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Presentation, discussion, and possible action on State Fiscal Year 2026 Homeless Housing and Services Program Award for the City of Corpus Christi.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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WHEREAS, the Homeless Housing and Services Program (HHSP) was created by the 81st Texas Legislature to be administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the Department) to fund homelessness prevention and homeless services in Texas municipalities with populations over 285,500;
WHEREAS, the Texas Legislature has, through the enactment of House Bill (HB) 1 (89th Legislature), provided General Revenue funds of $6,299,984 each year of the biennium for HHSP;
WHEREAS, HB 1 included Rider 14, designating $1,500,000 of HHSP funds each year of the biennium to provide services to unaccompanied homeless youth and homeless young adults 24 years of age and younger to be distributed through a youth set-aside within HHSP;
WHEREAS, after a reduction of $72,000 for annual Department administrative expenses, funds in the amount of $4,727,984 are available for award for the HHSP general set-aside;
WHEREAS, the allocation formula for HHSP is set forth in 10 TAC ?7.23, Allocation of Funds and Formula;
WHEREAS, the cities in Texas with a population that meet the threshold criteria for HHSP are Arlington, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, Plano, and San Antonio;
WHEREAS, at the Board meeting of July 24, 2025, the Department presented and the Board approved HHSP SFY 2026 awards to all eligible municipalities, except for the City of Corpus Christi; and
WHEREAS, program staff is recommending an award for the City of Corpus Christi in the amount of $209,232 in 2026 HHSP funds under the general set-aside and $55,371 in 2026 HHSP funds under the youth set-aside;
NOW, therefore, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the Director and his designees, be and each of them hereby are authorized, empowered, and directed, for and on behalf of the Depart...
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