Harris County Housing and Community Development (HCHCD) has released the Harris County Community Facilities and Infrastructure Investments. Applications are available to all interested and eligible applicants (as outlined in the application) until July 26, 2024. Applications should be submitted to HCD Box Platform.
For more information on this RFP or requesting special accommodations, please contact the HCHCD staff at hcdrfp@harriscountytx.gov for assistance.
Applications due: August 2, 2024
Late Proposals will not be accepted.
These funds were provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and by Congressional Appropriation.
Total Available funding: $3,475,000
Eligible proposal(s) shall be chosen within Precinct 1 and shall include one of the following project activities:
Renovation or construction of new physical infrastructure with a focus on augmenting the capacity of nonprofit organizations.
Strategic acquisition of pre-existing facilities to increase the operational capabilities of nonprofit organizations.
Construction projects needing gap financing and are slated for completion within the stipulated ARPA expenditure deadlines.
Capital improvement projects designed to support nonprofit organizations dedicated to addressing food insecurity, homelessness, behavioral health, and/or violence or domestic violence reduction.
Projects proposing to increase operational capacity for an existing program including but not limited to providing for increased staffing needs, in alignment that addresses barriers to the improvement or stabilization of the lives of county residents’ such as food insecurity, housing insecurity and homelessness, domestic violence or sexual abuse, mental health, and behavioral health supports.
Please note that the Round 2 CFI RFP has included additional priorities that include increasing access to nutritional food for youth and/or seniors; increasing affordable housing with supportive services; and increasing capacity for MWBE.
Public Notice (English y Spanish)
To access documents required for submission of the RFP please go to BOX o https://hccsd.app.box.com/v/CommFac-Invest (link going live on June 28, 2024). On June 28, 2024, download the Guidebook, Application and RFP General Requirements.
To submit the application upload to HCD BOX Platform
For more information on this RFP or requesting special accommodations, please contact the HCHCD staff at hcdrfp@harriscountytx.gov o assistance.
After you have read the application and began to complete the application, Technical Assistance is available from July 1, 2024, through July 26, 2024. Please register for the Technical Assistance training by going to the Technical Assistance Training Form . The first Technical Assistance Workshop is scheduled for July 5, 2024 , and will be held every Tuesday from 2 pm to 3 pm until July 25, 2024. A zoom link will be sent to applicants that have registered for the session.