HOME American Rescue Plan
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs was allocated approximately $132 million in HOME American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds in a one-time allocation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HOME-ARP is based on HUD’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program annual funding infrastructure (More information on HOME annual funds can be found online at https://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/home-division). HOME-ARP also has significant differences compared to the HOME annual program. The differences include waivers of certain federal regulations and waivers to create new activities, as described on HUD Exchange at https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/home-arp/.
Qualifying populations for HOME-ARP include:
- Households that are experiencing homelessness, per 24 CFR §91.5;
- Households at-risk of homelessness with incomes below 30% Area Median Income (AMI), per 24 CFR §91.5;
- Households at-risk of homelessness, with waiver to allow for income up to 50% AMI, per HUD CPD Notice 21-10;
- Households fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking, per HUD 24 CFR §5.2003;
- Households with 30% AMI with severe housing cost burden defined as paying more than 50% of monthly household income toward housing costs, per HUD CPD Notice 21-10;
- Households who have qualified as homeless previously, are currently housed with temporary/emergency assistance, and who need additional housing assistance or supportive services to avoid a return to homelessness, per HUD CPD Notice 21-10; or
- Veterans (and their families) that meet one of the above definitions.
Announcements
The Department programmed $56,511,887 of its HOME American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) funding into affordable rental housing. The 2023-2 HOME-ARP Rental NOFA has been released and is available at https://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/nofa.htm. The HOME-ARP Rental Development Application Log has been posted online at https://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/multifamily/special-initiatives.htm.
Program Guidance and Regulations
TDHCA Allocation Plan and Guidance
- HOME-ARP Approved Allocation Plan (May 2022) (PDF)
- HOME-ARP Handbook (December, 2022) (PDF)
- HOME-ARP and Affirmative Marketing (Youtube.com)
- HOME-ARP Qualified Population Manual (PDF)
- HOME-ARP Webinar Recording – Overview – updated 12.2022 (Youtube.com)
- HOME-ARP Referral Methods, Preferences and Coordinated Entry (Youtube.com)
- HOME-ARP Qualified Population Eligibility (Youtube.com)
- HOME-ARP Rental Development Guidance available at https://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/multifamily/special-initiatives.htm
HUD HOME-APR and Homelessness Guidance
- HUD HOME-ARP Implementation Notice Fact Sheets (hudexchange.info)
- HUD Exchange HOME ARP (hudexchange.info)
- Recordkeeping Requirements for Homeless Definition (hudexchange.info)
- Criteria for At Risk of Homelessness (hudexchange.info)
HOME Annual Funding Regulations
Overarching Regulations
- 10 Texas Administrative Code (sos.state.tx.us)
- 2 CFR 200 (OMB Super Circular) (ecfr.gov)
- Equal Access to Housing Final Rule (onecpd.info)
- HEARTH Homeless Definition Final Rule (onecpd.info)
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Please direct questions or comments to naomi.cantu@tdhca.state.tx.us.
