To: Contra Costa County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
From: Joseph Villarreal, Executive Director
Report Title: REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S HOMELESS PROGRAMS FUNDING CUTS
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
CONSIDER accepting a report on the status of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) homeless programs funding cuts.
BACKGROUND:
As communicated to the Board previously, HACCC is facing significant cuts in several of its homeless programs. The cuts faced by HACCC are based on the earlier than planned end of the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program along with HUD's decision on November 14, 2025, to limit Continuum of Care (CoC) funding for permanent supportive housing to no more than 30% of each CoC's total funding pool. The change in the CoC rules directly affects HACCC's Shelter Plus Care and Project Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) programs. Our partners in these programs are the County's Health, Housing and Homeless program along with the nonprofit HOPE Solutions. These cuts will also indirectly affect several of HACCC's project-based voucher sites. These are separate from the PBRA units. Added to these cuts are more cuts expected due to HUD newly proposed mixed-status rule which is still pending public comment.
The cuts to HACCC's programs were slated to first impact the Shelter Plus Care program beginning April 1, 2026. As part of the recently approved federal budget, HUD was told to fully fund all CoC contracts renewing in the first quarter of 2026. This would include HACCC's CoC grant, which expires March 31, 2026. As of the writing of this Board Order, HUD has not indicated it will comply with that Congressional order, and, even if it will, when HACCC can expect payment under the renewed grant.
As for the EHV program, the new federal budget has provided extra tenant-protection vouchers (TPV). These are ...
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