Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program (PLHA)
Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program (PLHA) supports California local governments’ affordable housing, homeownership, and homelessness activities to address unmet community housing needs.
Funder: California Department of Housing & Community Development
Due Dates: February 28, 2027 (CY 2023 application) | June 30, 2027 (CY 2023 amendment) | February 28, 2028 (CY 2024 application) | June 30, 2028 (CY 2024 amendment) | February 28, 2029 (CY 2025 application) | June 30, 2029 (CY 2025 amendment) | February 28, 2030 (CY 2026 application) | June 30, 2030 (CY 2026 amendment) | February 28, 2031 (CY 2027 application) | June 30, 2031 (CY 2027 amendment) | February 28, 2032 (CY 2028 application) | June 30, 2032 (CY 2028 amendment; final NOFA closing)
Funding Amounts: Cycle 2: $137.5 million for CY 2024 and $147.2 million for CY 2025; jurisdiction-specific five-year allocation estimates
Summary: PLHA funds California local governments’ affordable housing and homelessness activities to address unmet community housing needs.
Key Information: Housing element compliance and allocation-year Annual Progress Reports are required for funding eligibility.
Description
The Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program (PLHA), administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), provides an ongoing source of funding for local housing needs. Established through Senate Bill 2, it uses revenue from the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund for affordable housing development, preservation, homeownership opportunities, and assistance to people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
PLHA includes formula allocations for entitlement and non-entitlement local governments and a competitive component for non-entitlement jurisdictions. The competitive NOFA is closed. Cycle 2 covers the 2024–2028 formula allocations and consolidates eligible work into rental, affordable owner-occupied workforce housing, and homelessness assistance activities. Applicants’ five-year plans must describe how investments prioritize increasing housing supply for households earning at or below 60% of area median income (AMI).
