The city of San Bernardino is seeking applicants for 2026-27 grant programs that address affordable housing and homelessness, officials announced Tuesday.
Federal funding totals more than $2.85 million from the Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Solutions Grant programs. The city receives the funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and anticipates $2.6 million for block grants and $256,500 from the ESG program.
CDBG support is for community and economic development efforts, public services and fair housing, according to the city. Eligible projects must meet one of the HUD’s national objectives — primarily benefit low- and moderate-income individuals, eliminate slums and blight and meet an urgent need, officials said. Examples of CDBG projects include the construction and rehabilitation of publicly owned facilities, improvements to public and private buildings to make them accessible to people with disabilities and infrastructure improvements to sidewalks, streets and drainage, water and sewer systems.
CDBG funds may also be used for child care, services for seniors and domestic violence victims, health care, mental health services and legal assistance.
City officials are also seeking applicants who have experience with and are qualified to provide services eligible for ESG support. The ESG program aims to help individuals and families quickly regain housing stability. Maintaining permanent housing is the ESG program’s goal serving people experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness.
ESG-eligible activities include street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing assistance and data collection through the Homeless Management Information System, according to the city.
To city’s Notice of Funds is online at https://www.sanbernardino.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10905/FY-2026-2027-CDBG-and-ESG-Notice-of-Funding-AvailabilityNOFA-OPEN-12125.
Applications are accepted from Dec. 1 through Friday, Jan. 16. Applicants should apply via the Participant Portal at the Neighborly website, portal.neighborlysoftware.com/sanbernardinoca/Participant.
Applications received after 3 p.m. on Jan. 16 will not be accepted, officials said.
“If you require public documents in an accessible format, the City of San Bernardino will make reasonable efforts to accommodate your request,” according to the city’s announcement. “The City of San Bernardino intends to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you should need special assistance, please contact Leslie McCree, Management Analyst II or Brianna Juarez, Management Analyst, via email at housing@sbcity.org.”
CDBG funds are reimbursable, meaning grant recipients must pay eligible expenses up front, then submit invoices to the city for reimbursement, officials said.
