The state of California awarded the city of Fresno nearly $10.5 million that will help keep emergency shelter beds open for homeless people.

The award from the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention fund will also help provide case management for people as they navigate the service network.

“Since the start of my administration, we have provided shelter to more than 11,000 people, more than half of which have exited homelessness,” Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer said in a statement. “These funds from the state are absolutely critical in our work to address the complex challenges of homelessness.”

2026 HHAP Money Was Uncertain

Emergency shelter beds in Fresno have long relied on program funds to keep beds available for use. With the state’s looming $3 billion budget deficit, those funds have largely been up in the air.

Uncertainty in the program played no small role in a shelter bed crisis at the end of 2025 where the city faced losing hundreds of shelter beds.

A city spokesperson said the money will help keep several shelters open until funding can be secured to convert those shelters to permanent housing.

Those shelters include the Ambassador Inn, Victory Village, Travel Inn, Villa Motel, and Fresno Home.

More broadly, the funds will help sustain support for more than 500 shelter beds.