Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program Round 2
🏛 Department of Housing and Community Development (California)
Can you apply?
This grant is for organizations that develop housing for agricultural workers and their families in California. Eligible applicants include local public entities, nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, tribal governments, and tribally designated housing entities. For-profit organizations cannot apply. Applicants must demonstrate sufficient capacity including financial resources, office space, staff, and payroll experience to execute the project.
This grant is for organizations that develop housing for agricultural workers and their families in California. Eligible applicants include local public entities, nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, tribal governments, and tribally designated housing entities. For-profit organizations cannot apply. Applicants must demonstrate sufficient capacity including financial resources, office space, staff, and payroll experience to execute the project.
Program description
This NOFA provides grants, deferred-payment loans, or a combination thereof, for the construction and rehabilitation of housing for agricultural workers and their families. To be eligible to apply for funding, the applicant shall be a local public entity, nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, or limited partnership, duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria or a tribally designated housing entity, having sufficient capacity (including financial resources, an office, staff, and payroll) and experience to carry out the proposed project as set forth in California Code of Regulations (CCR), §Section 7205. For-profit entities are not eligible Applicants. Multifamily Rental New Construction or Rehabilitation Loans: Lien restrictions for assisted units are required for 55 years. Loans may be made in conjunction with low-income tax credit financing. Homeowner Grants: For rehabilitation or new home construction, lien restrictions are required for 20 years. If the unit is sold to a non-farmworker buyer before completing the 10th year, the full grant amount must be repaid under most circumstances. Between the 10th and 20th anniversaries, the grant is forgiven at a rate of 10 percent per completed year. The grant is fully forgiven after completing 20 years.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
Demographic focus
Details
This grant is for organizations that develop housing for agricultural workers and their families in California. Eligible applicants include local public entities, nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, tribal governments, and tribally designated housing entities. For-profit organizations cannot apply. Applicants must demonstrate sufficient capacity including financial resources, office space, staff, and payroll experience to execute the project.
How to apply
Application links
Program contact
- 📧 Serna@hcd.ca.gov
- 📞 1-916-263-1168
Funding track record
Past applications & awards under this program (California Grants Portal) — how competitive it is.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Applications | Awarded | Award rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 40 | — | 0% |
Source: California Grants Portal
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