Department: Housing and Community Development
Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director, HCHCD
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): City of Houston
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval to accept from the City of Houston grant funds in the amount of $143,750, with a required cash match of $125,000, for the FY 2024 Homeless Services Program.
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Background and Discussion:
On February 12, 2024, the City of Houston (COH) notified Harris County Housing and Community Development (HCHCD) that the City of Houston's CDBG/ESG Homeless Services Program (HSP) will be renewed for a grant term beginning at the time of the execution of the CDBG/ESG HSP grant agreement and ending on March 31, 2025. The CDBG/ESG HSP program will be funded with $125,000 in ESG and $18,750 in CDBG funds. These funds are made available to prevent homelessness through providing emergency rental assistance and housing stability case management for a minimum of twenty-five (25) unduplicated households within the City of Houston.
HCHCD assists hundreds of low-income households annually with the help of various grants to deliver emergency financial assistance and housing stability case management services. The City of Houston's Homeless Services Program would allow HCHCD to serve low-income households within the City of Houston with emergency rental assistance and housing stability case management.
On May 15, 2024, the City of Houston sent HCHCD a grant agreement for the CDBG/ESG HSP renewal in the amount of $125,000 in ESG and $87,500 in CDBG Funds for a total award amount of $143,750. Harris County will provide a match amount of $125,...
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