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Tulare County staff: HAP Round 6 application submitted; HAP Round 7 funding likely smaller and may be limited to permanent supportive housing
Summary
Tulare County and partners submitted a collaborative HAP Round 6 application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Staff flagged that draft HAP Round 7 language shows a much smaller statewide appropriation and may restrict eligible uses to permanent supportive housing.
Task force staff reported that Tulare County and partners submitted a joint HAP (Housing Accelerator Program) Round 6 application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and described the legislative outlook for a prospective HAP Round 7.
Noah, a task force staff member, said the county’s collaborative application — developed with Kings County and local housing authorities including KTHA — was filed before the HCD deadline. He added that HCD plans to issue comments or correction requests by the end of the following week and then will conduct subsequent 30‑day review cycles until the application is finalized.
Noah warned that Kings County faces threshold issues that could limit the collective allocation, because Kings County is not a pro‑housing designated county while Tulare County is. “Tulare County is, thanks to the work of the Resource Management Agency and others, pro‑housing designated,” Noah said, and that designation helped Tulare meet HCD thresholds.
Outlook for HAP Round 7
Noah reviewed draft language for the proposed HAP Round 7 and cautioned it contains only scant details. He said current drafts indicate a much smaller statewide appropriation — roughly $500 million — compared with about $1.36 billion for the earlier round. He added the draft language, if unchanged, appears to limit eligible uses to permanent supportive housing, whereas previous guidance for earlier rounds had allowed funding for interim housing in some circumstances.
Local capital commitments
Noah said Tulare County has already dedicated significant capital from HAP Rounds 4 and 5 to support two county‑backed Homekey projects by placing funds in capitalized operating subsidy reserves (COSRs). Those reserves are intended to support operational stability and tenant rental assistance at Homekey sites.
Why this matters
A smaller statewide HAP appropriation and tighter eligibility could reduce competitive funding available to the region and shift priority toward permanent supportive housing projects. Staff said they will monitor legislation and HCD guidance, and review HAP Round 7 once more detailed bills are final.
Follow up
Noah asked task force members to note the legislative uncertainty and said staff will circulate any HCD office‑hours feedback and material revisions to the group once HCD completes its review.
