Disadvantaged and Historically Underserved Communities definition
Disadvantaged and Historically Underserved Communities means concentrated areas of poverty, areas of high segregation and poverty, areas of low to moderate access to opportunity (e.g., TCAC/HCD Opportunity Area Maps), Communities of Concern, Disadvantaged Communities, and Low-Income Communities (Maps) pursuant to Senate Bill 535 (De León, Chapter 830, Statutes of 2012) and Assembly Bill 1550 (Gomez, Chapter 369, Statutes of 2016), areas of high housing cost burdens, areas with high vulnerability of displacement, areas related to Tribal Entities and other areas experiencing disproportionate impacts of California’s housing and climate crisis. Applicants may propose alternative definitions to disadvantaged and historically underserved communities in consultation with the Department and the State Collaborative Partners.