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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL
Meeting Date: 9/24/2025
District J

Item Creation Date: 8/6/2025

HCD25-98 Fundacion Latinoamericana de Accion Social, Inc. (FLAS)

Agenda Item#: 8.


Summary: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Subrecipient Agreement between City of Houston and FUNDACION LATINOAMERICANA DE ACCION SOCIAL, INC to provide Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Funds to provide eligible households affected by HIV/AIDS with Rental Assistance and Supportive Services - 1 Year - $751,073.00 - Grant Fund

Background:

The Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and Fundacion Latinoamericana de Accion Social, Inc. (FLAS), providing up to $751,073.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds to provide 66 eligible households affected by HIV/AIDS with Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA), Permanent Housing Placement (PHP) and supportive services under FLAS’s Behavioral Health Program (BHP).

Comprehensive assessments will be conducted through a licensed professional to identify and address environmental barriers consistent with their stability plan, with the goal of maintaining permanent housing. FLAS’s BHP will provide clinical case management, therapeutic and environmental interventions services, which could include outpatient treatment, crisis intervention, psychotherapy, and psychoeducation to at least 29 HOPWA-eligible households with mental health and/or substance use disorders. The TBRA component will provide rental assistance and housing stability case management services to 27 HOPWA-eligible households. Finally, PHP services will support 10 eligible households with security deposits, first-month rent payments and/or utility deposits.

CATEGORY	FIRST ALLOCATION	SECOND ALLOCATION	MAXIMUM AMOUNT	PERCENT
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)	$337,500.00	$112,500.00	$450,000.00	59.91%
Supportive Services	$225,000.00	$0.00	$225,000.00	29.96%
Permanent Housing Placement Services	$25,000.00	$0.00	$25,000.00	3.33%
Administrative	$17,875.55	$33,197.45	$51,073.00	6.80%
Total	$605,375.55	$145,697.45	$751,073.00	100.00%

HCD conducted a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for HOPWA services in March 2025 with the option to renew in up to a one-year increment at the City’s discretion. FLAS was one of the agencies selected. This Agreement period will be from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026. FLAS’s previous Agreement period was from May 23, 2023, through September 30, 2025.

As of June 2025, FLAS has served 82% of their client goal and expended approximately 88% of their total funds. There were no findings during their most recent annual compliance monitoring review.

Fiscal Note:

No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.

This item was reviewed by the Housing and Affordability Committee on August 19, 2025.

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Michael Nichols, Director

ESTIMATED SPEND AUTHORITY
FUND SOURCE	FY26	OUT YEARS	TOTAL
Fund 5000	$605,375.55	$145,697.45	$751,073.00


Amount and Source of Funding: $751,073.00 Federal Government – Grant Funded (5000)


Contact Information: Roxanne Lawson (832) 394-6307

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Cover Sheet	Signed Cover sheet