Disaster Relief Resources:
Communities and Nonprofits
Rehabilitate or Reconstruct Existing Homes
The HOME Investment Partnerships program (HOME) Homeowner Rehabilitation Assistance (HRA) offers assistance (when available) to non-participating jurisdictions such as cities and counties or their designated nonprofits for distribution to individuals directly affected by the disaster. For more information, visit the HOME disaster relief page, contact Sandy Garcia at 512-475-1391 or email sandy.garcia@tdhca.state.tx.us
Wildfire Relief
The HOME Investment Partnerships program (HOME) and Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) have issued a combined application process to expedite assistance to communities affected by the 2011 wildfires. Assistance is available for demolition, reconstruction, and tenant-based rental assistance (TBRA) for wildfire disaster victims. These funds are made available through a reservation system.
HOME funds are available in non-participating jurisdictions only. HOME provides funding for TBRA for a 24 month period for households at or below 80% Area Median Family Income (AMFI) in the form of a grant. Funding for Homeowner Rehabilitation Assistance (HRA), which can provide for demolition and reconstruction of housing destroyed or damaged in the disaster, is available for households at or below 80% AMFI in the form of a conditional grant or a deferred forgivable loan, dependant on program requirements.
NSP funds are available for demolition in the form of a grant for eligible census tracts. Additional funding is available for reconstruction of housing for households at or below 120% AMFI in the form of a loan.
Consolidated Wildfire Application (HOME and NSP) (DOC)
For more information about the application or the wildfire relief funding, please contact TDHCA at DisasterHousing@tdhca.state.tx.us.
Other Disaster Relief Resources
HOME Investment Partnerships Program: In the event of natural disasters, additional funds are set-aside and made available to Units of General Local Governments, Public Housing Authorities, and nonprofits to assist persons needing homebuyer assistance for relocation, rehabilitation, reconstruction assistance, or temporary rental assistance. For additional information on the HOME Disaster Relief program and a list of HOME awardees currently administering assistance to persons in disaster affected counties, visit the HOME Disaster Relief page.
