Oceanside’s programs to find shelter for the homeless will get an $11.4 million boost from a round of statewide grants that Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.

The money will be used to provide a range of services focused on finding interim and permanent homes for people camped along state right-of-way corridors such as Route 78, officials said.

Oceanside Mayor Esther Sanchez called the announcement “a pivotal moment” in the city’s efforts to reduce homelessness.

It “gives us an opportunity to add to our current resources, such as our (homeless outreach team), code enforcement, navigation/homeless shelter, transitional and affordable housing,” Sanchez said. Mental health support and even street medicine for services-resistant clients can be covered by the money.

State officials estimate the Oceanside money is enough to help as many as 300 people and move 196 of them into some type of housing.

Cities and counties chosen to receive the grants have records of success with previous homeless programs, Newsom said.

“This new funding will get people out of tents and into housing across California,” Newsom said.

Awards totaling $192 million in Encampment Resolution Fund grants, which are administered by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, will go to 20 programs in 17 communities statewide.

“All 17 communities had strong proposals that will help people transition from encampments and onto pathways to housing,” said Cal ICH Executive Officer Meghan Marshall.

A state audit released earlier this month showed that some cities, including San Diego, failed to fully report revenue and spending or evaluate the effectiveness of their homeless programs during three fiscal years between July 2020 and June 2023.

In response to that, Newsom said at an online news conference Thursday that any communities that don’t document results with the money will be ineligible for future grants.

“As the state provides unprecedented resources like this, we also expect accountability,” he said. “Local governments must ensure this funding — and all homeless funding — is getting people out of encampments.

“We want more scrutiny in existing programs,” Newsom said. “We mean business ... If cities do not use the money wisely, they should not get another penny.”

Oceanside received one of the largest awards and the only one in San Diego County. The largest single award, $51.6 million, went to Los Angeles County, where it will used for programs in seven different cities.