Project Grant CA0828L9T032513

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded Sacramento Steps Forward $1,378,069 on September 1, 2026, under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267). The award funds eligible activities addressing unsheltered and rural homelessness through a special Notice of Funding Opportunity. Eligible costs include permanent supportive housing, rapid re-housing, transitional housing, supportive services, coordinated entry, street outreach, and Homeless Management Information Systems. Projects awarded under the rural set-aside may also fund up to six months of rent or utility arrears following nonpayment, short-term emergency lodging in motels or shelters through direct provision or vouchers, repairs up to $10,000 per structure to make housing habitable, emergency food and clothing assistance, costs associated with federal inventory property programs for housing, and capacity building activities. Performance occurs in Sacramento, California, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027. Sacramento Steps Forward, a tax-exempt nonprofit and the lead recipient agency for the Sacramento Continuum of Care, administers the award with a stable network of sub-recipients including Lutheran Social Services of Northern California, Next Move Homeless Services, My Sister's House, LAO Family Community Development Inc., and Bridging Initiatives International delivering permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, case management, and supportive services to chronically homeless individuals, seniors, youth, domestic violence survivors, and persons with disabilities.