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CaliforniaAffordable Housing & Homelessness Grants (2026)

Open affordable housing and homelessness opportunities in Californiafor nonprofits and community organizations — housing development, supportive and transitional housing, rental assistance, home repair, and homelessness services, with amounts, deadlines, and a guided application builder for each.

33 open affordable housing & homelessness grants in California

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Personal Responsibility Education Innovative Strategies (PREIS)

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Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB

The Personal Responsibility Education Program-Innovative Strategies (PREIS) builds the evidence base for adolescent pregnancy prevention interventions that are effective with high risk and vulnerable youth populations and addresses gaps with new promising program models. PREIS funds rigorous impact evaluations of innovative youth pregnancy prevention interventions that target services to high-risk, vulnerable, and culturally under-represented youth populations, including youth in foster care/child welfare settings, juvenile justice, victims of trafficking, youth who have runaway or experience homelessness, youth with HIV/AIDS, expectant youth who are under 21 years of age and their partners, parenting youth who are under 21 years of age and their partners, and youth residing in areas with high birth rates for youth. Projects must implement at least three of the six congressionally mandated adulthood preparation subjects (APS) which include: 1) healthy relationships, 2) adolescent development, 3) financial literacy, 4) parent-child communication, 5) educational and career success, and 6) healthy life skills. Projects are required to conduct rigorous impact evaluations (randomized controlled trials or quasi-experimental design studies with assignment to treatment or control group). PREIS evaluations must be conducted by an independent, third-party evaluator.Interventions to be evaluated under this funding opportunity are expected to have compelling, positive preliminary evidence from previous research, but have not been evaluated through a randomized control trial or quasi-experimental design. Interventions must have a well-described theory of change, with intervention materials already developed.

$750K – $900K
2026-08-18
income_security_and_social_servicesHousingArts & Culture

Free to search & build · $99 one-time to unlock the application pack · No subscription

FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grants NOFO

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Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to:promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness;provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, States, Indian Tribes or Tribally Designated Housing Entities [as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103) (TDHEs)], and local governments to quickly rehouse individuals and families experiencing homelessness, persons experiencing trauma or a lack of safety related to, or fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and youth experiencing homelessness while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness;promote access to, and effective utilization of, mainstream programs and programs funded with State or local resources; andoptimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.The goal of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) is to support the development and implementation of a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness and sharing that experience with and mobilizing communities around the country toward the same end. The population to be served by the demonstration program is youth ages 24 and younger who are experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied and pregnant or parenting youth.

$3K – $25M
2026-08-26
Community DevelopmentHousing

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Building Skills, Strengthening Communities, and Advancing Innovation in Northwest Mexico

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U.S. Mission to Mexico

<p>The Public Diplomacy Sections of the U.S. Consulates General Tijuana, Nogales, and Hermosillo announce an open competition for programs that strengthen workforce readiness, promote safe border communities, and support a transparent and innovative information ecosystem in northwest Mexico. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks merit-based proposals that equip Mexican educators, youth, and media professionals with practical skills needed to succeed in a dynamic, binational environment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Through U.S. Federal assistance for programs and projects that support economic development and internal and external security, this NOFO promotes the foreign policy, better understanding, and general welfare of the United States. Implementers are required to inform, emphasize, and be sure participants are aware of the funding source and these purposes during implementation.&nbsp;</p><p>Competitive proposals must address one of four objectives: (1) improve English language teaching capacity to better prepare students for participation in the binational economy; (2) advance STEM education through innovative, hands-on training that leverages U.S. technology, expertise, and institutional partnerships; (3) promote youth development and safer communities through sports diplomacy programs that build leadership, teamwork, and drug-free lifestyles; or (4) strengthen journalists' capacity to responsibly use artificial intelligence and digital tools to enhance reporting, promote accountability, and counter false narratives.</p><p>Successful proposals will demonstrate practical skills-building, strong partnerships with U.S. institutions, measurable outputs and outcomes, and sustainability plans. Programs should reach participants based on merit and reinforce U.S. interests in security, prosperity, and accurate information flow.</p>

$10K – $20K
2026-08-27
Community DevelopmentEducationinformation_and_statistics+1

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California housing grant FAQ

Who funds affordable housing in California?

In California, housing funding comes from several directions: HUD programs like HOME Investment Partnerships and the Continuum of Care, the state housing finance agency and housing trust fund, local governments that re-grant federal dollars to nonprofit subrecipients, and private and community foundations. Which one fits depends on whether you build housing, run shelter and homelessness services, or provide rental help.

What can California housing grants fund?

Depending on the program: developing and preserving affordable housing, owner-occupied rehab and repair, weatherization, rental and tenant-based assistance, emergency and extreme-weather shelter, street outreach, rapid re-housing, and permanent supportive housing that pairs a home with services. Each program sets its own eligible activities and target population.

When are California housing grant applications due?

Deadlines vary by program within California — federal NOFO cycles, state funding rounds, and rolling local programs all run on different calendars. The open opportunities below show current deadlines, or run your organization's profile through FindGrants to see every housing and homelessness grant you qualify for right now.

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