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Presentation, discussion, and possible action to authorize the issuance of the 2025 HOME Investment Partnerships Program Single Family Persons with Disabilities 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 Board of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA or the Department) has previously authorized the Department’s submission of the State of Texas 2024 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 2024 allocation of funds to TDHCA for the HOME Program;
WHEREAS, the OYAP identified and set-aside a percentage that equates to approximately $2,328,618 for HOME Program Single Family Activities for Persons with Disabilities (PWD);
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, the Department now wishes to release a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for HOME Program Single Family Activities in the full amount of $2,328,618 for the Personals with Disabilities (PWD) set-aside;
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 2025 HOME Single Family Persons with Disabilities Set-Aside NOFA for funding in the amount of approximately $2,328,618, 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
The HUD State of Texas 2024 allocation to TDHCA for the HOME Program is approximately $33,936,409.32, and the grant agreement is expected to be fully executed. TDHCA has programmed the funds for various uses in accordance with the HUD-approved 2024 Consolidated Plan One-Year Action Plan (OYAP). Staff is proposing to release a HOME Single Family Programs Reservation System NOFA that includes $2,328,618 of the 2024 HOME allocation for the PWD set-aside. The PWD funds will be made available to single family HOME Program Reservation System Administrators for Homeowner Reconstruction Assistance and Tenant-Based Rental Assistance activities. Approval for participation in the Reservation System is not a guarantee of funding availability.
These PWD set-aside funds are not subject to the Regional Allocation Formula, but are available statewide on a first come first served basis. 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 2025 HOME Single Family Persons with Disabilities Set-Aside NOFA was developed in accordance with the Single Family Umbrella and HOME Program Rules. Administrators will access the funds available under this NOFA either through existing agreements or by for a Reservation System Participation Agreement. Applications to participate in the Reservation System are accepted on an on-going basis.