Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) Application – Continuum of Care

    HEAP is a $500 million block grant program designed to provide direct assistance to cities and counties to address the homelessness crisis throughout California. The HEAP grant is authorized by Senate Bill (SB) 850, which was signed into law by Governor Brown in June of 2018. As specified in Senate Bill 850, Sec. 50213 (a) and (b), administrative entities are eligible to receive program funding based on the following:

    • The homeless population range from the 2017 homeless Point in Time (PIT) count, and
    • The administrative entity’s proportionate share of total homeless population based on the 2017 homeless PIT count.

    NOTE: This application must be completed in one session. There is no “Save” feature to allow partial completion with final completion at a later time,

    Please respond to each of the questions below to ensure a complete application. Questions regarding the application should be directed to the HEAP team at HCFC@BCSH.ca.gov.

    Section 1: Administrative Entity and Eligible Jurisdiction Identification

    Administrative Entity & Contact Information:

    Plese enter the following required information.






















    Section 2: Homeless Emergency Aid Program Funds Section

    Homeless Emergency Aid Program:

    Select the block grants the Administrative Entity will be applying for. Please select one or both.

    Senate Bill 850, Sec. 50213 (a)

    Block grant grouping based on homeless population.




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    Senate Bill 850, Sec. 50213 (b)

    Block grant based in Administrative Entity’s proportional share of total homeless population based on the 2017 homeless point in time count.




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    Total Amount Requested:

    Proposed Use of Funding:

    Use the drop-down menu to indicate the proposed activity estimated expenditure for each jurisdiction. Please use separate lines for each proposed activity. The total expenditure should equal the total requested grant amount above.

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    Proposed Activity(s) Definitions

    • Services, including but not limited to street outreach, health and safety education, criminal justice diversion programs, homelessness prevention activities, and other service activities.
    • Rental assistance or subsidies, including but not limited to housing vouchers, rapid re-housing programs, flexible housing subsidy funds, and eviction prevention strategies.
    • Capital improvements, including but not limited to emergency shelter, navigation centers, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, small/tiny houses, and improvements to current structures that serve homeless individuals and families. Some communities are discussing solutions to address homelessness and the public health crisis by using funds for handwashing stations or public toilet and shower facilities.
    • Homeless Youth Set-Aside - that at minimum, five percent of HEAP funds must be used to establish or expand services meeting the needs of homeless youth or youth at risk of homelessness. HCFC strongly encourages collaboration with youth advocates, such as schools and educators, youth program providers, after school programs, and community centers to determine the best use of funds for this target population. Example include, but are not limited to homelessness prevention and intervention services, education surrounding tenant-landlord laws/independent living skills/etc., criminal justice diversion services.
    • Administrative costs - HEAP allows no more than five percent of funds to be utilized for administrative costs related to the execution of eligible activities. Administrative costs do not include staff costs directly related to carrying out he eligible activities. Program funds shall not be used for overhead or planning activities.
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    Section 3: Required Information & Application Attachments

    What collaborative planning activities have you conducted with community partners to determine the best use for the HEAP funds? Describe the activities in the box below. Your response is limited to 500 characters.


    All applicants must email the attachments below for the application to be considered complete. After submission of this application, applicants will receive an email notification with an application number. Applicants must reply to the confirmation email and attach all required documentation in order to complete their application.