STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Vibrant
AGENDA DATE: September 24, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Office of Community Care and Empowerment
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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Authorize an Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County on behalf of Dallas County Health and Human Services in the amount of $3,074,600.00 to provide scattered site housing assistance for persons with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 - Not to exceed $3,074,600.00 - Financing: FY 2024-25 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant Funds ($2,106,133.67) and FY 2025-26 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant Funds ($968,466.33)
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BACKGROUND
The City of Dallas has applied for and received Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Funds since 1993 to support eligible activities within the Dallas Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area (Dallas EMSA) which includes the counties of Dallas, Collin, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall. HOPWA Grant Funds are to assist grantees in meeting the housing needs of low-income persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/(AIDS) and HIV-related illness and their families.
On June 12, 2024, the City Council adopted the FY 2024-25 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget for HUD Grant Funds by Resolution No. 24-0873.
On August 6, 2025, the City Council adopted the FY 2025-26 HUD Consolidated Plan for HUD Grant Funds by Resolution No. 25-1185. The FY 2025-26 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget includes HOPWA Grant Funds, which are available beginning October 1, 2025, contingent upon U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approval of the City's FY 2025-26 Action Plan (which is based on the approved HUD Consolidated Plan Budget, submitted on or about August 15, 2025) and execution of the grant agreements with HUD.
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