Home-ARP Program

HOME-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) Overview

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARP”) appropriated $5 billion to communities across the U.S. to provide housing, services, and shelter to individuals experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations. These funds were allocated by formula to jurisdictions that qualified for funding through the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME Program) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This special round of funding is called the “HOME-ARP” program.

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Eligible Activities

HOME-ARP funds can be used for four eligible activities:

Production or Preservation of Affordable Housing
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)
Provision of Supportive Services (such as housing counseling, homelessness prevention, childcare, job training, legal services, case management, moving costs, rental applications, and rent assistance)
Purchase and Development of Non-Congregate Shelter. These structures can remain in use as non-congregate shelter or can be converted to 1) emergency shelter under the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program; 2) permanent housing under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program; or 3) affordable housing under the HOME Program.

Eligible Populations

HOME-ARP funds must be used to primarily benefit individuals or families from the following qualifying populations:

Experiencing homelessness
At risk of homelessness
Fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking
Other populations with a high risk of housing instability (including households that are low-income and highly cost-burdened; that have moved two or more times in the last 60 days; and that are living in a hotel/motel)
Veterans and families that include a veteran family member that meets one of the preceding criteria

Harris County Housing and Community Development (HCHCD) received an allocation of $16,747,366 in Home Investment Partnerships Grant – American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) to help create affordable housing and services for homeless persons, people at risk of homelessness, persons fleeing domestic violence, and other vulnerable populations. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved the HOME ARP Allocation Plan in 2022 to expand affordable permanent supportive housing, supportive services, capacity building and operating assistance.

HCHD is amending the HOME ARP Allocation Plan to include tenant-based rental assistance as a new activity and supportive services only. To review the changes to the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan click on HOME-Allocation Plan—Amended below.

Contact us: HCDPlanComments@harriscountytx.gov

Click on the links below for a full detailed report of the original and amended versions of the HOME-ARP Allocation Plans:

Harris County HOME ARP Allocation Plan - Original.pdf

Harris County HOME ARP Allocation Plan - Amended.pdf