A county shall be eligible for a program grant if the county meets the requirements of this section. Eligibility does not create an entitlement to grant funds and is subject to availability of funds. The county shall meet all of the following requirements:

(a) Has identified a source of funding for providing intensive services promoting housing stability. Funding for these services may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 53592

  • County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19

(1) County general funds.

(2) Whole Person Care pilot program funds, to the extent those funds are available or the Whole Person Care program has been renewed.

(3) The Health Home Program.

(4) Other county-controlled funding to provide these services to eligible participants.

(b) Has designated a process for administering grant funds through agencies administering housing programs.

(c) Agrees to collect and report data, as described in Section 53593, to the department.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 620, Sec. 7. (AB 957) Effective October 8, 2019.)

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