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Community Development Agency <br />.; www.santa-ana.org/cd <br />Item # 20 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />March 17, 2026 <br />TOPIC: Application for Prohousing Incentive Program Grant Funds <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Application for the State of California Department of Housing and Community <br />Development Prohousing Incentive Program Grant Funds <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for up to $1.42 million <br />in grant funding from the State of California Department of Housing and <br />Community Development (HCD) Prohousing Incentive Program. <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR, AND <br />RECEIPT OF, PROHOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM FUNDS <br />2. If awarded Prohousing Incentive Program grant funding from HCD, authorize the <br />City Manager to execute an agreement with the State of California for receipt of <br />the Prohousing Incentive Program grant funding for an amount up to $1.42 <br />million, and any other documents required by HCD to secure the grant, approved <br />as to form by the City Attorney. <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City of Santa Ana (City) is one of only two cities in Orange County designated by <br />HCD as a Prohousing city. The City received this designation on May 27, 2025 and, as <br />a Prohousing city, is eligible to apply for HCD's Prohousing Incentive Program (PIP). <br />The PIP is intended to increase participation in HCD's Prohousing Designation Program <br />by pairing the designation with an impactful award grant. <br />On September 30, 2025, HCD issued a Notice of Funding Availability for the fourth <br />round of the HCD PIP (PIP Round 4). To be eligible for the PIP Round 4, jurisdictions <br />must have received their Prohousing designation by March 31, 2026. The application <br />deadline for the PIP Round 4 is March 31, 2026. Afterward, HCD will evaluate <br />applicants who meet the program's threshold requirements and rank them based on <br />their Prohousing Designation score. <br />