CITIES AND COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENTS
INTERIM HOUSING SERVICES FUND
Los Angeles County is accepting applications for the Cities and Councils of Local Governments Interim Housing Services Fund (CCOGIHS), which provides supportive services at interim housing projects where people experiencing homelessness have a pathway to permanent housing.
The Board of Supervisors initially invested $10 million and later added another $5 million. To date, seven cities have been awarded CCOGIHS grants for a total of nearly 190 beds/units.
The County is continuing to accept applications from cities and COGs seeking to use CCOGIHS grants to fund supportive services at their interim housing sites.
TIMELINE:
- April 7, 2022: Announcement of funding opportunity
- September 30, 2023: Final Application Due Date or until funds are exhausted, whichever occurs first.
- June 30, 2024: CCOGIHS Funds must be expended.
PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO:
- Projects with a high level or readiness
- Projects that prioritize racial equity by establishing performance, service delivery, and outcome metrics for achieving equitable service provision and results for Black / African American, Native American / American Indian, Latino/a/x, Asian, Pacific Islander / Native Hawaiian, and other People of Color disproportionately impacted by homelessness and COVID-19.
- Projects that establish a mechanism for people with lived experience of homelessness to have meaningful and purposeful opportunities to inform and shape all levels of planning and implementation, including through opportunities to hire people with lived experience.
- Projects that have matching contributions (financial and/or in-kind).
- Projects that have a multi-year operational plan.
- Projects that directly link clients to permanent housing exits, i.e., demonstrate a direct pathway to permanent housing via efforts such as rapid re-housing, matching Housing Choice Vouchers/Emergency Housing Voucher clients to scattered site housing, master leasing, etc.t pathway to permanent housing exits.
- Projects that support the development of new permanent supportive housing within the city/COGs.
Should you have any questions or wish to schedule a pre-engagement session, please email the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative at HomelessInitiativeCities@lacounty.gov.
Click here for more information on the County’s efforts to strengthen partnerships with cities and Councils of Government to address homelessness.
SUCCESS STORIES:
Mary wept with gratitude when she moved into a tiny home at Esperanza Village in Baldwin Park after years of living on the streets. She was ultimately able to transition from that shelter into her own home. Read Mary’s story.
After experiencing homelessness for four years, Denise moved into a tiny home at Operation Stay Safe in Montebello, which is supported by CCOGIHS. Thanks to the service providers there, she got the help she needed to move into her own apartment. Read Denise’s story.