STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
CC 17
10/14/2025
TN
Date: October 14, 2025
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From: Patti Garibay, Director - Community Development
Becky Bartlett, Manager – Housing
Subject: Accept and Appropriate State of California CalHome Grant Program Funds and Approve MOU with Habitat for Humanity
Recommendations:
1. Accept and appropriate State of California CalHome Grant Program Funds of $5,000,000.
2. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Habitat for Humanity not to exceed $500,000; and
3. Find that this item is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
G.C. Section 84308: No
Fiscal Impact:
None. The City of Lancaster (City) was awarded funds from the CalHome Program in 2024. The City received $5,000,000.00 to fund the owner-occupied mobile home rehabilitation program.
Appropriate the following amounts:
Expenditures
o23022000.5656 | CALHM23.MISCGRANT - $4,500,000
o23022000.5656 | CALHM23.MISCGRANT.HBITATADMN. - $500,000 Revenue
o23022000.4998 | CALHM23.CALHOME - $5,000,000
Background:
On November 9, 2021, the Lancaster City Council adopted Resolution No. 21-58 authorizing the submission of an application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for funding under the 2021 CalHome Program. In response to the Notice of 2 1
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Funding Availability (NOFA) issued on September 21, 2021, the City applied for a grant in the amount up to $5,000,000.00 to support the launch of a new owner-occupied housing rehabilitation program.
The CalHome Program is a key initiative administered by HCD to promote neighborhood stabilization across California. It provides competitive grant awards to local jurisdictions to assist low-income homeowners in rehabilitating aging housing stock. Eligible households must have a gross annual income not exceeding $94,600 for a standard four-person household. The program aims to address critical health and safety concerns, preserve housing affordability, and mitigate the decline in property values within vulnerable communities.
Following the successful submission of the application, the City has been awarded the requested funds and must now formally accept and appropriate the grant. To implement the program, the City has entered into a partnership with Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization with extensive experience in housing rehabilitation. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) not to exceed $500,000 with Habitat for Humanity will be executed to define roles, responsibilities, and program delivery mechanisms.
This funding will enable the City to make meaningful investments in its housing infrastructure, improve living conditions for qualified residents, and strengthen the overall stability and resilience of Lancaster’s mobile home parks.
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Attachments:
CalHome Program Funding Agreement
Habitat for Humanity MOU