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Displacement Prevention Strategic Investments: Tenant & Homeowner Stabilization Services Austin Housing | December 1, 2025 Our Work Citywide Stabilization Programs Community Initiated Solutions Content Contact Us Our Work Community Initiated Solutions Citywide Displacement Prevention Strategies Funded Through Project Connect Funded Through Housing Trust Fund Tenant Stabilization Rental and utility assistance, case management, tenants’ rights, and community organizing. Homeownership Preservation and Expansion Community land trust accelerator, homeowner resiliency education, tax abatement strategy. Economic Mobility Estate planning, workforce training, financial literacy education Tenants’ Rights Assistance Program Tenant counseling and fair housing assistance Austin Cares: Tenant Relocation Assistance Development induced displacement assistance I Belong in Austin Eviction Prevention Program Representation Matters: Eviction Representation and Education Mediation and legal services for residents experiencing eviction 4 Our Partners 5 Citywide Displacement Prevention Strategies Citywide Tenant Stabilization El Buen Samaritano I Belong in Austin Funding: $3 million Term: FY26 Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Representation Matters: Eviction Representation Funding: $230,000 Funding: FY26 Austin Tenants Council (project of TRLA) Tenants Rights Assistance Program Funding: $300,000/annually Term: FY25-26 Laveer Logix Austin Cares: Tenant Relocation Assistance Program Funding: $950,000 Funding: FY24-26 7 Project Connect Community Initiated Solutions Project Connect Anti-Displacement Funding Timeline 9 Project Connect Anti-Displacement Funding Project Connect Anti-Displacement Funding Investments Anti-Displacement dollars will be spent over the course of 13 years, guided by the Project Connect Community Advisory Committee (CAC). Council, Community Catalysts, the Project Connect Community Advisory Committee, and community members have all been key stakeholders responsible for informing budget priorities. The CAC will continue to work with community through expanded community engagement efforts and establish budget priorities every three (3) years. 10 10 Project Connect Funding FY23-FY25 Land Acquisition Affordable Housing Development Immediate Interventions Operational Expenses 11 El Buen Samaritano "We Belong Here: Nuestros Hogares" Funding: $3 million Term: through FY26 Austin Voice for Education and Youth North Austin/Rundberg Community Stabilization Project Funding: $1.77 million Funding: through FY28 Community Initiated Solutions - Tenant Stabilization 12 Communities in School of Central Texas Student & Family Housing Displacement Assistance Funding: $3.5 million Funding: through FY29 Community Initiated Solutions - Tenant Stabilization 13 Meals on Wheels Central Texas Child Assistance Program Funding: $2.38 million Term: through FY29 Austin Tenants' Council (TRLA) Preserving, Asserting, Growing the Rights of Austin Tenants Funding: $3 million Term: through FY29 Community Initiated Solutions - Tenant Stabilization 14 Workers Defense Project & Strengthening Tenant Action Combatting Displacement Funding: $2 million Funding: through FY26 Community Initiated Solutions - Tenant Stabilization Mama Sana Supporting mothers in Austin’s Maternal Health Equity Collaborative. Funding: $1.54 million Term: through FY26 15 Austin Cooperative Business Foundation Asociación de Resident es/ Asociación de Residentes North Lamar Anti-Displacement Improvements Funding: $516,206 Term: through FY26 Del Valle Community Coalition Homeowner Resilience Program Funding: $2.33 million Term: through FY29 Community Initiated Solutions - Homeownership Expansion 16 Community Initiated Solutions - Homeownership Expansion Business & Community Lenders (BCL) The Austin Community Land Trust Accelerator Funding: $2 million Term: through FY26 17 Community Initiated Solutions - Economic Mobility Goodwill Industries of Central Texas Connections to Work Funding: $3.73 million Term: through FY27 Life Anew Restorative Justice Inc. Anti-Displacement Property Ownership Funding: $2 million Term: through FY26 18 Community Initiated Solutions - Economic Mobility InterFaith Action of Central Texas iACT Financial Education & Literacy Program Funding: $1.23 Million Term: through FY27 19 Contact Us Call 3-1-1 Call Housing Department at 512-974-3100 CIS Inquiry Form: Project Connect Community Initiated Solutions Website: https://www.austintexas.gov/rent, https://www.austintexas.gov/page/tenant- notification-and-relocation-ordinance Email: stabilization@austintexas.gov, tenantrelocation@austintexas.gov, DP- CIS@austintexas.gov 20 Thank You