STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Housing & Homelessness Solutions
AGENDA DATE: August 23, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Homeless Solutions
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) acceptance of a grant from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (“TDHCA”) in the amount of $64,104.00 to provide services to the homeless individuals and families through the TDHCA Texas Ending Homelessness Grant for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024; (2) establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $64,104.00 in the FY 2024 TDHCA Texas Ending Homelessness 23-24 Fund; (3) receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $64,104.00 in the FY 2024 TDHCA Texas Ending Homelessness 23-24 Fund; (4) City Manager to enter into, represent the City with respect to, and execute, the contract with TDHCA for the Texas Ending Homelessness Grant; and (5) execution of the grant agreement and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Not to exceed $64,104.00 - Financing: FY 2024 TDHCA Texas Ending Homelessness 23-24 Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
Beginning in 2009, the State Legislature has appropriated funding to be administered by the TDHCA for the Homeless Housing and Services Program (“HHSP”), to provide funding to the largest cities in Texas (with a population greater than 285,500), in support of services to homeless individuals and families.
The purpose of the HHSP is to provide housing and services for individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Eligible activities are administrative costs, case management, construction/conversion/rehabilitation, essential services, homelessness prevention, homelessness assistance (like rapid re-housing), operation of emergency shelters, and other local programs approved by TDHCA for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024.
The City of Dallas has received HHSP funding since 2010 and has used the funding primarily to provide operating assistance for the Bridge Homeless Assistance Center as leverage for City of Dallas and Dallas County operational funding.
On May 30, 2023, TDHCA notified the City of Dallas of its FY 2024 Texas Ending Homelessness Grant general allocation in the amount of $64,104.00 to provide services to persons at risk of homelessness. Eligible activities include administrative costs, case management, construction/conversion/rehabilitation, essential services, homelessness prevention, homelessness assistance (like rapid re-housing), operation of emergency shelters, and other local programs approved by TDHCA. Approval of this item will authorize acceptance of the grant from TDHCA in an amount not to exceed $64,104.00 to provide services to the homeless through Texas Ending Homelessness Grant. All services related to the grant will be reported in the Homeless Management Information System.
Under a recently adopted HHSP rule, each municipality receiving HHSP funding must provide a resolution that, in addition to accepting the grant, includes specific authorization to enter into a contract with TDHCA for HHSP funds and provides the title of the person authorized to represent the entity and having signature authority to execute a contract.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On February 26, 2020, the City Council authorized acceptance of a grant from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to provide services to the homeless through the Texas Ending Homelessness Grant for the period December 1, 2019, through November 30, 2020, by Resolution No. 20-0355.
On September 14, 2022, the City Council authorized acceptance of a grant from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to provide services to the homeless through the Homeless Housing and Services Program for the period September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023, by Resolution No. 22-1368.
FISCAL INFORMATION
Fund |
FY 2024 |
FY 2025 |
Future Years |
FY 2024 TDHCA Texas Ending Homelessness 23-24 Grant Funds |
$64,104.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |