California Governor Gavin Newsom announced $130.6 million in Homekey grant awards for nine new projects that will create 533 permanently supportive homes for Californians at risk of or experiencing homelessness. The new awards include developments focused on young people, individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness.
The $130.6 million in grants through HCD will create new affordable housing in partnership with the cities of Merced, Richmond, San Francisco and Sebastopol; the counties of Orange, Riverside and San Mateo; and the housing authorities of the counties of Kern and Sacramento. Since the program’s inception in 2020, Homekey has awarded $3.6 billion to support 259 projects that will include 15,850 homes, projecting to serve more than 172,000 California households over the life of the projects.
