title
Presentation, Discussion, and Possible Action on the 2024 State of Texas Consolidated Plan: One-Year Action Plan
end
RECOMMENDED ACTION
recommendation
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires the submission of a One-Year Action Plan in accordance with 24 CFR §91.320;
WHEREAS, the Department has developed the draft 2024 State of Texas Consolidated Plan: One-Year Action Plan (the Plan), which reports on the intended use of funds received by the State of Texas from HUD for Program Year (PY) 2024, beginning on September 1, 2024, and ending on August 31, 2025;
WHEREAS, a public comment period was open from Monday, April 22, 2024, through Wednesday, May 22, 2024, and a public hearing was held on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, to garner input on the Plan and no comments were received;
WHEREAS, HUD announced the 2024 allocations for the HOME, ESG, NHTF, CDBG and HOPWA formula programs on May 7, 2024, and staff has included these released amounts in the final version presented at this meeting;
WHEREAS, the NHTF Rehabilitation Standards have been updated to reflect the requirements of NSPIRE;
WHEREAS, per 24 CFR §91.15(a)(1), the Plan is required to be submitted to HUD on July 18, 2024, which is at least 45 days before the start of PY 2024;
NOW, therefore, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the 2024 State of Texas Consolidated Plan: One-Year Action Plan, in the form presented to this meeting, is hereby approved and the Executive Director and his designees are each hereby authorized, empowered and directed for and on behalf of the Department to submit the 2024 State of Teas Consolidated Plan: One-Year Action Plan to HUD and, in connection therewith to make such nonsubstantive grammatical and technical changes as they or HUD deem necessary or advisable
end
BACKGROUND
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), and Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) prepared the draft 2024 State of Texas Consolidated Plan: One-Year Action Plan (Plan) in accordance with 24 CFR §91.320. TDHCA coordinates the preparation of the State of Texas Consolidated Plan documents. The Plan covers the State’s administration of the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) by TDA, the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program (HOPWA) by DSHS, the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program, the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, and the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) Program by TDHCA.
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) is the responsible entity for developing the State Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program (CDBG-DR) Action Plan and submitting any required amendments to the Consolidated Plan in accordance with HUD guidelines. CDBG-DR planning documents are available at <https://recovery.texas.gov/action-plans/index.html>.
Examples of activities described in the 2024 One Year Action Plan include, but are not limited to, the Reconstruction of single-family housing through TDHCA’s Homeowner Reconstruction Assistance (HRA) program, Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA), Multifamily Direct Loan (MFDL) program, National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF), Homeless programs and Colonia Self-Help Centers.
The Plan reflects the intended uses of funds received by the State of Texas from HUD for Program Year 2024. The Program Year begins on September 1, 2024, and ends on August 31, 2025. The Plan also illustrates the State’s strategies in addressing the priority needs and specific goals and objectives identified in the 2020-2024 State of Texas Consolidated Plan.
The Plan does not include discussion of TDHCA’s ESG-CV or CDBG-CV funds. ESG-CV and CDBG-CV are separate programs, which were created by the CARES Act related to the Coronavirus pandemic. Information on these temporary programs may be found in amendments to both the 2015-2019 State of Texas 5-year Consolidated Plan and 2019 One-Year Action Plan found here: <https://www.tdhca.texas.gov/housing-resource-center-annual-or-biennial-plans-and-reports>
A draft of the Plan was available for public comment on the TDHCA Public Comment Center at <https://www.tdhca.texas.gov/tdhca-public-comment-center>. The public comment period was open from Monday, April 22, 2024, through Wednesday, May 22, 2024, and a public hearing was held on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Central time. The State received no public comments.
There were no substantial changes to the Plan or programs from the 2023 One-Year Action Plan to the 2024 One-Year Action Plan, except for the updated NHTF Rehabilitation Standards.
|
Program |
Annual Allocation |
Total Amount Available in PY 2024* |
|
HOME |
$32,197,601 |
$46,598,645 |
|
ESG |
$ 9,723,237 |
$9,723,237 |
|
NHTF |
$ 8,605,523 |
$8,864,237 |
*Total funding available includes program income and prior program year resources that are still available for PY 2023. More details are in the 2024 OYAP, Section AP-15 pp. 24-28.
This action seeks approval to submit the Plan to HUD upon approval by the Board and prior to any deadline identified by HUD Per 24 CFR §91.15(a)(1). Staff recommends approval of this action.