Encampment Resolution Funding Program, Round 3, Rolling Application (ERF-3-R) Grant

The Encampment Resolution Funding Program (ERF-3-R) offers $298 million for proposals addressing unsheltered homelessness in California. This funding will support local initiatives that provide safe, stable housing and resolve critical issues within encampments, emphasizing person-centered, Housing First approaches. Eligible applicants include jurisdictions with actionable plans to improve safety and wellness for individuals experiencing homelessness.

The California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) is pleased to announce the availability of Round 3 of the Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) Program. California appropriated $400 million to fund ERF-3. ERF-3's initial disbursement (ERF-3-L) was allocated to jurisdictions that applied for ERF-2-R, met all the program requirements, but were unable to receive awards under Round 2 due to insufficient funds. This NOFA makes the remaining $298,747,574.33 available for awards through a rolling application process (ERF-3-R).
The ERF program will fund actionable, person-centered local proposals that resolve the experience of unsheltered homelessness for people residing in 3 encampments. Resolving these experiences of homelessness will necessarily address the safety and wellness of people within encampments, resolve critical encampment concerns, and transition individuals into interim shelter with clear pathways to permanent housing or directly into permanent housing, using data-informed, non-punitive, low-barrier, person-centered, Housing First, and coordinated approaches. Proposals may bolster existing, successful models and/or support new approaches that provide safe stable, and ultimately permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness in encampments.