The California Department of Housing and Community Development (Department or HCD) is requesting submittal of Concept Proposals for funding under the Infill Infrastructure Grant Catalytic Qualifying Infill Area program (IIGC).
Donor Name: California Department of Housing and Community Development
State: California
Counties: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $5 million-$15 million
Details:
The objective of the IIG program is to promote infill housing development by providing financial assistance for Capital Improvement Projects that are an integral part of, or necessary to facilitate the development of affordable and mixed income housing.
The purpose of the IIGC program is to provide critical infrastructure funding necessary to unlock sites for residential development. The IIGC program supports adaptive reuse of these structures or sites by providing financial assistance for Capital Improvement Projects that are an integral part of, or necessary to facilitate the development of housing within Catalytic Qualifying Infill Areas (CQIA). Under the program, grants are available as gap funding for infrastructure improvements necessary for specific residential or mixed-use infill development proposals.
Funding Information
Large Jurisdictions
- Minimum $15 million
- Maximum $45 million
Small Jurisdictions
- Minimum $5 million
- Maximum $15 million
Eligibility Criteria
The CQIA Concept Proposal must certify the following statutorily required eligibility criteria:
- The Applicant must be eligible. An Eligible Applicant is defined as a city, county, city and county, or public housing authority that has jurisdiction over a CQIA. A metropolitan planning organization may participate as a co-applicant.
- The CQIA must be located in a city, county, or city and county in which the general plan of the city, county, or city and county has an adopted housing element that the Department has determined to be in compliance or will be found to be in compliance by the Department, pursuant to Section 65585 of the Government Code by the anticipated award date.
- Identification of an eligible CQIA that meets all of the following:
- A contiguous area or multiple noncontiguous parcels located within an Urbanized Area6. For Large Jurisdictions, the contiguous area or noncontiguous parcels have been previously developed, or at least 75 percent of the perimeter of each parcel or area adjoins parcels that are developed or have been previously developed with Urban Uses. For Small Jurisdictions, the perimeter requirements shall be at least 50 percent of the perimeter of each parcel or area. For purposes of this paragraph, perimeters bordering navigable bodies of water and parks shall not be included in the perimeter calculation.
- No parcel within or adjoining the designated CQIA is classified as agricultural or natural working land according to the California Department of Conservation’s Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program (FMMP) Tool.
- The contiguous area or multiple noncontiguous parcels are located in an area designated for mixed-use or residential development pursuant to one of the following:
- A general plan adopted pursuant to Section 65300 of the Government Code.
- A sustainable communities strategy adopted pursuant to Section 65080 of the Government Code.
- A specific plan adopted pursuant to Section 65450 of the Government Code.
- A Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone established pursuant to Section 65620 of the Government Code.
- A Housing Sustainability District established pursuant to Section 66201 of the Government Code.
- Certification that the applicant has site control or other mechanism of authority to complete the proposed Capital Improvement Project(s) within the proposed CQIA.
Catalytic Qualifying Infill Area Housing Requirements – the applicant must further demonstrate the following:
- No less than 15 percent of the total projected housing within the CQIA will be Affordable Units.7
- Average residential densities on the parcels to be developed that are equal to or greater than the following densities (GOV 65583.2 (c)(3)(B)), except that a project located in a Rural Area as defined in Section 50199.21 shall include average residential densities on the parcels to be developed of at least 10 units per acre.8
- Housing sites are free from severe adverse environmental conditions, such as the presence of toxic waste that is economically infeasible to remove or cannot be mitigated.
III. The CQIA Concept Proposal must include narrative responses addressing each of the following:
- An identification of the parcel(s) within the boundaries of the proposed CQIA including:
- size
- current or planned land use
- current or planned zoning
- current ownership
- description of existing structures and whether existing structures will be adapted for residential or other uses or demolished
- description of surrounding land uses
- Description and estimated cost of the proposed Capital Improvement Project(s). Please refer threshold requirements and eligible uses of IIGC program grant funds. The Capital Improvement Project must constitute a large catalytic investment to unlock land to accommodate a mix of uses, including affordable and mixed-income housing
- Description of how the applicant jurisdiction will, or has ensured streamlined entitlement processes and fast-tracked progress for future housing development within the CQIA including, but not limited to, planned or existing ordinances that facilitate the reuse of non-residential building for residential uses.
- Information, to the extent known, on the proposed project schedule for the proposed Capital Improvement Project to demonstrate readiness, including:
- Estimated date(s) for key elements of Capital Improvement Project completion
- Identification of necessary environmental clearances to commence construction of the Capital Improvement Project and status of said clearances.
- Date(s) for final entitlements and planning approvals received or anticipated, allowing for commencement of construction of the Capital Improvement Project
- Date(s) for financial commitments for housing in the CQIA used in the calculation of the maximum IIG award
- Estimated construction and permanent financing closing dates of housing development(s) within the CQIA, if known.
- Other key milestone dates for the Capital Improvement Project(s) and housing proposed in the CQIA.
- Contingencies and risks that could alter or delay proposed timeline
- Estimated number of housing developments, number of total housing units, number of affordable housing units, and depths of affordability within the proposed CQIA as well as proposed residential densities, if known. If exact number of housing units is unknown at the time of the submittal of the Concept Proposal, the applicant may include an anticipated range of units.
- Identification of housing developments proposed on state owned excess sites and other publicly owned land, if any, within the CQIA. A list of available excess state-owned properties is available on the Department’s website.
- A description of transit operations, including locations of transit stations and stops, type and frequency of service, located within proximity to the proposed housing within the CQIA.
- A description of existing or planned amenities like shopping, schools, and job centers near within or in proximity to the CQIA.
- A description of strategies to mitigate displacement of any existing residents and businesses within the identified CQIA.
- A description of meaningful outreach and engagement utilized in the design of the CQIA in the local community.
- Identification of streamlined program-level California Environmental Quality Act analysis and certification efforts that will expedite environmental reviews for the proposed housing within the C.
- Description of how the CQIA and Capital Improvement Project will have a catalytic impact within the community and explanation of any potential challenges for use or access of IIGC funding, or risks to completion of the CQIA project vision.
Small Jurisdictions
Alpine, Kings, San Benito, Amador, Lake, Shasta, Butte, Lassen, Sierra, Calaveras, Madera, Siskiyou, Colusa, Mariposa, Sutter, Del Norte, Mendocino, Tehama ,El Dorado, Modoc, Trinity, Glenn, Mono, Tuolumne, Humboldt, Napa, Yolo, Imperial, Nevada, Yuba
Large Jurisdictions
Alameda, Placer, Santa Barbara, Contra Costa, Riverside, Santa Clara, Fresno, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Kern, San Bernardino, Solano, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sonoma, Marin, San Francisco, Stanislaus, Merced, San Joaquin, Tulare, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Orange, San Mateo
For more information, visit Infill Infrastructure Grant Program.
