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To: Housing Commission
From: Chris Shilling, Homeless Services Manager
Staff Contact: Chris Shilling, Homeless Services Manager
chris.shilling@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2284
Subject: Homelessness Action Plan Fiscal Year 2025-26 Funding Plan
District: All
Recommended Action
Adopt the resolution.
Executive Summary
The fiscal year 2025-26 Homelessness Action Plan Funding Plan identifies the most appropriate
funding sources for each of the city’s initiatives and directs resources to where they will have
the biggest impact. The Housing Trust Fund is recommended for a portion of expenditures in
the funding plan. The Housing Commission makes recommendations to the City Council on
housing and homeless related policy and Housing Trust Fund allocations.
Explanation and Analysis
Background
The city’s Homelessness Action Plan was approved in Feb. 2023 and includes high-level policy
direction and strategies, with the annual resource needs being identified each year in a funding
plan. The funding plan determines the most appropriate funding source for each activity to
ensure the most effective use of funding and maximize the impact of the activities within the
Homelessness Action Plan. Identifying all services in one consolidated funding plan allows city
staff to more easily identify gaps, duplication or alternate funding resources.
City staff analyzed the strategies and activities identified in the Homelessness Action Plan
against resources available and individual grant requirements to identify an appropriate
funding plan for FY 2025-26 (Attachment A). The total funding plan of $9,128,427 includes a
variety of resources including grants and non-discretionary funding to implement the
Homelessness Action Plan. The funding approved by the City Council will be considered as part
of the city’s annual budgeting process. The funding plan supports a wide range of services and
programs that address the three key areas of focus in the action plan:
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HOUSING COMMISSION
Staff Report
• Shelter and housing
• Outreach and access to services
• Public safety
The funding plan includes an increase in external funding for services as staff have secured new
grants which will provide an additional $3,281,649 for homeless outreach, peer support,
housing navigation, street medicine, substance abuse, mental health support and rapid re-
housing. This new funding will allow the city to expand direct services to address homelessness
in Carlsbad at less cost to the city. In fact, these grants provide $308,339 in administrative
revenue which will offset city General Funds.
Funding sources
The city funds its efforts to reduce homelessness through the following funding sources:
General Fund – The city’s General Fund operating budget covers a wide range of day-to-
day city services. It is used for activities not eligible for other funding sources or when
service needs exceed available grant funding.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program – This federal program provides
annual grants to states, cities and counties to help provide decent housing and a
suitable living environment, principally for low- and moderate-income people. There is a
cap on public services and the proposal is to utilize the maximum amount of CDBG for
public services.
Housing Trust Fund – This fund receives fees that all residential developments greater
than six units must pay the city to satisfy their obligation to provide affordable housing.
It also receives revenue from other sources, including interest from loans and interest
earned on the fund balance. The funds are designated to support the affordable housing
needs of lower-income households. Because these funds are intended to permanently
expand the city’s affordable housing supply, city staff relies on this fund very sparingly
for services that are ongoing in nature.
Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program (PLHA) – This state program was
established in 2017 to provide funding for affordable housing. It is funded by a $75 fee
levied on certain real-estate transactions and is expected to generate an ongoing
revenue source to support affordable housing for jurisdictions throughout the state.
Since it is expected to be a permanent ongoing source of revenue city staff recommends
utilizing it to support ongoing expenses in the funding plan.
HUD Rapid Re-housing Grant – This federal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) provides funds for limited-term rental assistance and
supportive services to households experiencing homelessness. This grant is expected to
be renewed annually.
Opioid Settlement Fund – The City of Carlsbad is part of the nationwide settlements to
resolve opioid-related litigation brought by states and local governments against the
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three largest pharmaceutical distributors. At least 50% of the settlement proceeds
received by the city in each calendar year must be spent on one or more high impact
abatement activities, as defined in the settlement agreements.
Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) – This competitive grant program assists local
jurisdictions in ensuring the wellness and safety of people experiencing homelessness in
encampments by providing services and supports that address their immediate physical
and mental wellness and result in meaningful paths to safe and stable housing. These
grants are one-time, three-year grants.
HUD Supportive Housing Grant – This federal grant provides funds for supportive
services to households experiencing homelessness with a Carlsbad housing choice
voucher1. The matching funding for the vouchers also comes from HUD and is already
budgeted annually, but not reflected in the funding plan as the program is not primarily
for people experiencing homelessness. This grant for supportive services is expected to
be renewed annually.
Staff have received three additional grant awards from two new funding sources that are
being added to the funding plan:
HUD Rapid Re-housing Expansion Grant – $504,715
This new HUD grant provides additional expansion funding for short-term rental
assistance and supportive services. It provides a small amount of administrative revenue
to reduce any impacts on the general fund for administering the program. This is the
first fiscal year this ongoing funding source will be available.
Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF-3-R) with Oceanside – $1,778,859
This state grant is a partnership with the City of Oceanside and provides three-years of
funding to address homelessness along Highway 78 and the Buena Vista Creek. The
funding allows the city to expand shelter and housing options to increase the health and
safety of those living unsheltered along the border areas of the cities. The grant also
includes funding for part of city positions including part of the Homeless Services
Division’s Management Assistant’s salary through FY 2026-27.
Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF-3-R) Vehicular Outreach Program – $998,075
This state grant provides three-years of funding to address vehicular homelessness in
the Village, Barrio and beach areas. The funding allows the city to create an innovative
Vehicular Homeless Outreach Program (V-HOP) to provide a multi-disciplinary approach
to addressing homelessness for people living in vehicles through outreach social
workers, peer support, housing navigation and rapid re-housing. The grant also includes
1 The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's major program for helping very low-income
families, the elderly and the disabled afford decent, safe and sanitary housing in the private market.
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funding for part of city positions including part of the Homeless Services Division’s
Senior Program Manager’s salary through FY 2026-27.
How funding sources are being used
General Fund – $3,495,051
Most of this allocation is for city staff dedicated to reducing homelessness and
addressing the impacts of homelessness on the community, specifically the Police
Department’s Homeless Outreach Team and the city’s Homeless Services staff. This is a
$265,015 decrease from what was originally budgeted in the current fiscal year, and a
reduction of $559,160 from what was budgeted three years ago (FY 2022-23) due to
increased grant revenue for administrative expenses.
The amount available and recommended from other eligible funding sources is
$5,633,375.
Community Development Block Grant – $81,823
This federal grant funding for public services is limited and heavily regulated with high
reporting and monitoring requirements. The city’s annual entitlement grant for FY 2025-
26 is expected to allow for $81,823 to be spent on public service activities, such as those
provided under the Homelessness Action Plan. The five-year plan for CDBG funds
identified homeless services as the highest priority for CDBG service funding. Since the
CDBG funding available for public services is such a low amount, but requires a high
administrative burden, city staff recommend that CDBG funding continue to be used to
fund fewer service contracts, but in higher amounts. City staff recommend allocating
funding emergency rental assistance which is an essential prevention component of the
city’s Homelessness Action Plan.
Housing Trust Fund – $101,000
City Council Policy No. 90 for Administration of the Housing Trust Fund identifies six
affordable housing priorities in descending order. The fourth priority is homelessness
programs. This includes but is not limited to programs and services that provide short-
term rental assistance or short-term shelters. Since this fund is intended to increase the
supply of housing, city staff recommends using this funding source sparingly for ongoing
operations so the fund can be reserved for capital needs. The recommended
Homelessness Action Plan Funding Plan includes a limited amount from the Housing
Trust Fund, which is consistent with historical allocation and strategic priorities as
identified by the City Council.
Permanent Local Housing Allocation – $375,000
The City Council approved the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program Funding
Plan and Application for Funds in October 2022. This program provides funding for
affordable housing and homeless services. The Homelessness Action Plan Funding Plan
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would continue to use this funding source for shelter services and operational costs.
This is the third fiscal year this ongoing funding source will be available.
HUD Rapid Re-housing Grant – $491,676
This HUD grant provides funding for short-term rental assistance and supportive
services and cannot replace state or local funding sources. It provides a small amount of
administrative revenue to reduce any impacts on the general fund for administering the
program. This is the third fiscal year this ongoing funding source will be available.
HUD Supportive Housing Grant – $436,090
This HUD grant was first awarded for FY 2024-25 and provides supportive services to
people experiencing homelessness in Carlsbad who also have a housing choice voucher.
The funding helps people with high service needs transition out of homelessness and
maintain long-term housing. The grant includes revenue for a small portion of city
positions including part of the Housing Navigator’s salary.
Opioid Settlement Fund – $80,000
This funding provides outreach, education and referrals related to opioid and substance
abuse, with the focus to include local schools and people experiencing homelessness.
Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF-2-R) – $786,136
This state grant provides three-years of funding to address homelessness in the Village
area including Pine Park, Holiday Park and the Cole Library. The funding allows the city
to expand on its multi-disciplinary approach to addressing homelessness through the
implementation of an additional social worker and peer support specialist, expand
shelter and housing options, and develop a street medicine program to increase the
health and safety of those living unsheltered and reduce the burden on emergency
services. The grant also includes funding for part of city positions including part of the
Homeless Services Division’s Senior Program Manager and Management Assistant
salaries through FY 2025-26.
Services provided
The city coordinates and collaborates with many other agencies supporting the needs of people
experiencing homelessness. Services such as health care, food assistance, behavioral health and
substance abuse services are important in serving the needs of people experiencing
homelessness and are funded through other governmental and philanthropic sources.
The city contracts for direct services including prevention, outreach and case management,
shelter, benefits and employment, street medicine, housing assistance and other critical
services to reduce homelessness in our community. The Homelessness Action Plan Funding Plan
identifies appropriate funding sources and amounts for these services with 67% of all funding
going to direct services. The majority of direct services fund housing assistance. The graph
below details the funds spent on direct services:
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City staff
Most of the recommended allocation from the city’s General Fund is for the Police
Department’s Homeless Outreach Team and the city’s Homeless Services staff because most
social service and benefit programs are funded through the federal, state and county
governments.
Funding for city staff dedicated to reducing homelessness and addressing the impacts of
homelessness on the community is included in the city’s baseline operating budget. City staff
costs include public safety, contract administration, data collection and reporting and
coordination of service delivery. The largest portion of this category is allocated to the
Homeless Outreach Team, which operates seven days per week and is staffed with one police
sergeant and six officers.
City services infrastructure
A small percentage of funding is allocated to city services infrastructure, which includes
encampment and abandoned trash clean up and portable restrooms. A total of $125,000 from
the General Fund is included in the city’s FY 2025-26 baseline operating budget for these
services.
24%
12%
5%
59%
Direct services
Outreach & Case Management
Shelter
Benefits & Employment
Housing Assistance
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Activities and funding overview
Activity Approximate
budget
Percentage of total
funding
Percentage of
General Fund
funding within the
Funding Plan
Housing assistance $3,577,182 39% 6%
Outreach and case
management $1,496,204 16% 9%
Shelter $750,145 8% 4%
Benefits and employment $320,000 4% 9%
Direct services subtotal $6,143,531 67% 28%
Police Homeless Outreach
Team $2,135,684 23% 61%
Homeless Services $724,212 8% 7%
City services infrastructure $125,000 2% 4%
Indirect services subtotal $2,984,860 33% 72%
Total resources $9,128,391
Funding by Activity
The following graph identifies the changes in funding by activity over time:
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$10,000,000
$125,000
$9,000,000
$8,000,000
$7,000,000
$6,000,000 $125,000
$117,889
$5,000,000 $125,000 $320,000 $320,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000 $664,389 $665,581 $694,000 $724,212
$1,000,000
$-
FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26
■ Police Department Homeless Outreach Team ■ Housing & Homeless Services staff
■ Housing Assistance ■ Shelter
■ Benefits & Employment ■ Outreach & Case Management
■ Infrastructure
Fiscal Analysis
City staff will continue to identify opportunities to use grant funding and other outside funding
sources for our efforts to combat homelessness in an effort to reduce the funding needed from
the city’s General Fund. The recommended appropriation from the General Fund is a $265,015
decrease from what was originally budgeted in the current fiscal year, and a reduction of
$559,160 from what was budgeted three years ago in fiscal year 2022-23.
The recommended Carlsbad Homelessness Action Plan Funding Plan includes $5,633,376 in
revenue from sources outside the city’s General Fund. Included in the funding plan are funds
from the Community Development Block Grant Program, Permanent Local Housing Allocation
Program, the HUD Continuum of Care Program, the National Opioid Settlement, the
Encampment Resolution Funding program and the city’s Housing Trust Fund.
Next Steps
The Homelessness Action Plan Funding plan will be presented to the City Council for approval.
Environmental Evaluation
Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, this action does not constitute a “project”
within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that it has no
potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and therefore does not require
environmental review.
Exhibits
1. Housing Commission Resolution
2. Four-year comparison of funding for the Homelessness Action Plan
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-007
A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE
FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN FUNDING PLAN AND
THE HOUSING TRUST FUND EXPENDITURES THEREIN
Exhibit 1
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad City Council adopted an updated Homelessness Action Plan on Feb. 7,
2023;and
WHEREAS, the Homelessness Action Plan is structured to include high-level policy direction and
strategies with resource needs presented each year and included in the city's annual budget; and
WHEREAS, the funding plan determines the most appropriate funding source for each activity to
ensure the most effective use of funding and maximize the impact of the activities within the
Homelessness Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Trust Fund expenditures in the funding plan are allowable and appropriate;
and
WHEREAS, the Housing Commission makes recommendations to the City Council on housing and
homeless matters and Housing Trust Fund allocations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Housing Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California,
as follows:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. That based on the information provided within the Housing Commission Staff Report, the
Housing Commission adopts this resolution, recommending that the Carlsbad City Council
approve the fiscal year 2025-26 Homelessness Action Plan Funding Plan (Attachment A} and
the Housing Trust Fund expenditures therein.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a meeting ofthe Housing Commission of the City of
Carlsbad on the 14th day of November, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN :
Collins, Chang, Berger, Ydigoras.
None.
None.
Horton.
MANDY MILLS, Director
Activity Provider GF CDBG¹ HTF PLHA HUD² Opioid
Funds
ERF 2-R³
Carlsbad
Village
ERF 3-R
(OS)
ERF 3-R
(VHOP)
FY 25-26
TOTAL
FY 24-25
TOTAL
Ou
t
r
e
a
c
h
&
C
a
s
e
M
g
m
t
.
Homeless
outreach and
case
management
Interfaith
Community
Services
$315,000 $249,445 $524,475 $1,088,920 $564,445
Street
Medicine
Whole
Person
Care Clinic
$56,034 $271,250 $327,284 $56,034
Substance
abuse
outreach &
education
Interfaith
Community
Services
$80,000 $80,000
Outreach & Case Management $315,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $80,000 $305,479 $271,250 $524,475 $1,496,204 $620,479
Sh
e
l
t
e
r
La Posada de
Guadalupe
Catholic
Charities $200,000 $174,020 $163,800 $537,820 $374,020
Regional
Shelter
Network
Alliance for
Regional
Solutions
$40,000 $40,000 $40,000
DV Services
Women’s
Resource
Center
$10,000 $10,000 $10,000
Emergency
pet boarding
Humane
Society $29,825 $29,825 $29,825
Motel
voucher
City of
Carlsbad
HHS
$70,000 $32,500 $102,500 $102,500
Motel
voucher
City of
Carlsbad
PD
$30,000 $30,000 $30,000
Shelter $139,825 $0 $40,000 $200,000 $0 $0 $206,520 $163,800 $0 $750,145 $586,345
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Activity Provider GF CDBG¹ HTF PLHA HUD² Opioid
Funds
ERF 2-R³
Carlsbad
Village
ERF 3-R
(OS)
ERF 3-R
(VHOP)
FY 25-26
TOTAL
FY 24-254
TOTAL
Ho
u
s
i
n
g
A
s
s
i
s
t
a
n
c
e
Housing
navigation
City of
Carlsbad $35,134 $36,000 $40,560 $111,694 $76,560
Housing case
management
Interfaith
Community
Services
$25,000
$25,000 $25,000
Homelessness
prevention
Pending
Application
Process
$81,823
$81,823 $81,823
Rapid re-
housing
Community
Resource
Center
$175,000 $175,000
$134,978 $1,181,684 $352,623 $2,019,285 $484,978
Homelessness
prevention
Brother
Benno’s $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
Rapid re-
housing
Community
Resource
Center
$471,852
$471,852 $448,428
Supportive
housing
Community
Resource
Center
$375,755
$375,755 $374,715
Rapid re-
housing
expansion
Community
Resource
Center
$481,773
$481,773 $0
Housing Assistance $220,134 $81,823 $61,000 $175,000 $1,369,940 $0 $134,978 $1,181,684 $352,623 $3,577,182 $1,501,504
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Activity Provider GF CDBG¹ HTF PLHA HUD² Opioid
Funds
ERF 2-R³
Carlsbad
Village
ERF 3-R
(OS)
ERF 3-R
(VHOP)
FY 25-26
TOTAL
FY 24-254
TOTAL
Be
n
e
f
i
t
s
&
Em
p
l
o
y
m
e
n
t
Carlsbad
Service
Center
Interfaith
Community
Services
$180,000 $180,000 $180,000
Employment
& Benefits
Specialist
Community
Resource
Center
$140,000 $140,000 $140,000
Benefits & Employment $320,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $320,000 $320,000
Ci
t
y
S
e
r
v
i
c
e
In
f
r
a
s
t
r
u
c
t
u
r
e
Abandoned
trash clean
up
Urban
Corps $100,000 $100,000 $92,889
Portable
restrooms
Rocket
Johns $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
City service Infrastructure $125,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $125,000 $117,889
Ci
t
y
S
t
a
f
f
⁶
Homeless
Outreach
Team
City of
Carlsbad
PD
$2,135,684 $2,135,684 $2,160,000⁴
Homeless
Services
City of
Carlsbad
HHS
$239,408⁵$62,541 $139,160 $162,125 $120,977 $724,212 $694,000
City Staff6 $2,375,092 $0 $0 $0 $62,541 $0 $139,160 $162,125 $120,977 $2,859,896 $2,854,000
Total $3,495,051 $81,823 $101,000 $375,000 $1,432,481 $80,000 $786,137 $1,778,859 $998,075 $9,128,427 $6,000,217
¹ CDBG public service dollars estimate is based on current fiscal year allocations and are subject to change. This amount is estimated to range 5% above or below based on
allocation and program income.
² HUD estimates include an expansion grant for rapid re-housing that has not yet been formally awarded, but is anticipated.
³ ERF is a 3-year grant. Costs are based on one-year estimates of spending for FY 2025-26. ⁴ Amended from original estimates to reflect most current numbers.
⁵ Temporary general fund decrease due to ERF grant 3-year term.
⁶Personnel figures are estimates based on a general 5% year over year percentage increase, and are subject to change.
GENERAL NOTE: These are estimates as of the date of this report. There may be minor changes made to the budget scheduled to be presented for
City Council consideration in May 2025.
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FOUR YEAR COMPARISON
CITY OF CARLSBAD
HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN
FUNDING PLANS
FY 2025-26
$9,128,427 Total budget
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$998,075"" $80,000 ■ General Fund
■CDBG
■ Housing Trust Fund
■ HUD Grants
■ PLHA Grant
ERF 2-R
■ ERF 3-R (OS)
$786,137 ■ ERF 3-R (VHOP)
~
$81,823
Opioid Settlement Funds
I $101,000 $1,432,481
$786,137
FY 2023-24
$5,578,924 Total budget
FY 2024-25
$6,000,217 Total budget
FY 2022-23
$4,323,406 Total budget
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$903,302--....__:
$468,252""""-
$101,000
$81,823 ----------
$75,167 -------$133,018 / $61,000
■ General Fund
■ CDBG
■ Housing Trust Fund
■ HUD Grant
■ PLHA Grant
■ General Fund
■ CDBG
■ Housing Trust Fund
■ HUD Grant
■ PLHA Grant
ERF
■ General Fund
■ CDBG
■ CDBG Additional
■ Housing Trust Fund
Nov. 14, 2024
Chris Shilling, Homeless Services Manager
Housing & Homeless Services
Jessica Klein, Senior Program Manager
Housing & Homeless ServicesREDUCING HOMELESSNESSFUNDING PLANJuly 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025
HOMELESSNESS ANNUAL REPORT
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Activities and Funding Overview FY 2024-25
Activities and funding overview
Activity Approximate budget Percentage of total funding
Housing assistance $3,577,182 39%
Shelter $750,145 8%
Benefits and employment $320,000 4%
Outreach and case management $1,496,204 16%
Direct Services Subtotal $6,143,531 67%
Police Homeless Outreach Team $2,135,684 23%
Homeless Services $724,212 8%
City services infrastructure $125,000 2%
Indirect Services Subtotal $2,984,860 33%
Total resources $9,128,391
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DIRECT SERVICE FUNDING
24%
12%
5%
59%
Outreach & Case Management
Shelter
Benefits & Employment
Housing Assistance
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FUNDING BY ACTIVITY
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$9,000.000
$8,000,000
$7,000,000
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$5,O0O,.OOD
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$-
$125,000
$12 5,000
$344,217
$664,.389
FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24
■ Poree Department Homele·ss. Outreach Te·am
■ Housing: As.sistance
■ Benefits &. Employment
■ Infrastructure
$117,889
$320,000
$665,.581 $1694,000
IFY 2024-25
Housing .& Homeless Services staff
Sh,elter
Outreach & Cas,e Management
$125,000
$724,212
FY 2025-26,
FUNDING SOURCES
FY 2022-23
$4,323,406 Total budget
$4,054,211
$75,167 $133,018 $61,000
General Fund
CDBG
CDBG Additional
Housing Trust Fund
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FUNDING SOURCES
FY 2023-24
$5,578,924 Total budget $3,766,712
$81,823
$101,000
$468,252
$375,000
$786,137
General Fund
CDBG
Housing Trust Fund
HUD Grant
PLHA Grant
ERF-2-R
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$3,752,955
$81,823
$101,000
$903,302
$375,000
General Fund
CDBG
Housing Trust Fund
HUD Grant
PLHA Grant
ERF-2-R
FUNDING SOURCES
FY 2024-25
$6,000,217 Total budget
$786,137
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FUNDING SOURCES
FY 2025-26
$9,128,427 Total budget
$786,137
$3,495,051
$81,823
$101,000$1,432,481
$375,000
$1,778,859
$998,075 $80,000
General Fund
CDBG
Housing Trust Fund
HUD Grants
PLHA Grant
ERF 2-R
ERF 3-R (OS)
ERF 3-R (VHOP)
Opioid Settlement Funds
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HOMELESSNESS FUNDING PLAN
Housing Trust Fund
Activity Amount Organization
Bridge to Housing Shelter Network $40,000 ARS
Housing Navigation $36,000 City of Carlsbad
Carlsbad Service Center $25,000 Interfaith Community
Services
TOTAL $101,000
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Carlsbad
HOMELESSNESS FUNDING PLAN
New Funding for FY 2025-26
Grant Amount Funding Source
Encampment Resolution 78 $1,778,859*CA HCD
Encampment Resolution V-HOP $998,075*CA HCD
HUD RRH Expansion $504,715 HUD
TOTAL $3,281,649
*Amounts awarded for a term of three years. Funding
represents the first year.
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Adopt a resolution recommending the approval of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Homelessness Action Plan Funding Plan and
the Housing Trust Fund expenditures therein.
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Questions
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{city of
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North County population
Carlsbad
Carlsbad
91 %
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County region population
Carlsbad
3.5%
North County
26%
84%
Carlsbad
1.8%
North County
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Year over year unsheltered count data
Point-in-Time Count
160
152
140
120
112
100
80 78
60
40
21
20
19 21
0
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Meet Frank One of our most impactful stories this year is about Frank, a 62-
year-old man who has been experiencing homelessness since
February 2017. Since then, Frank has stayed at different shelters
and has interacted with various support services, including the
Carlsbad Police Department Homeless Outreach Team, the
Brother Benno Foundation, PATH, Interfaith Community Service’s
homeless outreach team, City of Carlsbad staff, and Community
Resource Center staff. Frank faced significant challenges due to a
physical disability, chronic health conditions, and alcohol use.
Since at least 2021, Frank has been navigating his Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) claim and would express interest in recovery
programs only to find out there were no immediate openings.
Frank was also often difficult to locate. However, the
implementation of a coordinated approach through the monthly
meetings of the Carlsbad Collaborative made ongoing
engagement easier this past year. With the dedicated support of
his case manager and care team, Frank successfully obtained
senior housing in Carlsbad. He continues to work with his case
manager to stabilize his living situation.
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•The Police Department Homeless Outreach Team continually engaged Frank
and continued to refer him to the city’s programs. They supported him in the
motel voucher program and with assisting him in getting his ID from the DMV.
•Community Resource Center, Interfaith Community Services and the City of
Carlsbad Housing Navigator worked closely together to support Frank in
obtaining his documentation, completing his SSI claim that provided him with
permanent income, supporting him in accessing senior housing and providing
him with stabilization support in his new home.
•Case Conferencing between the organizations allowed greater collaboration
to support Frank in continual progress towards eventually gaining housing.
What Worked
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