Community Development Grants

Community Development Grants

Funder: Tamalpais Pacific

Geographic Scope: California (Marin County and surrounding regions), with examples in Marin, Sonoma, and San Francisco Bay Area

Focus Areas:

Housing creation and preservation

Permanent supportive housing

Workforce housing

Affordable housing

Services for vulnerable populations

Community facilities supporting housing

Eligibility:

Tax-exempt nonprofit organizations only

Competitive award process

What They Fund:

Predevelopment funding (engineering reports, development plans)

Construction funding

Community facilities and services supporting housing projects

Projects that provide leverage and unlock additional funding

Award Consideration Metrics:
1. Applicants' experience and success in housing creation
2. Operational experience
3. Ability to provide supportive services
4. Number of units created or preserved
5. Cost per unit and per occupant
6. Alternative sources of funding
7. Need and/or vulnerability of population served

Priority: Awards that provide leverage, particularly predevelopment funds that help move projects to entitlements and unlock other funding

Review Process: The Tamalpais Pacific Board meets quarterly to consider applications

Contact: Executive Director Sheri Joseph

Recent Examples of Funded Projects:

Homeward Bound of Marin - Jonathan's Place: predevelopment funding for engineering reports to expand homeless shelter with 32 units of permanent supportive housing

Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco: predevelopment and construction funding for 80 units of workforce housing in Novato

Episcopal Community Services: funding for community kitchen serving 43 units of permanent supportive housing in Larkspur

The Living Room Center, Sonoma: funding to create ADUs in Santa Rosa for domestic violence victims and their children

Community Land Trust Association of West Marin (CLAM): funding for development plan to repurpose Coast Guard neighborhood into 37 affordable homes in Point Reyes