CITY OF VALLEJO Grant Report – May 2023

Grants Awarded

HOME KEY GRANT PROGRAM - $12.1M

Through the HomeKey Grant Program, the California Department of Housing and Community Development is making a significant investment statewide in an effort to sustain and rapidly expand housing for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. Those that are disproportionately impacted by and at increased risk for medical diseases or conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic or other communicable diseases take priority for funding.

FAMILY SELF SUFFICIENCY (FSS) COORDINATOR GRANT

- $117,488

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is sponsoring the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support the Department’s strategic goal of increasing economic opportunity for HUD-assisted families. FSS provides grants to support the salaries and training needs of FSS Program Coordinators who assist participating families receiving housing assistance through the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV/PBV) and Public Housing (PH) programs.

PROP 64- PUBLIC SAFETY & HEALTH

PROJECT: VALLEJO YOUTH PREVENTION & INTERVENTION PROGRAM - $1.4M

The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) announced the release of the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety (Prop 64 PH&S) Grant Program Cohort 3 on October 19th, 2022. This funding opportunity made available $150 million through a competitive process for projects that address local impacts due to the legalization of cannabis in California.

HHAP- HOMELESS HOUSING, ASSISTANCE & PREVENTION - $1,082,582

PROJECT: VALLEJO NAVIGATION CENTER

The Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program’s purpose is to continue to build regional coordination and a unified regional response to reduce and end homelessness. The process is informed by a best-practices framework focused on moving homeless individuals and families into permanent housing and supporting the efforts of those individuals and families to maintain their permanent housing.

IIG - INFILL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT

PROJECT: THE BROADWAY PROJECT - $2.5M

The California Department of Housing and Community Development announced this grant as gap funding for infrastructure improvements necessary for specific residential or mixeduse infill development. The objective of the IIG program is to promote infill housing development by providing financial assistance for Capital Improvement Projects that are an integral part of, or necessary to facilitate the development of affordable and mixed-income housing.

Gvrd Recreation Expo This Saturday

JOIN GVRD'S RECREATION EXPO ON SATURDAY, MAY 13, FROM 11:00AM-2:00PM!

This is a fun and friendly event for the entire family. They have some great activities lined up: Class Demos, Facepainting for kids, vendor booths, entertainment, raffle, and concessions available for a nomial fee, and much more.

Also, if you register for a youth summer program the day of the event you'll receive 10% off for each GVRD youth summer class or camp you register for!

This is a free event to the community!

WHEN: Saturday, May 13, 2023 11:00am-2:00pm

WHERE: Children's Wonderland Park 360 Glenn St, Vallejo, CA 94590

All parents must be accompanied by a child for entry to the park!