FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: May 11, 2026
Subject: Measure X Housing Fund Recommendations
Submitted For: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Department: Health Services
Referral No: #123
Referral Name: DCD/H3 Measure X Homeless Funding
Presenter: Gabriel Lemus, Deputy Director, Department of Conservation & Development, and Jamie Schecter, Homeless Services Chief, Contra Costa Health - Health, Housing, and Homeless Services
Contact: Jason Chan, (925) 655-2050
Referral History:
Following November 2020 voter approval of the Measure X half-cent sales tax, in June 2021, DCD; CCH-H3; and the Housing Authority of Contra Costa County (Housing Authority) submitted a joint proposal to the Measure X Community Advisory Board (MXCAB) to dedicate Measure X receipts to a new housing fund that would fund development of affordable housing and a broad list of housing- related services. On November 16, 2021, the Board of Supervisors considered recommendations from the MXCAB, approved the housing fund proposal, and committed $10 million of Measure X funds for year one and $12 million on an annual basis thereafter. These funds are now more commonly referred to as the Measure X Housing Fund.
FY 2023/24 was the first year (Year 1) that funds from the Measure X Housing fund were awarded via a Request for Proposals (RFP) process. In September 2022, the Board of Supervisors authorized CCH-H3 and DCD to proceed with a Request for Proposals (RFPs) for various affordable housing and homelessness prevention and crisis response projects for FY 2023/24. Staff presented the FY 2023/24 recommendations to the Family and Human Services (FHS) Committee in May 2023 and those recommendations were subsequently approved by the Board of Supervisors on June 13, 2023.
On November 7, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved the FHS Committee recommendation to establish and implement a two-year funding cycle beginning with the Year One and Year Two Measure X Housing Funds (FY 2023/24 and FY 2024/25). Therefore, the recommendations that were approved for Year One funds would be recommended and awarded for Year Two (FY 2024/25) funding in the same or similar amount, contingent on the availability of funds, satisfactory performance of the awarded program, and the completion and submittal of a renewal application.
As specified in the September 20, 2022 presentation to the Board of Supervisors, DCD and H3 are bringing the Measure X Housing Fund recommendations to a Board of Supervisors Committee. The departments requested to present to the Family and Human Services Committee due to the relation to its Homelessness Services referral and annual funding considerations for Community Development Block Grant - Public Sector category and Emergency Solutions Grant projects.
Referral Update:
The purpose of this update is to transmit staff recommendations for funding related to the Request for Proposals (RFP) released by the Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) and Contra Costa Health- Health, Housing, and Homeless Services (CCH-H3).
Tables, summarizing recommendations and analysis/evaluation, are attached for project categories recommended for funding through the Measure X Housing Fund and through other funding sources managed and administered by CCH-H3.
In an effort to continuously improve RFP processes, CCH-H3 and DCD worked with technical
assistance provider Focus Strategies during the summer of 2025 to conduct stakeholder engagement for the development of this RFP which included applicant surveys. Improvements to the RFP based on community feedback included developing a diverse application review panel, streamlining the renewal and expansion applications, discontinuing use of BidSync, and clarifying funding priorities and sources in the writing of the RFP.
CCH-H3 and DCD released an RFP for Year Four funds on September 24, 2025. As the Board of Supervisors approved a two-year funding cycle; the RFP required the service providers that were awarded Year Three funds to submit a renewal application so they could renew and be recommended and awarded Year Four funds in approximately the similar amount. In addition to the renewal applications, the RFP did allow service providers to apply for new services. Therefore, the recommended amounts reflected for each respective agency/programs for Year Three (FY 2025/26) are also the recommended amounts for the same agencies/programs for Year Four (FY 2026/27), which were contingent on the availability of funds and satisfactory performance of the awarded services providers.
In total, 34 complete applications were submitted by the October 31, 2025 deadline.
The recommendations for all applications, including non-Measure X funded projects, are indicated respectively on Tables One through Five. These recommendations were developed with robust input from a five-member panel that included members of the Youth Action Board, Advisory Council on Aging, and County staff from CCH-H3, and DCD. Staff from EHSD also provided input on CalWORKS HSP, HDAP, Home Safe, BFH, and FYI/HN funding applications. During the week of March 23, 2026, CCH-H3 and DCD notified applicants of staff’s funding recommendations. No applicant submitted an appeal of these recommendations.
These recommendations support 17 community-based organizations, 88% of which are recommended for Measure X funding totaling $4.17 million. Attachment A provides descriptions of the awarded programs/projects.
The recommended funds would support programs such as rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, and emergency shelter for non-profit service providers. The funding recommendations by program type are listed in Table Five.
All applicants were notified that recommendations would be considered by the Board’s Family and Human Services Committee in May 2026, and the Committee’s recommendations were expected to be considered by the full Board upon recommendation of the Family and Human Services Committee.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
1. Accept this report from the Health Services Department and the Department of Conservation and Development; and
2. Provide funding recommendations as recommended by staff or amended by the Committee to the Board of Supervisors for consideration in May 2026.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
The total amount available for FY 2026/27 in the County’s Measure X Housing Fund is $13.1 million dollars. As approved by the Board of Supervisors, the Measure X Housing Fund is split between DCD and CCH-H3, with 75 percent directly managed and distributed by DCD and 25 percent directly managed and distributed by CCH-H3. The amount available of FY 2026/27 Measure X Housing Funds for housing-related and homelessness response/intervention services is $4,289,144, which includes CCH-H3’s 25 percent portion ($3,289,144) of the total Measure X Housing Fund and an additional $1 million that comes from DCD’s 75 percent portion. Further, following the conclusion of contracts awarded FY 2024/25 (Year Two) MX Housing Funds, CCH- H3 recaptured $212,513.01 of unspent funds to include in this set of recommendations.
The remaining balance of the Measure X Housing Fund was dedicated to affordable housing development projects for the new construction or preservation of affordable housing units. DCD issued a separate RFP for those types of projects in October 2024 and recommendations for those funds and projects were approved by the Board of Supervisors in June 2025.
Additional funding sources available for housing services/crisis response and intervention and included in this recommendation process, include County General Funds, Contra Costa Health Funds, Coordinated Entry funding via the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), Housing Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP), Home Safe, Bringing Families Home (BFH), and Foster Youth to Independence/Housing Navigation (FYI/HN) via the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), and Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program via the California Department of Housing & Community Development. These additional non-Measure X funding sources total $7,125,607.