Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) - Grant Closed Out

About the Homeless Emergency Aid Program

The California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) is responsible for administering the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP), a one-time $500 million block grant program created in 2018. HEAP was established to provide direct assistance to California’s homeless Continuums of Care (CoCs) and large cities to address the homelessness crisis throughout the state.

HEAP Funding

• HEAP Notice of Funding Available (NOFA)
• HEAP Overview
• Allocation Charts

HEAP Reporting

• HEAP Final Report
• 2021 HEAP Case Study Report #2 Responding to Youth Homelessness in California
• 2021 HEAP Case Study Report #1 Addressing Unsheltered Homelessness in California
• 2020 HCFC Grants Annual Report
• Cal ICH Grants Annual Report Templates
• 2019 HEAP Annual Report
• HEAP Grantee Reporting
  • HEAP Reporting Requirements
  • 2018-2019 Annual Reports
  • 2018-2019 Certifications

HEAP Documents & Forms

• Change Request Process
  • Change Request Process Instructions
  • Forms
    • Change Request Form
    • Authorized Signatory Form

HEAP Resources

• FAQs - Supplemental
• FAQs
• Program Guidance

For more information, contact: calich@bcsh.ca.gov