California Affordable Housing & Homelessness Grants (2026)
Open affordable housing and homelessness opportunities in California for nonprofits and community organizations — housing development, supportive and transitional housing, rental assistance, home repair, and homelessness services, with amounts, deadlines, and a guided application builder for each.
14 open affordable housing & homelessness grants in California
14 grants on this page, worth up to $129.3M combined.
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition
openAmeriCorps
AmeriCorps improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. AmeriCorps brings people together to tackle some of the country s most pressing challenges through national service and volunteerism. AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors…
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Cannabis Equity Grants Program for Local Jurisdictions
openGovernor's Office of Business and Economic Development
On November 8, 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64, the Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA). In its statement of purpose and intent, AUMA calls for regulating cannabis in a way that “reduces barriers to entry into the legal, regulated market.” GO-Biz…
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MPPEP Phase 3 Invasive Wild-Caught Catfish
openRural Business-Cooperative Service
The Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) provides grants to help eligible meat and poultry processors expand their capacity, which creates new, better and more processing options for meat and poultry producers. The goal for MPPEP Phase 3 Round 2 is to support Processors of…
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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program
openForest Service
Federally recognized Indian Tribes, local government entities, and nonprofit organizations that are qualified to acquire and manage land may apply for up to $1,000,000 for the fee simple acquisition of private forest land in portions of the Lake Superior Basin of Michigan and Wisconsin. Projects…
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Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program
openRural Utilities Service
Funds may be used to pay expenses associated with providing technical assistance and/or training (TAT) to: Identify and evaluate solutions to water problems relating to source, storage, treatment, or distribution; identify and evaluate solutions to waste problems relating to collection, treatment…
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Accelerating Solutions to Improve Access and Quality of Empirically-Supported Practices for Youth Mental Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
openNational Institutes of Health
This NOFO is a call to action in response to the mental health crisis in the United States. We seek applications that will study methods to increase access to evidence-based interventions and services for youth mental health, including those living in rural areas, inner cities, and other…
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps State and National Competitive Grants
openAmeriCorps
AmeriCorps improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. AmeriCorps brings people together to tackle some of the country’s most pressing challenges through national service and volunteerism. AmeriCorps members serve with organizations…
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ROSS Rapid Response Program
openDepartment of Housing and Urban Development
The ROSS Rapid Response Program (RRP) awards one-time assistance via a cost-reimbursable grant for service coordination and limited direct services for residents of HUD-assisted housing. The RRP utilizes a simplified application process to promote local leadership and flexibility in addressing…
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Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program
openRural Business-Cooperative Service
The primary objective of the program is to provide grants to Agriculture Innovation Centers that will provide technical assistance to agricultural producers to market value-added agricultural products.
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Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships Notice of Intent (NOI)
openDepartment of Housing and Urban Development
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development"s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) expects to release a Notice inviting eligible organizations to submit unsolicited research proposals focused on HUD"s current housing and community development research priorities. The goal of…
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Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)
openNational Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) hereby notifies recipient organizations holding specific types of NIH grants, listed within the Activity Code section above, that applications for change of recipient organization may be submitted to this NOFO. This assumes such a change is programmatically…
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FY 2023 Disaster Supplemental
openEconomic Development Administration
Subject to the availability of funds, awards made under this NOFO will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of non-construction and construction projects, as appropriate, to address economic challenges in areas where a…
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EDA FY25 Disaster Supplemental
openEconomic Development Administration
Through this Disaster NOFO, EDA will award investments in regions experiencing severe economic distress or other economic harm resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024. EDA’s goal under this NOFO is to assist…
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FY 2025 EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs
openEconomic Development Administration
PLEASE FIND THE NOFO IN THE 'DOCUMENTS' SECTION OF THIS POST This opportunity has been updated as of May 11, 2026 Program Overview: EDA has authority to provide grants to meet the full range of communities’ and regions’ economic development needs from planning and technical assistance to…
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California housing grant FAQ
Who funds affordable housing in California?
In California, housing funding comes from several directions: HUD programs like HOME Investment Partnerships and the Continuum of Care, the state housing finance agency and housing trust fund, local governments that re-grant federal dollars to nonprofit subrecipients, and private and community foundations. Which one fits depends on whether you build housing, run shelter and homelessness services, or provide rental help.
What can California housing grants fund?
Depending on the program: developing and preserving affordable housing, owner-occupied rehab and repair, weatherization, rental and tenant-based assistance, emergency and extreme-weather shelter, street outreach, rapid re-housing, and permanent supportive housing that pairs a home with services. Each program sets its own eligible activities and target population.
When are California housing grant applications due?
Deadlines vary by program within California — federal NOFO cycles, state funding rounds, and rolling local programs all run on different calendars. The open opportunities below show current deadlines, or run your organization's profile through FindGrants to see every housing and homelessness grant you qualify for right now.
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