Advisory Board: Affordable Housing Program Manager
Meeting Date: April 29, 2026
Subject: FY 2026/27 CDBG-Housing, HOME, In-Lieu, and Measure X Housing Funding Allocations
Presenter: Kristin Sherk, Affordable Housing Program Manager
Contact: (925) 655-2889
Recommendations:
1. CONSIDER applications for FY 2026/27 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)-Housing projects as recommended by staff and RECOMMEND allocations for CDBG-Housing funds.
2. CONSIDER applications for FY 2026/27 HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) projects as recommended by staff and RECOMMEND allocations for HOME funds.
3. CONSIDER applications for FY 2026/27 Inclusionary In-Lieu Fee Funds (In-Lieu) projects as recommended by staff and RECOMMEND allocations for In-Lieu funds.
4. CONSIDER applications for FY 2026/27 Measure X Housing Fund (Measure X) projects as recommended by staff and RECOMMEND allocations for Measure X funds.
5. DIRECT the Department of Conservation and Development to prepare a staff report for the Board of Supervisors on the Committee's recommendations. The HOME and CDBG-Housing staff report will be submitted together with funding recommendations for all other CDBG categories and considered by the Board of Supervisors on May 19, 2026. The In-Lieu and Measure X funds may be considered by the Board of Supervisors at a separate meeting in either May or June 2026, at the discretion of staff.
Background:
The purpose of this memorandum is to transmit staff recommendations for CDBG-Housing, HOME, In-Lieu, and Measure X funds. The affordable housing Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) was published on September 12, 2025 and the application became available on October 14, 2025. County staff hosted a "Technical Assistance Meeting" to provide information to prospective applicants on the overall application process on October 22, 2025. Twenty-two applications were submitted by the December 11, 2025 application due date, one of which has since been withdrawn.
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