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California

  • State Data Overview

    Across California, there is a shortage of rental homes affordable and available to extremely low income households (ELI), whose incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income (AMI). Many of these households are severely cost burdened, spending more than half of their income on housing. Severely cost burdened poor households are more likely than other renters to sacrifice other necessities like healthy food and healthcare to pay the rent, and to experience unstable housing situations like evictions.

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    1,288,946
    Or
    21%
    Renter households that are extremely low income
    -977,030
    Shortage of rental homes affordable and available for extremely low income renters
    $35,030
    Average income limit for 4-person extremely low income household
    $103,184
    Annual household income needed to afford a two-bedroom rental home at HUD's Fair Market Rent.
    78%
    Percent of extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
  • State Level Partners

    NLIHC Housing Advocacy Organizer

    Thaddaeus Elliott

    Thaddaeus Elliott

    [email protected] 
    202.662.1530 x250

    State Partners

    California Coalition for Rural Housing
    717 K St. Suite 400
    Sacramento, CA 95814-3406
    P 916-443-4448
    www.calruralhousing.org

    Alicia HF Sebastian, Executive Director
    [email protected]

    Veronica Beaty, Director of Policy and Research
    [email protected]

    Galen Dobbins, Policy Analyst
    [email protected]


    California Housing Partnership
    369 Pine Street, Suite 300
    San Francisco, CA 94104-3327
    P 415-433-6804
    www.chpc.net

    Matt Schwartz, President & CEO
    [email protected]

    Mark Stivers, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Advocacy
    [email protected]

    Andrew Dawson, Policy Advocacy Manager
    [email protected]


    Housing California
    1107 9th Street, Suite 560
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    P 916-447-0503
    www.housingca.org

    Chione Lucina Muñoz Flegal, Executive Director
    [email protected]

    Christopher Martin, Policy Director
    [email protected]


    Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California
    369 Pine Street, Suite 350
    San Francisco, CA 94104-3302
    P 415-989-8160
    www.nonprofithousing.org

    Amie Fishman, Executive Director
    [email protected]

    J.T. Harechmak, Senior Policy Manager
    [email protected]


    Southern California Association of NonProfit Housing
    340 E. 2nd Street, Suite 406
    Los Angeles, CA 90012
    P 213-480-1249
    www.scanph.org

    Alan Greenlee, Executive Director
    [email protected]

    Frank Martinez, Policy Director

    [email protected]

    Become an NLIHC State Partner

    NLIHC’s affiliation with our state coalition partners is central to our advocacy efforts. Although our partners' involvement varies, they are all housing and homeless advocacy organizations engaged at the state and federal level. Many are traditional coalitions with a range of members; others are local organizations that serve more informally as NLIHC's point of contact.

    Inquire about becoming a state partner by contacting [email protected]

    Become a Member
  • Housing Trust Fund
    HTF Implementation Information

    NLIHC continues working with leaders in each state and the District of Columbia who will mobilize advocates in support of HTF allocation plans that benefit ELI renters to the greatest extent possible. Please contact the point person coordinating with NLIHC in your state (below) to find out about the public participation process and how you can be involved. Email Courtney Cooperman with any questions.

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    Current Year HTF Allocation

    $132,021,214

    See Allocation Amount for Prior Year

    HTF State Resources

    2023

    HTF Guidelines (PDF)

    HTF Guidelines webinar slides (PDF)

    Annual Action Plan webinar slides (PDF)

    Annual Action Plan, HTF-specific pages 135-155 (PDF)

    2022

    Draft Annual Action Plan, June 15, HTF-specific pages 113-122 (PDF)

    Annual Action Plan webinar slides (PDF)

    Draft Annual Action Plan, April (PDF)

    First Amendment to Annual Action Plan, HTF Method of Distribution, Dec 2021 (PDF)

    2021

    Housing for Healthy California (HHC) Program NOFA, Article 1 (PDF)

    Annual Action Plan, Final, July 20, 2021, with HTF-specific pages 111-118 (PDF)

    Annual Action Plan Overview  (PDF)

    Annual Allocation Plan, draft, May 12, 2021 (PDF)

    Annual Allocation Plan, draft, April 2, 2021 (PDF)

    HHC FAQs  (PDF)

    HHC Listening Session  (PDF)

    Housing for Healthy California (HHC) Program Guidelines, Amended (PDF)

    2020

    HTF applications received (PDF)

    Article 1 NOFA (PDF)

    Article 1 FAQs (PDF)

    January 2020 Proposed Housing for Healthy California Amended Program Guidelines (PDF)

    Amended HHC Guidelines (PDF) 

    HHC NOFA (PDF) 

    HHC FAQs (PDF)  

    HHC Webinar Slides (PDF)  

    2019

    HTF awardee list (PDF)

    Draft 2019-20 Annual Action Plan with HTF Allocation Plan on pages 137-148 (PDF)

    HHC Article I NOFA Developers (PDF)

    HHC Article II NOFA Counties (PDF)

    Housing for Healthy California Program Guidelines  (PDF)

    HHC Article I (for developers) FAQ (PDF)

    Article II (for counties) FAQ (PDF)

    HHC webinar at: https://bit.ly/31susXQ

    2018

    Housing for a Healthy California Program Draft Guidelines- Amended, May 13,2019 (PDF)

    2017

    2017 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    HTF NOFA  (PDF) 

    FAQs 07/31/2018 (PDF)

    FAQs 07/25/2018 (PDF)

    HTF Supplement to CA Universal Rental Project Application (PDF)

    Draft HTF Allocation Plan (PDF) 

    Draft Annual Action Plan (PDF)

    2016 and 2017 HTF Awards (PDF)

    2016

    HUD-approved HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    Draft Allocation Plan by California Department of Housing and Community Development (PDF)

    HTF Model Allocation Plan (PDF)

    2016 and 2017 HTF Awards (PDF)

    State Designated Entity

    State Entity Webpage
    California Department of Housing and Community Development


    Official Directly Involved with HTF Implementation

    Anne Nichols 
    NHTF Section Chief 
    [email protected]

    Willa Darley-Chapin 
    Housing Branch Chief 
    Division of Federal Financial Assistance 
    916-820-1492
    [email protected]


    NHTF-specific Pages

    National Housing Trust Fund Program
    National Housing Trust Fund for federal years 2018-2021
    National Housing Trust Fund for 2021 onward
    Annual Action Plans with Annual Allocation Plans

    Learn More About HTF

    Getting Started Report (11 MB)
  • Resources
    Resources

    Housing Profiles

    State Housing Profile

    State Housing Profile: California (PDF)

    Congressional District Housing Profile

    Congressional District Profile: California (PDF)


    Research and Data

    National Housing Preservation Database

    The National Housing Preservation Database is an address-level inventory of federally assisted rental housing in the United States.

    Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing

    Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing. In California and Nationwide

    The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes

    The Gap represents data on the affordable housing supply and housing cost burdens at the national, state, and metropolitan levels. In California and Nationwide

    Other Links

    California's State Housing Wage

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