Date:
September 15, 2026 23
To: Board of Supervisors
Title
Authorization to apply for the Community Resilience Centers Implementation Grant with the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans for Global Village (District: 4)
End
Overview
The California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) has recently announced the availability of grant funding from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 for Round 2 of the Community Resilience Centers (CRC) Program. The CRC Program aims to fund the construction or renovation of neighborhood resilience centers that provide shelter and resources during climate-related emergencies and support year-round community services and programming. The CRC Round 2 Implementation Grants provide up to $10 million per award. The CRC Program prioritizes facilities that serve priority populations, including residents with limited English proficiency, older adults, people with disabilities, and low-income households. It also requires that each funded facility develop a CRC Emergency Plan in coordination with their County Office of Emergency Services, and a year-round Community Resilience Plan.
The Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) is developing Global Village, a 2.2-acre mixed-use affordable housing and community resilience development located in the Mid-City community of the City of San Diego. Global Village will serve as the region's first culturally responsive community resilience hub for refugee and immigrant communities, providing 144 units of deeply affordable housing alongside approximately 50,000 square feet of civic, cultural, and community wellness space. San Diego has been among the nation's leading refugee resettlement cities for decades, with thousands of newly arrived refugees resettled annually and tens of thousands of refugee and immigrant residents across the region. These residents are among San Diego County’s most climate-vulnera...
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