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Presentation, discussion, and possible action to authorize the issuance of the 2026 HOME Investment Partnerships Program Single Family General Set-Aside Notice of Funding Availability and publication of the NOFA in the Texas Register
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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WHEREAS, the Governing Board of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA or the Department) has previously authorized the Department’s submission of the 2025 Consolidated Plan One-Year Action Plan (OYAP) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) which identified funding percentages and amounts for each of its HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Single Family activities;
WHEREAS, HUD has approved the OYAP and is releasing the State of Texas 2025 allocation of funds to TDHCA for the HOME Program;
WHEREAS, TDHCA is experiencing continued demand for funding for HOME Program single family activities under the Reservation System; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with the OYAP, staff recommends release a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for HOME Program Single Family General Set-Aside Activities in the amount of approximately $39,412,290;
NOW, therefore, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the Executive Director and his designees be and each of them hereby are authorized, empowered, and directed, for and on behalf of the Department, to post on the Department’s website and to publish a notification in the Texas Register, a 2026 HOME Single Family General Set-Aside NOFA for funding in the amount of approximately $39,412,290, to be released into the Reservation System, and to make any technical corrections or perform such other acts as may be necessary to effectuate the foregoing.
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BACKGROUND
On September 15, 2025, TDHCA and HUD executed the grant agreement for HUD’s State of Texas 2025 allocation to TDHCA for the HOME Program, totaling $35,629,832.41. In addition, a total of $15,241,462.62 in Program Income was collected to be allocated in Program Year 2025. TDHCA programmed the use of these funds in the One-Year Action Plan. Staff is proposing to release a HOME Single Family General Set-Aside NOFA that includes approximately $23,647,374 in funds for Homeowner Reconstruction Assistance (HRA) and approximately $15,764,9163 in funds for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA), totaling approximately $39,412,290. This funding will be made available to Single Family HOME Program Reservation System Administrators with an existing Reservation System Participation Agreement.
These set-aside funds are subject to the Regional Allocation Formula, and will be set-aside by region, subregion, and activity for a period of time as detailed in the NOFA. Any funds not reserved by July 27, 2026, at or before 5:00 p.m. Central time, may be reprogrammed in a manner that is consistent with the OYAP.
The availability and use of these funds are subject to state and federal regulations including, but not limited to Texas Administrative Code in Title 10 Part 1, Chapter 1 Administration, Chapter 2, Enforcement, Chapter 20, Single Family Umbrella Rule, Chapter 21, Minimum Energy Efficiency Requirements for Single Family Construction Activities, and Chapter 23, the Single Family HOME Program, as amended (HOME Program Rule), and the federal regulation governing the HOME Program at 24 CFR Part 92, as amended (HOME Final Rule).
The 2026 HOME Single Family Programs General Set-Aside Reservation System NOFA was developed in accordance with the Single Family Umbrella and HOME Program Rules, and the HOME Final Rule. Administrators will access the funds available under this NOFA either through existing reservation agreements or by applying for a reservation system participation agreement. Applications for reservation system participation agreements are accepted on an ongoing basis. Approval for participation in the Reservation System is not a guarantee of funding availability. Any amendment will be published to the TDHCA website.