The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved plans for addressing homelessness and the county’s housing and infrastructure needs ahead of receiving an expected $9.42 million in federal funding.
The Community Development and Housing Department’s 2025-30 Consolidated Plan, which includes the 2025-26 Annual Action Plan, is now set for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The plans lay out strategic goals and identify priorities for addressing homelessness, affordable housing, community development and economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents.
In addition to its unincorporated areas, the county manages federal grant funding for 13 cities — Adelanto, Barstow, Big Bear Lake, Colton, Grand Terrace, Highland, Loma Linda, Montclair, Needles, Redlands, Twentynine Palms, Yucaipa and the Town of Yucca Valley.
Chino Hills and Rancho Cucamonga do not participate in the county’s federally funded housing programs, but they are member-cities of the county’s HOME Consortium and are eligible to receive housing funds. Other cities in in the county qualify to receive grant funds directly from HUD.
The five-year Consolidated Plan aims for a coordinated, sustainable approach to improving living conditions and expanding affordable housing options, officials said. The expected $9.42 million in federal funding for 2025 is from the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships Act and Emergency Solutions Grant programs. The funding from HUD is for local infrastructure development, emergency shelter services, affordable housing and community services.
The county’s plan noted that “HUD has not yet provided its grantees with allocation amounts for 2025. For planning purposes, the county uses 95% of the prior year’s grant allocations as an approximation of the amount to be awarded for 2025. Actual appropriations by the U.S. Congress and subsequent HUD allocations could vary significantly from these approximate amounts.”
The more than 260-page Consolidated Plan is available online at tinyurl.com/3pj3hksb.
