Item 7- FY24-29 Consolidated Plan Community Needs Assessment presentation — original pdf

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Discussion on community needs and spending priorities for the FY 24-29 Consolidated Plan for federal grants. Agenda Where Does Our Funding Come From? Planning and Reporting for Federal Funding How We Make Decisions Fair Housing What We've Heard From the Community Programs and Activities Overview Group and Community Input How do we fund our programs? HUD Annual Entitlement Grants Housing Trust Fund Approved City Bonds City Operating Budget Project Connect Anti-Displacement Funds CARES Act The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocates entitlement funding to municipalities and state governments. The City of Austin applies for what in recent years has been approximately $14 million in annual grant entitlements across four grants for affordable housing, community development, economic development, and public services. Each year, we plan and evaluate the programs funded by the HUD grants. 4 Planning and Reporting for Federal Grants U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Consolidated Plan (5-Year) Allocates federal resources to housing and community development Action Plan (1-Year) Summarizes actions, activities and federal/non- federal resources in the Consolidated Plan Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) (1-Year) End-of-year report on progress toward consolidated plan 6 Consolidated Plan Funding Sources Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Goal: Provide decent housing and a suitable living environment; expand economic opportunities for low-income people Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Goal: Benefit low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families by providing supportive services and housing Consolidated Plan (5-Year) HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Goal: create affordable housing for low- income households Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Goal: Assist people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness 7 How are funding decisions made? We are here Community Participation: Community Needs Assessment Available Use of Funding Sources Consolidated Plan Housing Needs & Market Analysis Other Planning Efforts Austin Strategic Housing Blueprint Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice 8 Fair Housing Issues, Experiences • 2019 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) • Potential upcoming "Equity Plan" related to fair housing • Seeking input and surveying on fair housing issues, experiences (details on future slide) 9 What we’ve heard from the Community I need immediate help I need a more accessible process Feedback themes I want the opportunity to build wealth and long-term stability I need help maintaining stability I need immediate help Housing Needs Finding housing Rental Assistance Mortgage assistance Emergency repairs Eviction response/Legal services Other Needs Utilities Transportation Food Employment 12 Housing Needs Home Repair Rental property maintenance and upkeep Preservation of affordable units Other Needs Childcare Steady income I need help maintaining stability 13 Housing Needs Affordable home ownership opportunities Down payment assistance Other Needs Training and education Access to higher-paying jobs I want the opportunity to build wealth and long-term stability 14 Housing Needs Where do I go for help? What services are available to me? Who can I talk to? Other Needs Universal/cross-departmental information and application process I need a more accessible process 15 Housing Needs Transparency in how decisions are made about housing programs Other Needs Collaboration across departments I don’t trust the city 16 Programs & Activities 17 Who Do We Serve? 64.4% 3,017 # households served FY 22-23 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 17.5% 16.7% Extremely Low Income (<30% MFI) Very Low Income (31%- 50% MFI) Low Income (51%-80% MFI) 1.4% 81%+ MFI *Income data does not include ESG, HOPWA and Cares Act-funded programming Source: City of Austin FY 22-23 CAPER Give Your Input To receive these HUD grants, the City of Austin submits a 5-year Consolidated Plan and an annual Action Plan. These plans outline the community's needs, resources, priorities, and proposed activities about housing, community development, economic development, and public services. Austinites are invited to provide feedback on how the City should use the federal funding for housing and public services. The feedback collected through this process help inform how these programs should be administered in the upcoming five years. www.SpeakUpAustin.org/MyCommunityNeeds Can also email, call or write directly to the Housing Department: - Email: housing@austintexas.gov - Call: 512-974-3155 - Text: Text "MyCommunity" to 73224 - Mail: Housing Department Attn: City of Austin FY 24-29 Consolidated Plan P.O. Box 1088 Austin, TX 78767 20 In-person conversations 35 community groups & organizations Feb5 – March15 21 Public Comment Period 2024 Tuesday May 7 First Day of Public Comment Period (Draft Consolidated Plan Published) Tuesday May 14 Community Development Commission - Public Hearing Thursday May 30 City Council – Public Hearing Wednesday June 5 Last Day of Public Comment Period 22 immediate help stability trust building wealth access Thinking about our communities greatest housing needs • What is most important now? • What is missing? 23 Questions? Requests for Follow Up? Christian Duran Research Analyst Senior City of Austin Housing Department christian.duran@austintexas.gov Amended Fiscal Years 2019-2024 Consolidated Plan Annual Action Plan.pdf (austintexas.gov) Appendix Community Meetings Feb5 – March15 Monday February 5 Tuesday January 23 Monday February 5 Thursday February 8 Thursday February 8 Thursday February 8 Friday February 9 Monday February 12 Tuesday February 13 Tuesday February 13 Wednesday February 14 Wednesday February 14 Thursday February 15 Thursday February 16 Wednesday February 21 Wednesday February 21 Wednesday February 21 Thursday, February 22 Friday February 23 Monday February 26 Wednesday February 28 Monday March 4 Monday March 4 Tuesday March 5 Tuesday March 5 Thursday March 7 Thursday March 7 Thursday March 7 Friday March 8 Tuesday March 12 Tuesday March 12 Friday March 15 Start of Community Needs Assessment –Speak Up Austin Page Launches Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission HRS Leadership Council Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid (TRLA) Integral Care Community Technology & Telecommunications Commission (CTTC) LifeWorks LGBTQIA+ Quality of Life Commission Austin Home Repair Coalition Community Development Commission Early Childhood Council Commission on Aging One Voice Central Texas City of Austin Watershed Protection Department Catholic Charities of Central Texas AISD Project HELP Commission on Veteran Affairs Google Fiber (Broadband Provider) College Student Commission HIV Planning Council Business Meeting Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) SAFE Alliance Commission on Immigrant Affairs BASTA (Building and Strengthening Tenant Action) African American Resource Advisory Commission City Council –Public Hearing City of Austin Displacement Prevention Central Health Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities Caritas Community Development Commission –Public Hearing End of Community Needs Assessment 26 Population of Austin vs. Population Served by Race* 120.0% 100.0% 80.0% 60.0% 40.0% 20.0% 0.0% Population Served, FY 22-23 Population of Austin, 2022 White Asian Black/African American American Indian or Alaskan Native Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Multi, Other or Declined to Answer Population Served, FY 22- 23 Population of Austin, 2022 White Alone Black/African American Alone Asian Alone American Indian or Alaskan Native Alone Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Alone Multi, Other or Declined to State 57.0% 36.2% 1.4% 0.8% 0.4% 2.3% 63.2% 7.9% 8.4% 0.8% 0.001% 19.7% *Excludes CARES Act-funded services Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2022 ACS 5-Year Estimates; City of Austin FY 22-23 CAPER Population of Austin vs. Population Served by Ethnicity* 120.00% 100.00% 80.00% 60.00% 40.00% 20.00% 0.00% 33.5% 66.0% 32.5% 66.65% Population Served, FY 22-23 Population of Austin, 2022 Not Hispanic/Latinx Hispanic/Latinx *Excludes CARES Act-funded services Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 ACS 5-Year Estimates; City of Austin FY 22-23 CAPER Austin Public Health Programming Update AK E SH I A J OH N S O N SMO T H E R S S O C I AL SE R V I CE A G R E E ME N T S AD MI N I S T R ATI ON MAN A G E R , A US T I N PUB LI C HE A LT H Emergency Solutions Grant ESG Program Budget and Spending • FY 22/23 program budget was $669,074.00 and has a current balance of $54,947.53, of which is being put towards the 23/24 Rapid Rehousing programing. Category Combined/Amended YTD Shelter $313,922.00 $268,519.27 Rapid Rehousing $290,587.00 $284,615.01 HMIS Admin Total: $27,184.00 $23,611.19 $36,381.00 $668,074.00 $36,381.00 $613,126.47 Balance $45,402.73 $5,971.99 $3,572.81 $0.00 $54,947.53 ESG Program Budget and Spending • FY 23/24 program budget is $658,196.00 and has a no current expenditures. Category Combined/Amended Rapid Rehousing Shelter HMIS Admin Total: $313,922.00 $291.274.00 $22,000.00 $31,000.00 $658,196.00 YTD $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Balance $313,922.00 $291,274 $22,000 $31,000 $658,196.00 ESG-CV Program Budget and Spending • FY 20/23 program budget was $12,723,136.59 and has been fully expended Category Budget YTD Balance Shelter $6,811,670.93 $6,811,670.93 Rapid Rehousing $4,986,772.37 $4,986,772.37 HMIS Admin Total: $30,651.73 $30,651.73 $894,041.56 $894,041.56 $12,723,136.59 $11,965,419.72 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) FY22-23 HOPWA WHAT IS HOPWA? The Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Program is the only Federal program dedicated to the housing needs of people living with HIV/AIDS. Under the HOPWA Program, HUD makes grants to local communities, States, and nonprofit organizations for projects that benefit low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families. Transitional Grant Area (TGA) – Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties HOPWA SERVICES IN AUSTIN TGA AREA IN FY22-23 • Short Term Supportive Housing - Hotel/Motel Assistance • Housing Case Management • Permanent Housing Placement • Short Term Rental, Mortgage, & Utilities • Tenant Based Rental Assistance • Facility Based Housing Services in the Austin TGA Area in FY22-23 Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) ◦ TBRA provides rent, mortgage, utility assistance, and assistance with shared housing arrangements to meet the urgent needs of eligible persons with HIV/AIDS and their families. The goal is to prevent homelessness and to support independent living of persons living with HIV/AIDS who access the program through HIV case management. Facility Based Housing - Operations(FBH) ◦ Facility Base Transitional Housing provides eligible households with housing and supportive services to maintain stability and receive appropriate levels of care. Short Term Rental, Mortgage, & Utilities (STRMU) ◦ STRMU provides short-term housing assistance to prevent homelessness of the renters or homeowners. It helps maintain a stable living environment for households who experience financial crisis and possible loss of their housing arrangement. FY22-23 Goals & Outcomes H/M Assistance Goal: 38 Actual: 88 Budget: $70,000 Expended: $70,000 Housing Case Management Permanent Housing Placement Goal: 125 Actual: 34 Goal:44 Actual: 22 Budget: $624,964 Expended: $327,117 Budget: $46,296 Expended: $17,428 *This is a 3-year grant, and ALL UNEXPENDED funds carry forth into grant year 2 – FY24. TBRA Facility Based Housing Goal: 75 Actual: 34 Budget: $380,330 Expended: $374,958 Goal: 44 Actual: 40 Budget: $645,650 Expended: $349,550 STRMU Goal: 132 Actual: 141 Budget: $372,010 Expended: $291,425 Services in the Austin TGA Area in FY22-23 Short Term Supportive Housing - Hotel/Motel Assistance (STSH) ◦ Hotel/Motel Assistance provides assistance with keeping vulnerable clients experiencing homelessness out of the street and help transition them to permanent housing. Housing Case Management (HCM) / Supportive Services ◦ Housing Case Management assists eligible individuals in securing stabilize housing, long-term, permanent, and stable housing. Clients receive case management for clients and their families in long term need for stable secure permanent housing. Permanent Housing Placement (PHP) ◦ PHP helps prevent homelessness by supporting independent living of persons with HIV/AIDS. Persons can access the program through HIV case management. PHP assists eligible clients by helping to establish a new residence where on- going occupancy is expected to continue. Assistance is provided to eligible clients and their families with payment of first month's rent to secure permanent housing and will complement other forms of HOPWA housing assistance. FFY24 (allocated/some contracts are under negotiation) Grantee Admin $ 80,108.00 AIDS Services Austin $ 1,018,881.00 Housing Case Mgmt, Permanent Housing Placement, STRMU, TBRA, Supportive Serv ASHwell $ 59,578.00 STRMU Project Transitions $ 1,358,508.00 FHB, Supportive Services Austin/Travis County MHMR $ 153,203.00 PHP, STRMU, STSH Total: $ 2,670,278.00 Community Development Block Grant CDBG Special Needs Assistance : Child Care FY 22-23 Highlights • 155 children served across all 3 programs • Child, Inc. – Early Head Start – Provides affordable quality early childhood education to children up to three years of age. • Services were expanded through one additional classrooms at Overton Elementary School. • Hired a curriculum specialist to ensure instructional consistency between classrooms. • AISD – Teen Parent Child Care – Provides affordable quality early childhood education to children up to five years of age so parents can attend middle or high school. • 83% of parenting students were academically successful. • Homebound Services Program added additional teachers to serve students with 6 weeks of at home instruction after child birth. • YWCA - Bridge Child Care Voucher – Provides affordable accessible child care to children up to age 12. • Applicants were able to achieve long-term sustainable child care solutions where often few to no other options were available. 41 CDBG Special Needs Assistance : Mental Health Services Integral Care - CDBG Youth Services: • Program is designed to enhance the quality of life for youth ages 0-21 by offering intensive wrap-around services and increasing their participation in educational and cultural activities. Services include: • Assessments –psychological, psychiatric, speech/audiology, occupational, physical, functional/behavioral, and more • Treatments linked to assessments above; medication management, nursing, substance abuse counseling, psychosocial skills training • Self-sufficiency supports • Enrichment services – camp, after school program, skill development, tutoring, vocational training, life skills programs • Parental support and education or below 200% FPL • Youth reside in Austin Full Purpose Jurisdiction, with income (or their families’ income) at 42 CDBG Special Needs Assistance : Mental Health Services (continued) FY 22-23 Highlights • 154 clients served • Families in Care Coordination are truly receiving a rich variety of traditional and non- traditional support services, such as EMDR and trauma-informed therapy, crisis prevention and intervention, access to recreational and enriching activities for youth and their families, assistance with the legalization process, and many connections between families and accessible community resources and support. 43 CDBG Special Needs Assistance : Senior Services Family Eldercare - CDBG Financial & Housing Stability: • Serves people 55 years of age or older who have low income and live within Austin Full Purpose Jurisdiction • Provides financial and housing-focused services that promote aging in place and prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation of seniors. o case management o bill payer services o general public benefits enrollment assistance or specialized assistance for SSI/SSDI income o housing stabilization services including rapid re-housing, homelessness prevention, and housing retention. 44 CDBG-CV Special Needs Assistance : Childcare for Essential Workers Service Provider – Workforce Solutions Program pays for emergency childcare for essential workers with low to moderate income and provides information to families on licensed childcare providers. Services include weekday, overnight and weekend childcare for children ages 0-13, or older children with special needs. 281 clients served FY 22-23 Highlights • • The CDBG-CV maximum income limit of 80% MFI is higher than the limits set by Texas Workforce Commission’s Childcare and Development Fund (CCDF), which enabled the CDBG-CV program to serve 59 returning clients and 12 new clients within Austin Full Purpose Jurisdiction who may not have otherwise qualified for childcare assistance. • 163 clients were rolled over to a more financially stable Childcare Development Fund scholarship program ensuring the essential worker's vital work within the community could continue. 45 CDBG Special Needs Assistance : Senior Services (continued) FY 22-23 Highlights • 288 clients served • Family Eldercare core financial and housing stability program nearly doubled the number of clients enrolled from the previous contract year, increasing the benefits enrollment and case management services to low-income older adults in the Austin area. • Housing instability among local older adults and persons with disabilities has exponentially increased, and Family Eldercare’s staff have been working strategically to accommodate the increased need through allocating more staff with specialized training. 46 CDBG & CDBG-CV Program Budget and Spending • FY23 CDBG budget was $725,205 with $102,241 remaining in childcare. Unspent funds in childcare was due to underperforming agency who is not continuing in FY24, remaining funds will be spent between AISD and Child Inc. • FY23 CDBG-CV budget was underspent due to a delay in staffing and contract implementation. Despite the delay, contract met all performance goals and is expected to expend all ongoing funds in future budgets. FY23 Amount FY23 Expended FY23 Balance FY24 Budget Category Childcare Housing Stability $399,974 $129,052 $297,733 $129,052 Mental Health $196,179 $196,179 $102,241 $0 $0 $485,236 $278,294 $196,179 Childcare - CV $1,750,109 $1,703,179 $46,930 $1,300,000 47 Program Performance Five-Year Goals & Outcomes (4 Years In) HomebuyerAssistance Program FY 19- 24 Households Se rved % Annual 5- Year Goal Met Funds Expen ded Down Payment Assistance 116 93% $4,359,688 Homelessness Assistance Program Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Rapid Rehousing Homeless Person Overnight Shelter FY 19-24 Households Served % Annual 5- Year Goal Met Funds Expended 354 293 1387 55% 50% 27% $3,359,361 $1,160,918 $1,209,692 Renters Assistance Program Housing Development Assistance FY 19- 24 Households S erved % Annual 5-Year Goal Met Funds Expe nded Program FY 19- 24 Households S erved % Annual 5- Year Goal Met Funds Expend ed Tenants’ Rights Assistance Architectural Barrier Removal - Renter 1,266 4 47% 11% $1,080,444 $59,538 Rental Housing Development Assistance (RHDA) Ownership Housing Development Assistance (OHDA) 124 157% $9,581,180 12 29% $617,477 Source: City of Austin Housing Department, FY 22-23 CAPER 49 Five-Year Goals & Outcomes (4 Years In) Special Needs Assistance Program FY 19-24 Households Served CDBG Public Services (Childcare, Senior Services, Mental Health Services) Housing for Persons with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) Services % Annual 5-Year Goal Met Funds Expended 1,926 76% $2,748,392 1,245 78% $7,239,215 Other CommunityDevelopment Assistance Program FY 19-24 Household/ Businesses Served % Annual 5-Year Goal Met Funds Expended Family Business Loan Program Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Expenses 54 6 28% 33% $1,355,974 $345,434 Source: City of Austin Housing Department, FY 22-23 CAPER 50 One-Year Goals & Outcomes CARESActProgramming:CDBG-CV FY 22- Program 23 Households Served Total Households Served by Program Since Start % Goal Served for Program Since Start Childcare Services (on going) 281 508 172% CARESActProgramming:ESG-CV Program FY 22- 23 Households Served Total Households Served by Program Since Start % Goal Served for Program Since Start Rapid Rehousing (completed in FY 22-23) Temporary Emergency Shelter (completed in FY 22-23) 719 172 1056 554 95% 109% CARES Act Programming: HOPWA-CV Program FY 22- 23 Households Served Total Households Served by Program Since Start % Goal Served for Program Since Start HOPWA-CV Programs 3 86 68% Source: City of Austin Housing Department, FY 22-23 CAPER 51