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Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding release of HOME-American Rescue Plan Non-Congregate Shelter Development Invitation to Apply
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA" or "the Department") programmed $3,324,229 of the HOME-ARP funding into nonprofit capacity building and operating (NCO) costs to support organizations in successfully carrying out HOME-ARP non-congregate shelter (NCS) development, and programmed $56,511,887 in NCS development;
WHEREAS, in the summer of 2023, the Department submitted the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan First Amendment to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for approval, which stated that the NCO and NCS funds would be targeted in Texas areas with high rates of unsheltered homelessness and high costs of living, and that NCS funds would only be available to organizations that received NCO;
WHEREAS, the Department received no comment from HUD within the review period signifying the first amendment is considered accepted; and
WHEREAS, on July 27, 2023, the Department's Governing Board approved a conditional award to organizations that met the required criteria for NCO and subject to conditions outlined in the First Amendment, and reserved $56,511,887 for NCS development(s) conditioned on the completion of the NCO Invitation to Apply and the conditions of the First Amendment;
NOW, therefore, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the Executive Director is authorized to amend to add funds to the 2024 HOME-ARP Non-Congregate Shelter Invitation to Apply without further Board approval from any remaining amounts in the other HOME-ARP activities or HOME-ARP administrative funds; and
FURTHER 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 release a 2024 HOME-ARP Non-Congregate Shelter Invitation to Apply in the amount of appro...
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