title
Presentation, discussion, and possible action on State Fiscal Year 2027 Homeless Housing and Services Program Award.
end
RECOMMENDED ACTION
recommendation
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 ยง7.23, 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 9, 2026, the Department presented and the Board approved HHSP SFY 2027 awards to all eligible entities, except for Haven for Hope of Bexar County; and
WHEREAS, the Previous Participation Review Approval Process (PPRAP) included a review of award and compliance history, and recommends approval of the 2027 HHSP award Haven for Hope of Bexar County with no conditions;
NOW, therefore, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the Director and his designees be, and each of them hereby is, authorized, empowered, and directed, for and on behalf of the Department, to take any...
Click here for full text