ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) applications are due July 11, 2012. Any MHSA Housing Program development application that is applying for the TCAC 9% second round must be received by CalHFA and DMH by May 7, 2012. - updated 04/16/2012
- MHSA Housing Program Semi-Annual Report
- 03/05/2012 - MHSA Housing
Program Application Overview
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10/10/2011 - Shared Housing Application - The Application for Shared Housing developments has been updated and is available below in the Guidelines section.
BACKGROUND
The California Department of Mental Health (DMH), the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) and the County Mental Health Directors Association are pleased to announce a new housing program under which $400 million in Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funds have been made available to finance the capital costs associated with development, acquisition, construction and/or rehabilitation of permanent supportive housing for individuals with mental illness and their families, especially including homeless individuals with mental illness and their families. The new program is called the MHSA Housing Program and funds for capitalized operating subsidies are included in the $400 million that has been designated for the program.
The MHSA Housing Program embodies both the individual and system transformational goals of the MHSA through a unique collaboration among government agencies at the local and State level. The partners in this system collaboration include CalHFA and the Department of Housing and Community Development, with their housing and financial expertise; DMH, with responsibility for overseeing the mental health system and ensuring that consumers have access to an appropriate array of services and supports; and county mental health departments, which have ultimate responsibility for the design and delivery of mental health services and supports throughout the State. Read the announcement
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GUIDELINES
MHSA Housing Program Applications
General Information
- MHSA Background and Information Document
- 02/01/11 - MHSA Housing Program Term Sheet
- 02/01/11
Please utilize this revised version of the MHSA Housing Program Term Sheet when reviewing/completing an application for the MHSA Housing Program - MHSA Housing Program Loan Limits
- 02/01/11
Rental Housing Development Application - UPDATED 03/22/2012
- Section A: General Information and Contact Information

- Universal Application
- Section B: Application Submittals

- Section C: Development Partners Instructions

- Section D: Supportive Services Plan
- 03/22/2012 - Enclosure 1: Application Checklist
- 04/25/2011 - Attachment A: Developer/Borrower Fair Housing Certification Form

- Attachment B: Rental Housing Development Summary Form
(updated 06/06/2011) - Attachment C: Supportive Services Chart

- Attachment D: DMH Outcome Reporting Requirements Form

- Attachment E: County Mental Health Sponsorship & Services Verification Form

- Attachment F: County Fair Housing Certification Form

- Attachment G: Supportive Services Budget & Budget Narrative Forms

Shared Housing Development Application - UPDATED 03/22/2012
- General Information and Contact Information
(updated 09/19/2011) - Section A: Universal Application

- Section B: Application Submittals

- Section C: Development Partners Instructions

- Section D: Supportive Services Plan
- 03/23/2012 - Enclosure
1: Application Checklist
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04/22/2011 - Attachment A: Developer/Borrower Fair Housing Certification Form

- Attachment B: Shared Housing Development Summary Form
(updated 06/06/2011) - Attachment C: Supportive Services Chart

- Attachment D: DMH Outcome Reporting Requirements Form

- Attachment E: County Mental Health Sponsorship & Services Verification Form

- Attachment F: County Fair Housing Certification Form

- Attachment G: Supportive Services Budget and Budget Narrative Forms

Additional Program Application Materials
- Shared Housing Architectural Guidelines

- Self-Certification Form
updated 05/17/2012
PROGRAMS
To be determined.
RELATED MATERIALS
- MHSA Housing Program Semi- Annual Report
- 11/04/2009 - MHSA Housing Program Semi- Annual Report
- 05/08/09 - MHSA Housing Program Semi-Annual Report - 10/31/2008
- 11/13/08 - Information Notice Information Notice 08-31- 10/23/08
Community Services and Supports General System Development Housing - Project-Based Operating Subsidy Clarification. - 10/23/08 - DMH Information Notice 08-12, - 4/23/08
Community Services and Supports General System Development Housing (Supercedes DMH Information Notice: 08-05) - Due to a technical error Information Notice 08-11 has been revised and assigned a new date of April 10, 2008. The updated version may be accessed at the following link:
DMH Information Notice 08-11: Assignment of Community Services and Supports (CSS) Funds for the MHSA Housing Program - 4/10/08 - DMH Information Notice 08-05, Community Services (CSS) and Supports General System Development Housing -03/14/08
- Final Workshop Presentation 10-09-07 Powerpoint
PDF
- 10/31/07 - The Supportive Housing Licensing Guidelines
- May 2005 - MHSA Housing Toolkit
by the Corporation for Supportive Housing - Nov. 2005 - DMH Information Notice 07-04, MHSA Community Services (CSS) and Support Housing Expenditure Change - 3/28/07
- DMH Letter No. 07-06 - Initial Planning Estimates for MHSA Housing Program - 5/15/07
- Overview of Governor's Homeless Initiative

- Notice of Funding Availability - Governor's Homeless Initiative


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