Following RCRC's letter to the Governor in February expressing the organization’s willingness to partner with the Administration to address the homelessness crisis, RCRC recently released a proposal requesting revisions to the Governor's proposed Budget item that creates a new $750 million homelessness grant fund.
Specifically, RCRC’s proposal includes: 25 percent of the total fund to be set aside for small counties; a minimum funding amount of $1.5 million for jurisdictions with a population of less than 600,000; and, that eligible uses, and commensurate accountability measures, take into consideration the unique challenges of addressing homelessness in rural counties.
In January, the Governor’s proposed Budget for 2020-21 included the creation of a new funding program, administered by the California Department of Social Services, to provide flexible funding for local efforts in reducing homelessness. Under the Governor's proposal, funding would be allocated to "regional administrators" based on the point-in-time count. The Administration's proposal can be found here.