The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has awarded $85 million from the Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG) program to rural communities throughout the state for infrastructure improvements that support the development of affordable and mixed-income housing. This funding represents twice as many awards, and four times as much money, for small jurisdictions than the past three IIG funding rounds combined.
The IIG program provides grants to fund the construction of infrastructure necessary for housing development. RCRC advocated for specific funding and eligibility requirements for small-population jurisdictions to assist housing production in rural areas that lack sufficient infrastructure to produce affordable housing. The 2019 IIG program, an augmentation of the IIG program that has been in existence since 2013, was part of the State Budget Package last year, allocating a total of $279 million in program funding, of which $85 million was set aside for small jurisdictions. A full list of awards can be found here.