County authorizes application for $27.5M Transformative Climate Communities grant for Cuyama Valley

Sep 22, 2026

The board authorized staff to submit an application for the Transformative Climate Communities implementation grant (up to $27.5M) to fund housing, deep home energy retrofits, solar and resilience projects in the isolated Cuyama Valley; the Housing Authority committed roughly $17M in leverage.

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The Board of Supervisors authorized staff to submit a $27.5 million Transformative Climate Communities implementation application for the Resilient Cuyama Valley initiative. Staff described a project portfolio that couples affordable housing, home energy retrofits, community facility solar and battery backup, a food hub with cold storage and workforce training.

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