded approximately $3.16 billion to more than 7,000 local homeless housing and service programs across the United States, including new projects and renewals.
