Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Grants

Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Grants is sponsored by California Department of Housing and Community Development. LEAP provides grants and technical assistance to local governments for preparing and adopting planning documents and implementing process improvements.

Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Grants | California Department of Housing and Community Development Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Grants The Local Action Planning Grants (LEAP), provides over-the-counter grants complemented with technical assistance to local governments for the preparation and adoption of planning documents, and process improvements that: Accelerate housing production Facilitate compliance to implement the sixth-cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment.

Increasing the availability of affordable homes statewide is critical to bettering the quality of life of all Californians and to ending homelessness. In the 2019-20 Budget Act, Governor Gavin Newsom allocated $250 million for all regions, cities, and counties to do their part by prioritizing planning activities that accelerate housing production to meet identified needs of every community.

With this allocation, HCD established the Local Early Action Planning Grant Program (LEAP) with $119 million for cities and counties. LEAP provides one-time grant funding to cities and counties to update their planning documents and implement process improvements that will facilitate the acceleration of housing production and help local govts. prepare for their 6th cycle RHNA much like the SB2 Planning Grants.

The 2019-20 Budget Act provides a spectrum of support, incentives, resources, and accountability to meet California’s housing goals.

Some specific elements include: Local and regional planning grants (LEAP and REAP) Prohousing preference points on competitive funding applications Additional funding resources Accountability (penalties for noncompliant housing plans) Reform (collaborative processes to reform regional housing needs) For regional governments and entities, funding is available through the Regional Early Action Planning Grants (REAP).

For more information, please visit Regional Early Action Planning Grants . Eligible activities must be related to housing planning and facilitate the streamlining and acceleration of housing production. Eligible applicants are limited to local governments, i.e., cities and counties.

However, local governments may partner through legally binding agreements with other forms of governments or entities where the proposal will have a direct effect on land-use or development within the participating localities.

This includes, but is not limited to, partnerships with other localities, regional governments, housing authorities, school districts, special districts, community-based organizations, or any duly constituted governing body of an Indian Reservation or Rancheria.

Applicants forming partnerships, must submit separate, complete, and signed application packages, including resolutions and a copy of the signed agreement between partners to in order to be awarded funds. For currently active or expired LEAP contracts, the project completion, final funds request, and closeout reporting submission deadline is September 30, 2024.

The Department must reimburse all jurisdictions prior to December 31, 2024, as the fund will disencumber by that date. It is the responsibility of the Grantee to maintain accurate records of LEAP grant balances and timeliness of fund draws. If the grantee did not extend the LEAP contract and is expired, you may only claim reimbursement for work completed before the expired contract date of June 30, 2024.

For technical assistance, please email the LEAP team: leapreimbursements@hcd. ca. gov .

Maximum Grant Amounts per Jurisdiction (PDF) Awardees shall submit a report, to be made publicly available, by April 1 of the year following the receipt of funds and annually thereafter until those funds are expended. LEAP Annual Report (XLSM) — The report can be found on the last tab of this file. Upon completion of all deliverables within the Standard Agreement, the awardee shall submit a close out report.

Close Out Reporting Form – Attachment 1 (PDF) Planning Grants and Local Housing Strategies Map Government Taxpayer ID Form (PDF) OPR and HCD’s Integrated Planning Concepts (PDF) Strategic Growth Council AHSC Program website AB 32 (Chapter 488, Statutes 2006) SB 375 (Chapter 728, Statutes, 2008) Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants California Metropolitan Organizations (MPOs) and Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPAs) To request reimbursement of funds, please download and follow instructions on the following forms: LEAP Request for Reimbursement of Funds (PDF) LEAP Cash Request Summary (XLS) Google™ Translate Disclaimer The California Housing and Community Development website uses Google™ Translate to provide automatic translation of its web pages.

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