June 2025

Reporting and Compliance: Grant Programs

State Grant Management

Once you have received your executed contract for a State Grant program, you will begin working with the State Grant Management team to connect with your Grant Management Representative, understand requirements regarding disbursements and reporting, and receive ongoing technical assistance to ensure the success of your project.

CA COVID-19 Rent Relief Program and Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP)

The state of California supported two programs during the COVID-19 pandemic intended to help stabilize households at risk of eviction and homelessness due to job loss and other impacts from the global pandemic.

The California COVID-19 Rent Relief program was a state-wide program operated by HCD that assisted over 371,000 households with more than $4.7 billion in rent and utility assistance during the COVID-19 emergency. Please see the dashboard link below for more data about the program.

Action Plans and Federal Register Notices (FRNs)

Action Plans

Action Plans govern the activities HCD uses Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) program funds for. Each disaster year has a separate FRN granting allocations, each of which has its particular Action Plan and Amendments there to.

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