Charities and public agencies are in heavy competition for the last $90 million of Ventura County’s share of federal pandemic aid, a windfall that managers don’t expect to be repeated in their lifetimes.

Among the highlights from a list of county officials are scrutinizing:

• The county Parks Department wants $25 million to acquire open space and develop parkland at Rancho Cañada Larga, a 6,500-acre property listed for sale northwest of Ventura.

• A coalition is asking for $22 million for affordable housing and legal aid to tenants.

• Food Share wants $3 million to cover part of the cost of a new headquarters off Wooley Road in Oxnard.

• The county Human Services Agency is looking at spending $1 million for a guaranteed income program to help young adults leaving foster care, part of a state pilot project that could provide up to $16,000 annually per person. Locally, officials might target 150 foster youth in the hopes of improving housing stability, college attendance, financial resources and overall well-being.

The cash represents the last portion of $164 million the county government received from the American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law last year to help the nation recover from the health and economic effects of the pandemic.

The Board of Supervisors has already OK’d spending $5.7 million for a sewer project in Piru, transitional housing in Ojai and business relief, plus they’ve reserved $65 million for an array of other projects approved in concept.

But decisions are pending on the last $90 million, which represents more than half the money. The requests total an estimated $316 million, more than three times the available funds.

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