This is a reminder that the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) will be closing the CCE application portal on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. PST unless funds are exhausted sooner. All interested applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their funding applications in the application portal by that deadline. Based on available funding, we particularly encourage applicationsfrom tribal entities across the state as well as projects located in Los Angeles County, Sacramento Area, Central Coast, and the Balance of State regions (counties in these regions are listed below and on page 8 of the CCE Request for Applications (RFA)).

You may reach out to CDSS at housing@dss.ca.gov before the June 1st deadline if you are a tribal entity seeking to apply for CCE funds or your project is located in one of the aforementioned areas with available funding but you are unable to submit your application in the portal by the June 1st deadline.

CDSS will continue to review and award projects on a rolling basis. After June 1, 2023, CDSS will consider all application submissions and any project proposals that applicants have engaged with CDSS on before determining next steps for distribution of any remaining CCE funding.

You can find additional information about CCE and the application process on the CCE grant page. Awards are posted on the CCE Data Dashboard. Learn more about some of the recently awarded projects here.

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is pleased to announce $52.3 million in additional Community Care Expansion (CCE) Preservation Program awards to California counties. These funds support ongoing operations and preservation of existing licensed facilities serving residents on Supplemental Security Income/ State Supplementary Program (SSI/SSP) or Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI), including those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

These one-time additional funds for Operating Subsidy Payments were made available as a result of the Budget Act of 2022. To date, CDSS has awarded a total of $249 million in noncompetitive allocations to 35 counties.

For a list of participating counties and allocations, visit the CCE Preservation Program website.

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) announced that 12 organizations funding 14 projects were awarded a total of $106.5 million in grants to create more residential care options for seniors and adults with disabilities, including people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. A total of 504 beds or units will be created with these funds.

This new investment follows $47 million that was awarded to five organizations in August 2022, and $53 million that was awarded to twelve organizations in October 2022

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is pleased to announce that award letters have been issued for over $186 million in funds for the Community Care Expansion (CCE) Preservation program, with funds awarded to 34 participating counties.

The CCE Preservation funds will be used by participating counties to preserve existing licensed residential adult and senior care facilities currently serving applicants or recipients of Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) or Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI), including those who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is in the process of reviewing applications received to date for its Community Care Expansion (CCE) program Capital Expansion funds. Together with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP), the CCE third–party administrator, CDSS looks forward to beginning the awards process soon.

As the review process continues, CDSS and AHP will begin reaching out to Capital Expansion applicants by email, as needed, to clarify components of the application and/or request additional documentation related to the CCE project. Applicants that receive a request for clarification are encouraged to review the information promptly and contact bhcip.cce.info@ahpnet.com with any questions.

California is making significant investments in supporting seniors and adults with disabilities to live safely in the community. Earlier this year, the California Department of Social Services announced $805 million available through its Community Care Expansion Program to fund the acquisition, construction and rehabilitation of residential adult and senior care settings that serve applicants and recipients of SSI/SSP and CAPI, including people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

The new CCE Capital Expansions grant application portal launched Monday, June 13, 2022.  Visit the new application portal here: CCE Capital Expansion – Advocates for Human Potential (smapply.us)

The Lendistry application portal closed on June 17th at 5PM. If you were not able to submit, you will need to begin a new application.

Contact the AHP Help Desk if you need assistance.

An Application Guide will be available soon.