Fresno County supervisors approve submission of applications for more than $66 million in state supportive-housing funding

The Fresno County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 20 unanimously approved the county’s submission of applications for more than $66,000,000 in state funding to develop supportive housing projects.

If both applications are awarded, the county said the projects could deliver up to 90 new permanent supportive housing units to the region, including 51 units in a rural city — described in meeting remarks as the first project of its kind in one of the county’s rural cities. The funding source was described generally as state funding; specific grant programs or award conditions were not specified in the meeting record.

The board’s action at the meeting was recorded as an approval of the county’s applications. The transcript does not list a mover, seconder or an individual vote tally; meeting remarks indicated the approval was unanimous but did not specify how many supervisors were present or their votes by name.

County staff framed the applications as a way to expand permanent supportive housing capacity in both urban and rural parts of Fresno County. The record does not include timelines for grant awards, project sites, estimated per-unit costs, or the departments that would administer the awards if the applications are successful.

No amendments or conditions to the applications were recorded in the meeting transcript. The item was presented as an application submission only; awarding of state funds, project approvals, and any construction or operating plans would be subject to later decisions and any program requirements of the state grantors.

Ending: The board’s approval moves the county forward to the application review stage; whether the projects proceed will depend on state awards and subsequent county approvals and implementation steps, none of which were decided at the meeting.