County Of Riverside

County Of Riverside Housing And Workforce Solutions Division, doing business as Housing, Homelessness Prevention And Workforce Solutions, is a U.S. local government entity (county agency) headquartered in Riverside, California that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient to operate housing preservation, homeless services, and workforce solutions programs. The division does not hold prime federal contracts or contract vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based, with 126 of 127 recent awards as a prime grant recipient and one sub-award within a grant program.

The division's grant portfolio centers on homelessness prevention, housing assistance, and supportive services delivered across five core program components: permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing for persons with disabilities, transitional housing, supportive services only, Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) operations, and homelessness prevention. Recent representative awards include the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) grant of $2.852 million awarded June 1, 2026 for establishment and operation of housing and homeless services projects through May 31, 2027; a $2.08 million Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239) formula grant awarded September 25, 2025 funding four primary affordable housing activities—rehabilitation of owner-occupied homes, homebuyer assistance, acquisition and construction of rental housing, and tenant-based rental assistance—through September 30, 2034; and a $604,165 Emergency Solutions Grant Program (CFDA 14.231) formula grant awarded September 25, 2025 supporting street outreach, emergency shelter rehabilitation and operations, essential services, homelessness prevention assistance, and rapid re-housing through September 24, 2027. The division also received a $160,254 Rural Housing Preservation Grants award (CFDA 10.433) from the Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service on August 29, 2026 for housing repair and rehabilitation services in eligible non-metropolitan rural areas, with completion expected by October 29, 2027.

HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development dominates the division's award portfolio, accounting for 122 of 127 awards (99% of recent activity). The Continuum of Care Program represents the bulk of this activity, with multiple project grants issued monthly at varying dollar magnitudes supporting a coordinated countywide system of housing and homelessness services. Smaller federal partners include FEMA Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards (2 awards for shelter and services operations), the Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service (1 award), and the Department of Energy (1 award for energy efficiency and conservation block grants). All work is performed in Riverside, California, with the division operating as both direct service provider and fiscal administrator, distributing federal funds through sub-awards to nonprofit developers, community development partners, and nonprofit service providers.

Activity volume grew from 24 awards in 2022 to a peak of 33 in 2024, then declined to 21 in 2025 and 14 in 2026 (through August). Twenty-three awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, signaling substantial grant-recompete exposure across the Continuum of Care portfolio and other formula programs in that window. The division's sub-award practice reflects a single documented sub-award allocating Continuum of Care funding ($145,845 for street outreach, $116,595 for rapid rehousing, $29,040 for HMIS, and $8,019 for grant administration) to a nonprofit partner, consistent with the division's role as fiscal administrator and facilitator of a nonprofit-led service delivery network. The combined potential value across all 127 awards is $156.6 million, concentrated in HUD's community planning and development grant programs and formula allocations that renew annually or on multi-year cycles.