Factory-Built Housing Pilot Program
California Strategic Growth Council (SGC)
What does it fund?
This program awards competitive grants to fund region-scale activities for supporting the production and adoption of factory-built housing in California. The program is funded though the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program, which lends the program an emphasis on factory-built housing strategies that can be used to realize State and local affordable housing goals.
The program provides two types of grants, which fund different categories of projects:
Catalyst Grants: Provide up to $500,000 over a two-year period to launch early-stage initiatives and partnerships.
Catalyst projects may include: developing market analyses to understand economic opportunities and barriers for factory-built housing; hosting peer-learning exchanges or regional dialogues on factory-built housing; developing plans, frameworks, or roadmaps to inform future factory-built housing projects and policies.
Planning Grants: Provide up to $3 million over a three-year period to scale existing initiatives from planning toward implementation.
Planning projects may include: site identification for manufacturing facilities to build factory-built housing; developing regional financing or funding strategies to incentivize factory-built housing; implementing or advancing regional regulatory or permitting reforms to remove barriers to factory-built housing.
Who is eligible for funds?
Tribal entities, local governments, multijurisdictional entities, community-based organizations, nonprofits, community development financial institutions, private for-profit entities, California institutions of higher education, public authorities, public corporations, special districts, other quasi-governmental entities
How does this program provide benefits to priority populations?
This program is intended to benefit priority populations by funding activities that further factory-built housing as a building source for affordable housing.
How do I access funds?
Beginning in early 2026, the program will release a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and application instructions. To be notified when the NOFA has been released, sign up for the program mailing list.
Funding Timeline
This program is not currently accepting applications, but will open in early 2026. All program details can be found in the program’s guidelines.
Check program website for additional details.
Cumulative Statistics
This is a new program and has not yet implemented any GGRF funds.