Highlights from Q2 (April through June 2023) include:

• Behavioral Health Community Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) funds were awarded to purchase a property on Sutton Way to be used as a day center and navigation center. Staff are currently working to pull down grant funding and plan for renovations. The building is currently occupied with limited staff. 
• Empire Mine Courtyard has made substantial progress towards 19 units of permanent housing for homeless individuals. Of those units, 19 are occupied or in the process of selecting an occupant . The office space/case management area has been renovated. 
• The Ranch House:  No Place Like Home Round 2 funding in the amount of $1,412,000  is being used to convert an existing three-bedroom, two bath County owned property into six individual units of permanent supportive housing with estimated completion of January of 2025. The project received  $2,700,000 in additional funding for construction from the Community Care Expansion grant. Approval for septic and zoning changes are complete; the Board approved the project to go to bid at the May 23 Board Meeting. Site prep and demo is estimated for October 2023.
• Pacific Crest Commons is a collaboration between HCS staff,  Regional Housing Authority, developer The Pacific Companies (TPC), and the Town of Truckee to secure financing for the California Highway Patrol surplus site in Truckee. Round 4 No Place Like Home funding has been awarded. The project will incorporate 10 supportive housing units into the project. The project has also secured $2M in local soft financing for development costs. The project continues through the entitlement process and will apply for federal tax credit in August for awards to be announced in November. 
• The Landlord Liaison and Recruitment (LLP) program is currently  underway and is being promoted to the public through press releases, collaboration with local businesses, and through Community Solutions and the Built for Zero initiative. 
• Lone Oak Phase II is in planning for 31 units of low income Senior housing. Nevada County awarded funds from the Western Nevada County Regional Housing Trust Fund to developer Pacific West Communities to support the project. 
• The Affordable Workforce and Housing Team is a collaboration between the Community Development Agency and Health and Human Services to advance development of affordable and workforce housing through coordination on projects and policies. The Team meets monthly. 
• In May, Housing and Community Services released a Request for Proposal to identify a developer for owner occupied construction. The project will construct homes available for purchase by low income residents. 
• Application for the 2023 Local Housing Trust Fund was submitted in May. If awarded, the application could provide $2.7 million in funding for the development of affordable housing, including owner occupied construction. 
• The CDBG CV1 subsistence grant provided rent, mortgage, or utility assistance to 37 households. Of the 37 households served to date, 27 households had pay or quit notices or evictions or foreclosure processes threatening and were able to remain in their homes.