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Fontana housing report: $15.7M in resources, two affordable projects (145 units) in development
Summary
The Housing Department reported it is administering just over $8.0M in annual funding and about $7.6M in one-time grant balances (combined ~$15.7M), outlined a pipeline of two affordable projects totaling 145 units (expected 2027) and described homelessness-response metrics including HOST outreach to over 1,500 people in 2025.
Valerie Gonzales, Fontana's housing manager, presented the Housing Department's 2025 annual report with an overview of the city's programs, funding and outcomes.
Gonzales told the council the department is administering just over $8,000,000 in active annual funding for the 2025-26 cycle and manages one-time grant programs with remaining balances totaling approximately $7,600,000; when combined with other allocations this represents roughly $15,700,000 in resources for housing and homelessness response. She said the department received about $5,200,000 across five separate grant awards in 2025 to support housing production and homelessness response.
Program highlights included the housing rehabilitation program, which offers grants and loans up to $25,000 per household and completed 25 projects in 2025, and an older-adult modification program launching this year. The city reported more than 2,325 affordable housing units in its portfolio, including 93 units dedicated for people experiencing homelessness.
Gonzales outlined two projects in development totaling 145 affordable units expected to be completed in 2027. Courtplace at Fontana is a two-phase development of 106 units (unit mix of one-, two- and three-bedrooms) sited on a reconstructed detention basin; staff said the project has secured approximately $4,000,000 in community project funds from Congresswoman Norma Torres and other tax-credit awards, with total development cost described as approximately $35,000,000 and permits anticipated by April with about 14 months of construction. A second, smaller project (Citrus Grove Apartments) will deliver 39 one-bedroom affordable units with on-site services; building permits are targeted for June.
On homelessness response, staff described a coordinated system of outreach, interim housing and rapid rehousing. The HOST outreach team engaged more than 1,500 individuals in 2025 and the city provided homelessness prevention services to 208 clients and rapid-rehousing assistance to 49 clients during the year; staff also reported the city provided over 400 nights of interim housing.
Council members thanked department staff and praised the point-in-time count participation. Gonzales said the department will continue pursuing grants and partnerships to expand permanent supportive housing and program capacity going into 2026.
