The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - As a result, many projects would receive an HDFC award, and thus there would be an increase in calls on the proposed set ‑aside pool. In years of leaner supplies of state subsidies, however, demand for the set ‑aside pool will be much less and a mandatory 50  percent set ‑aside for HDFC projects could be too high.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Community Services and Development

Feb 9, 2023 - The LIHEAP eligibility pool is more restricted relative to CAPP, and the LIHEAP program model requires households to apply individually for assistance (as opposed to the more sweeping CAPP model of providing funds to utility providers to apply directly to customer accounts).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4674

The 2016-17 Budget: Evaluating FI$Cal

Mar 10, 2016 - While relatively low now, the project ’s historically high and volatile vacancy rate can be attributed to (1)  a relatively limited pool of applicants with necessary skill sets, (2)  obstacles inherent in the existing civil service process to hiring qualified staff quickly after positions are authorized by the Legislature, and (3)  high turnover rates among project staff (including at executive levels).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3386