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Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding an award from the 2024 HOME American Rescue Plan Non-Congregate Shelter Invitation to Apply for Denton County Friends of the Family
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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WHEREAS, the Governing Board approved publication of the 2024 HOME-ARP Non-Congregate Shelter Invitation to Apply (ITA) on July 11, 2024, which made available $56,511,877 (later amended to $64,005,338 in the Second Amendment) for the development of non-congregate shelters;
WHEREAS, the Department entered into a HOME American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) Contract with Denton County Friends of the Family on October 13,2025, for $439,292 in nonprofit capacity building/operating costs to support the organization while it prepared to apply for HOME-ARP Non-Congregate Shelter (NCS) funds reserved in the amount of $8,200,000;
WHEREAS, Denton County Friends of the Family submitted its application for Denton County Friends of the Family Justice Center Phase 2 for $8,200,000 on June 19, 2026; and
WHEREAS, HOME-ARP staff has reviewed the Application, prepared an NCS Project Analysis and recommends an award of up to $8,200,000 in HOME-ARP funding, which is the reserved amount;
NOW, therefore, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the award of HOME-ARP NCS to Denton County Friends of the Family for up to $8,200,000 is hereby approved in the form presented at this meeting; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board’s approval is conditioned upon Denton County Friends of the Family’s satisfaction of all conditions of the NCS Project Analysis, and completion of any other reviews required to assure compliance with applicable rules and requirements and in accordance with the timeframe described herein.
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BACKGROUND
TDHCA was allocated $132,969,147 of funds from HUD under Section 3205 of the American Rescue Plan Act, which was later increased to $133,474,575 due to a HUD reallocation. HOME-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) is designed specifically to address homelessn...
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