PILLAR: Vibrant
AGENDA DATE: November 10, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Office of Housing and Community Empowerment
PRIORITY: Infrastructure
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) acceptance of a grant from the Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT), a Texas nonprofit corporation, in the amount of $200,000.00 to support the transition of Dallas Housing Acquisition and Development Corporation operations to the Office Housing and Community Empowerment, focusing on capacity-building, increasing revenue generation towards financial sustainability, increase production, expand source of lots for affordable housing development, explore partnership opportunities, and increase internal efficiencies; (2) receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 in the Land Bank Demonstration Donation Fund; (3) establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00; and (4) execution of the grant agreement with CFT and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement – Not to exceed $200,000.00 - Financing: Land Bank Demonstration Donation Fund
*In alignment with Dallas Housing Resource Catalog.
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BACKGROUND
On January 28, 2004, the City Council established the Dallas Housing Acquisition and Development Corporation (DHADC) as its land bank for the purpose of acquiring, holding, and conveying unimproved real property under Subtitle A, Title 12, Local Government Code, Chapter 379C Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program by Resolution No. 04-0458. Since its establishment as the land bank, DHADC has served as a vital mechanism for facilitating the strategic acquisition and disposition of land to support housing affordability across Dallas. It acquires tax-foreclosed, vacant, and underutilized parcels and returns them to productive use by selling them to qualified participating developers for affordable housing and community revitalization.
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