The California Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Program is a state-funded initiative launched in 2019 to provide flexible grants to cities, counties, and Continuums of Care (CoCs) to prevent and end homelessness. The program emphasizes regional coordination to move individuals and families into permanent housing and support their long-term stability.
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) manages and monitors the HHAP program. Funding is awarded to eligible jurisdictions through annual applications and an allocation process established by the state. Five rounds of funding have been awarded between 2019 and 2024.
The first five years of the HHAP program have provided approximately $160 million in funding to the City of Sacramento, Sacramento County, and Sacramento CoC. These funds have supported a range of programs and services, requiring agencies to work together to coordinate efforts, maximize resources, and improve housing stability while reducing homelessness.
In 2022, a Local Homeless Action Plan directed the coordination of these investments for Sacramento’s homelessness response system. More recently, starting in 2024, the Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan has been the guiding blueprint for collaboration.
Below is an overview of how the state’s HHAP funding has been allocated to Sacramento’s CoC over the first five years of the program. Note that this does not include allocations to the City and County.
The Sacramento CoC has strategically paced spending of state HHAP grants to focus on durable infrastructure and programs that will stabilize the homelessness response system over time. Investments have been made in prevention programs, 2-1-1 helpline integration with the Coordinated Access System, the Coordinated Access Navigation (CAN) team, and data systems like the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). These are foundational and meant to serve the community for years. This deliberate, phased approach ensures that resources remain flexible and responsive to evolving community needs.
The CoC has prioritized investing other federal, state, and local funding sources to preserve HHAP funding for these long-term priorities and urgent needs. Finally, spending is closely coordinated with efforts of the City and County.
HHAP allocations include:
July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2028
* Expenditures are current through March 31, 2025.
The following provides an overview of funding allocated to the Sacramento CoC in five rounds of HHAP awards (from years 2020 to 2024), including what has been received and spent, as well as the expenditure deadlines for the remaining funds. This information is also aggregated and shared by the state’s Housing and Community Development department.
* Expenditures current through March 31, 2025.
Notes and Descriptions on Expenditures:
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