HOME-ARP Draft Allocation Plan
HOME-ARP Draft Allocation Plan
The public is invited to provide input on the City's plan to allocate federal funds dedicated to homelessness and housing instability.
The draft HOME-ARP Plan is available for the public to review and comment on from December 28, 2022 to January 11, 2023.
A public hearing will take place on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 with the Community Development Commission to gather feedback on the proposed spending plan.
The revised plan can be found here and under the documents section of this page.
Revisions were made to Section III: Needs and Gaps Analysis, Section IV: HOME-ARP Activities, and Section V: Preferences of the original plan in order to clarify the City's justification for proposed activities and methods of distributing funding.
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) allocated $5 billion to assist people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, and other populations experiencing housing insecurity. The City of Austin is eligible for $11.4 million of this funding, known as HOME-ARP. This one-time funding can be spent on one or multiple of the following categories, with the goal of addressing homelessness and housing instability -
- Supportive Services
- Acquisition and Development of Non-Congregate Shelters
- Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)
- Development of Affordable Rental Housing
- Non-profit Operating Expenses
- Non-profit Capacity Building
In order to receive this funding, the City must submit an Allocation Plan to the Housing and Urban Development Department, via an amendment to the FY 21-22 Action Plan, which states how the City plans to use the funding, and describes the process City staff went through to gather feedback from the community.
The Homeless Strategy Division, in coordination with the Housing and Planning Department, is proposing to allocate the funding across the following activities-
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Acquisition and Development of Non-Congregate Shelters | $8,000,000 | 70% |
| Development of Affordable Rental Housing | $1,000,000 | 9% |
| Supportive Services | $725,064.20 | 6% |
| Planning and Administration* | $1,716,187.80 | 15% |
| Total | $11,441,252 | 100% |
*Planning and Administration cannot exceed 15% of the total grant.
The draft HOME-ARP Plan is available for the public to review and comment on from December 28, 2022 to January 11, 2023.
A public hearing will take place on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 with the Community Development Commission to gather feedback on the proposed spending plan.
Public comment will be accepted in-person or remotely by telephone, and speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. Pre-registration is not required for in-person participation. To register, call or email the board liaison at 512-974-1606 or jesse.gutierrez@austintexas.gov