HOME American Rescue Plan

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) 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. 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.

HUD required that recipients of HOME-ARP funds first create an Allocation Plan, and get approval before releasing funds. TDHCA’s HOME-ARP Allocation Plan can be found below.

To get information on HOME-ARP Federal Cross-Cutting Requirements please visit the TDHCA Direct Loan page.

Announcements

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) first application acceptance period for the 2025 Nonprofit Capacity Building/Operating Notice of Funding Availability (NCO NOFA) closed June 6, 2025. Any additional NCO NOFA application acceptance periods may be announced via HOME-ARP email list. For updates, please subscribe to “Homelessness Issues, Programs and Policies” topic on the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ email list. The 2025 HOME-ARP NCO NOFA – First Amendment can be found on TDHCA’s NOFA Page at: https://www.tdhca.texas.gov/notices-funding-availability-nofas