Adrienne Ritz of the Strategic Growth Council summarized programs that fund affordable housing, sustainable agricultural lands conservation, factory-built housing planning and demonstration and community-led resilience projects. She said the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program (AHSC) is in round 9 with about $775 million in that round and that AHSC has funded more than 22,000 homes to date. "We have funded over 22,000 homes across the state, built almost 300 miles of bikeways and invested more than $4,000,000,000," she said.

Ritz also described the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) programs planning, acquisition and capacity grants, said the agency will move to a rolling application cycle soon, and noted a factory-built housing pilot program that closed public comment and is expected to be announced in December. She said Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) and Community Resilience Centers (CRC) guidelines are in public comment and that both programs are expected to receive some Proposition 4 funding.

Why this matters: SGC programs are large and cross-cutting, funding housing and land-conservation strategies intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support disadvantaged communities. Applicants should watch council meeting agendas for award announcements and the public-comment windows for guideline changes.

Practical details: AHSC round 9 awards were expected to be announced at a December council meeting; SALC is moving to a rolling application cycle; factory-built housing pilot and TCC/CRC guideline public comments are open through January (presenter encouraged comments and participation). Christine and technical-assistance partners support communities applying to these competitive programs.