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.
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