The City of Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department is seeking one or more proposers who will (1) quickly create permanent supportive housing units through renovation/conversion or new construction and (2) provide on-going supportive services for such households for a period of at least twenty (20) years.
Donor Name: City of Fort Worth
State: Texas
City: Fort Worth
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/19/2022
Size of the Grant: $3,578,001
Details:
The mission of the Neighborhood Services Department is to strengthen families and neighborhoods through social services, community development and affordable housing programs. The Department receives federal, state and local funding in order to execute its mission. Department staff provides technical support and assistance to the Community Development Council (CDC) that was established for the purpose of assisting the City Council in setting priorities for projects toward the goal of providing decent, safe and sanitary housing for low- and moderate income families in Fort Worth. The CDC serves as an advisory board appointed by City Council.
Funding Information
- The Neighborhood Services Department is issuing a competitive Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to award approximately $4.6M in federal funds for the development of at least 37 units of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) in the City of Fort Worth. Funding sources include HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and General ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds. All projects must meet regulatory requirements and eligibility criteria established by HUD and the City. Funds awarded are either on hand or expected to become available within the next 6 months.
- HOME Grant Funds (2022-2023 Action Plan): $ 1,057,963.00
- General ARPA: $3,578,001.00
- Total Project Funding: $4,635,964.00
Eligibility Criteria
Non-profit and for-profit affordable housing and PSH developers and certified Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) are encouraged to apply under this NOFA.
Eligible Activities
Acquisition and/or development of property by renovation or construction PSH units.
Eligible Households
- Households referred through Tarrant County Homeless Coalition. Tarrant County Homeless Coalition is the HUD lead agency, HMIS lead and collaborative applicant for the community. The target population is chronically homeless individuals, defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as:
- A homeless individual with a disability as defined in section 401(9) of the McKinney-Vento Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(9)), who:
- Lives in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter, and
- Has been homeless and living as described for at least 12 months* or on at least 4 separate occasions in the last 3 years, as long as the combined occasions equal at least 12 months and each break in homelessness separating the occasions included at least 7 consecutive nights of not living as described.
- An individual who has been residing in an institutional care facility for less, including jail, substance abuse or mental health treatment facility, hospital, or other similar facility, for fewer than 90 days and met all of the criteria of this definition before entering that facility**; or
- A family with an adult head of household (or, if there is no adult in the family, a minor head of household) who meets all of the criteria of this definition, including a family whose composition has fluctuated while the head of household has been homeless.
- A homeless individual with a disability as defined in section 401(9) of the McKinney-Vento Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(9)), who:
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