Agenda Item Wording:
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Encampment grant application - Authorize staff to apply for the Encampment Resolution Program Round 5 up to $5,000,000 for operational funds for the Visalia Navigation Center to provide interim shelter and operational funds for the Majestic Gardens and Sequoia Village for permanent housing, and services coordination.
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Agenda Date: 06/15/2026
Prepared by:
Margie Perez, Housing Specialist, margie.perez@visalia.gov, (559) 713-4460
Nichol Ritchie, Finance Manager, nichol.ritchie@visalia.gov, (559) 713-4379
Renee Nagel, Finance Director, renee.nagel@visalia.gov, (559) 713-4375
Department Recommendation: Staff recommends that Council receive a summary of the funding available for the Encampment Resolution Funding Program and authorize staff to apply for Encampment Resolution Funding Round 5 up to $5,000,000 for operational funds for the Visalia Navigation Center to provide interim shelter and support Majestic Gardens and Sequoia Village for permanent housing, and services coordination.
Summary:
The Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) program is a competitive grant program through the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) available to assist local jurisdictions to provide support to people experiencing homelessness in targeted encampments and place them into permanent housing. On March 27, 2026, HCD released an ERF Round 5 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) as shown in Attachment A. The ERF program funds person-centered proposals that resolve unsheltered homelessness in encampments. Proposals should address safety and wellness in encampments, resolve critical encampment concerns, and transition people into interim shelter and/or permanent housing. The total estimated available funding is $93 million. Prior ERF NOFAs available funding ranged from $237 million to $298 million; therefore, ERF Round 5 represents significantly the lowest funding available to date.
ERF Round 5 is not intended to fund...
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