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Valix Weekly Policy Brief: Thursday, October 1, 2026

Oct 1, 2026

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6 min read

Valix Weekly Policy Brief: Thursday, October 1, 2026

The federal grant rewrite is frozen until December 11. Sacramento vetoed both nonprofit payment bills.

Jason McMonagle
Jason McMonagle

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Valix Weekly Policy Brief: Thursday, September 24, 2026

Sep 24, 2026

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4 min read

Valix Weekly Policy Brief: Thursday, September 24, 2026

HUD's 2026 homelessness competition reopened September 18 under a court stay, and applications close September 30 at 8 p.m. Eastern.

Jason McMonagle
Jason McMonagle

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Valix Weekly Policy Brief: Thursday, September 17, 2026

Sep 17, 2026

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4 min read

Valix Weekly Policy Brief: Thursday, September 17, 2026

HUD named five activities it proposes to reward in future Continuum of Care competitions. Comments close on October 13. San Francisco's reprocurement forms close September 21.

Jason McMonagle
Jason McMonagle

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Valix Weekly Policy Brief: Thursday, September 10, 2026

Sep 10, 2026

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4 min read

Valix Weekly Policy Brief: Thursday, September 10, 2026

With the input window now open, nonprofits have until September 21 to shape how San Francisco rewrites more than $500 million a year in homelessness contracts. The city frames it as a step forward, and it carries a warning to current providers: fewer organizations may hold contracts at the end.

Jason McMonagle
Jason McMonagle

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Valix Weekly Policy Brief Thursday, September 3, 2026

Sep 3, 2026

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3 min read

Valix Weekly Policy Brief Thursday, September 3, 2026

San Francisco will competitively re-award every homelessness services and housing contract it holds, a portfolio worth more than $500 million a year, on a schedule running through May 2029. Every provider in the system will eventually defend its funding on outcome measures that have not been written yet.

Jason McMonagle
Jason McMonagle

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Court vacates the FY2026 Continuum of Care notice.

Aug 25, 2026

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1 min read

Court vacates the FY2026 Continuum of Care notice.

A federal court vacated the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) FY2026 Continuum of Care funding notice on August 7, and HUD has confirmed it cannot accept applications. The August 26 deadline that homeless services providers spent the summer preparing for is no longer in force.

Jason McMonagle
Jason McMonagle

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Federal grant rules under proposed overhaul as San Francisco budget cuts hit Bay Area nonprofits

Jun 9, 2026

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2 min read

Federal grant rules under proposed overhaul as San Francisco budget cuts hit Bay Area nonprofits

On May 29, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published the largest proposed rewrite of Uniform Guidance since 2013, opening a public comment period that closes July 13. In the same week, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie released a proposed $16.9 billion city budget that would cut grant funding to nonprofit programs serving low-income San Franciscans, with provider associations projecting up to 1,050 layoffs across the sector.

Jason McMonagle
Jason McMonagle

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Valix Weekly Policy Brief: April 2, 2026

Jun 3, 2026

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4 min read

Valix Weekly Policy Brief: April 2, 2026

Medicaid cuts take effect as California scrambles to protect nonprofits, alongside a landmark HUD budget and new doula funding.

Jason McMonagle
Jason McMonagle

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Valix Weekly Policy Brief: April 13, 2026

Jun 3, 2026

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4 min read

Valix Weekly Policy Brief: April 13, 2026

From maternal health to homelessness funding, this week brings big moves for nonprofits.

Jason McMonagle
Jason McMonagle

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Valix Weekly Policy Brief: April 20, 2026

Jun 3, 2026

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4 min read

Valix Weekly Policy Brief: April 20, 2026

The federal grant floor steadies as California and San Francisco brace for tighter budgets.

Jason McMonagle
Jason McMonagle

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Valix Weekly Policy Brief: April 27, 2026

Jun 3, 2026

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3 min read

Valix Weekly Policy Brief: April 27, 2026

HUD restricts permanent supportive housing, the CalAIM waiver hangs in the balance, and SF moves forward with $17M in behavioral health cuts.

Jason McMonagle
Jason McMonagle

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