Press release from the City of Eureka:

The City of Eureka has been awarded a $630,000 Prohousing Incentive Program Grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development for rapid rehousing and homelessness prevention.

These funds will allow Uplift Eureka to continue providing housing opportunities and supportive services to community members experiencing homelessness as well as implement a homelessness prevention program to provide assistance to individuals at-risk of experiencing homelessness. Only local jurisdictions with a “Prohousing Designation” from the State of California were able to apply for the grant program.

When Eureka received the Prohousing Designation in January 2024, the City became one of only thirty-seven California local jurisdictions to have earned the designation (out of 539 Cities and Counties in California). Earning the designation requires a strong, demonstrated commitment to breaking down barriers to much-needed housing production, such as by removing regulatory hurdles, reducing permitting costs, or providing financial subsidies.