Factory-Built Housing Regional Pilot Program Round 3 Planning Grant

The Strategic Growth Council's Factory Built Housing Pilot Program aims to enhance the availability of affordable housing in California through factory-built solutions. With a funding allocation of $12 million, this program supports both Catalyst and Planning Grants to foster scalable strategies for long-term housing initiatives. Designed for advanced planning efforts, applicants are expected to demonstrate collaborative infrastructure and a clear vision for regional housing expansion, thus addressing the pressing need for high-quality homes across the state.

Purpose
The Factory-Built Housing (FBH) Program is designed to support regional strategies that use factory-built housing to expand the supply of affordable, high-quality homes across California. The goal is to create solutions that can be scaled and replicated to move beyond one-off development projects to broader, long-term impact.
Description
The FBH Program is funded by a $12,000,000 allocation from the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program to fund two grant types -- Catalyst Grants and Planning Grants. Public Relations Code Section 75210 created the AHSC Program to “implement land use, housing, transportation, and agricultural land preservation practices to support infill and compact development, and that support related and coordinated public policy objectives.” The AHSC Program receives its funding from California’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), which is administered in California by the California Climate Investments (CCI) Program. The FBH Program will provide Planning Grants of up to $3 million over a three-year term to support initiatives that are ready to translate exploratory and early-stage coordination efforts into actionable strategies, scalable plans, and targeted pre-implementation activities. Planning Grants are designed for projects that have progressed beyond the early-stage activities and are poised to implement or meaningfully advance coordinated planning efforts that position their region for scalable factory-built housing delivery. Planning Grant applicants must propose a clear vision for expanding factory-built housing at a regional scale and demonstrate that they possess the legal authority, capacity, established relationships, and collaborative infrastructure needed to deliver actionable plans, policies, or frameworks that advance