The Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and El Centro de Corazon (El Centro), providing up to $1,500,001.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds for a project that will provide Housing Assistance and Supportive Services for 93 very-low income households in which one or more members are living with HIV/AIDS.
Housing Assistance will be provided in the form of Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA). Supportive Services for 93 eligible households will include case management, mental and behavioral health, and other services that will promote housing stability, improve access to care or related services, and reinforce independent living for all household members.
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Category
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Initial
Allocation
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Supplemental
Allocation
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Maximum
Agreement
Amount
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Percent
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Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
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$748,410.70
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$249,462.30
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$997,873.00
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66.52%
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Supportive Services
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$410,482.00
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$0.00
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$410,482.00
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27.37%
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Administrative
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$42,551.34
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$49,094.66
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$91,646.00
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6.11%
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Total
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$1,201,444.04
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$298,556.96
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$1,500,001.00
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100.00%
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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. El Centro was one of the selected agencies. El Centro will administer HOPWA services to currently served households upon notification, in July 2025, that a separate agency will be discontinuing services. This Agreement will begin on the date of countersignature of the City Controller and provide funding through September 30, 2026.
El Centro has received various Contracts through HCD’s Public Services Division between 2007 and 2011.
Fiscal Note:
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
This item was reviewed by the Housing and Affordability Committee on September 16, 2025.
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Michael Nichols, Director
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ESTIMATED SPEND AUTHORITY
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FUND SOURCE
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FY26
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OUT YEARS
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TOTAL
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Fund 5000
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$1,201,444.04
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$298,556.96
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$1,500,001.00
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