Travis County’s Supportive Housing Division’s goal is to protect and provide opportunities for those most vulnerable and underrepresented. To accomplish this goal, the Supportive Housing Division will strive to:
- Ensure a robust interagency, cross-section approach to addressing homelessness.
- Promote availability of and access to safe, decent, affordable, and stable housing.
- Prevent homelessness.
- Reduce criminal justice system interactions for individuals impacted by homelessness by providing increased access to housing.
- Ensure equitable access to shelter, housing, and services.
Affordable Housing
TEFRA (Bond Financing) Application – submit this application to request approval of resolutions to authorize bonds for LIHTC projects.
Public Facility Corporations (PFC) Application – submit this application to request Travis County Commissioner Court (“TCCC”) approval of a PFC project as required by Section 303.0421(b)(4) of the Texas Local Government Code. HB 2071 now requires the approval of a governing body before a PFC multifamily residential development may receive tax exemption. The governing body is to ensure all applicable affordable housing statutory requirements and prerequisites are met.
Supportive Housing Initiative Pipeline (SHIP)
Travis County will loan approximately $110 million to non-profits that are building deeply affordable housing for people experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless. Over 2,000 new affordable units will be built through the SHIP partners.
Overview of SHIP Projects
| Non-Profit Partner | Project Name | Funding Amount |
| Foundations Communities | Burleson Studios | $15,000,000 |
| Foundations Communities | Juniper Creek | $6,500,000 |
| Mobile Loaves and Fishes | Community First! Burleson Village | $35,000,000 |
| The Other Ones Foundation | Esperanza Community | $3,000,000 |
| Austin Area Urban League | Urban Empowerment Zone | $8,503,016 |
| Caritas of Austin | Cairn Point at Cameron | $6,422,262 |
| Family Eldercare | Rosewood II/Real Gardens | $4,474,947 |
| Integral Care | Seabrook Square | $6,836,970 |
| Life Works | The Works III at Springdale | $12,992,103 |
| A New Entry | Webberville Trauma Transformation Center | $3,580,000 |
| SAFE Alliance | The Lancaster | $7,270,702 |
Questions about projects or the status of projects? Please email [email protected].
Contract Management Documents & Forms
The contract management documents below will be used to manage the supportive housing initiative pipeline contracts. Some documents may be required for contract execution or ongoing contract management. The submission forms are created to offer a user-friendly method for submitting documents.
Resources for Compliance
Financial Compliance
Wage Compliance
- Project Wage Rate Sheet
- Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL)
- Delegation of Signature Authority
- SHIP – Employee Interview Form (HUD-11) – English
- SHIP – Employee Interview Form (HUD-11) – Spanish
Safety and Civil Rights Compliance
Construction Management & Compliance
- SHIP - Contract Documents – Submission Form
- SHIP - Change Order Submission Form
- SHIP – Subcontractors List (Excel)
Reporting Compliance
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
With the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance. The HHS Supportive Housing Initiative Pipeline program includes OSHA 10 Compliance to reaffirm the County’s commitment to worker protection measures.
OSHA Regulations
- https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs ·
- https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926
- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1926
OSHA Poster
OSHA Record-Keeping
OSHA Austin-Area Office
OSHA Training
- https://www.osha.gov/training
- https://www.osha.gov/training/library
- https://www.osha.gov/training/outreach
- https://www.osha.gov/training/outreach/faq
AT-Home Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Program
The AT Home Initiative is a first of its kind, multi-partner, five-year initiative that will bring together resources from numerous local governments, local healthcare partners, philanthropies and non-profits to deliver permanent supportive housing to 200-250 of our most vulnerable neighbors experiencing homelessness in Austin-Travis County. The project is expected to launch the first cohort of clients in the Fall of 2023 and will ramp up over the next three years.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program funds housing, infrastructure and social services projects for residents with low and moderate income that live within the Travis County CDBG Service Area, which varies by program year.
As of June 2023, the Travis County CDBG Program is now a part of the newly created HHS Supportive Housing Division. CDBG was formerly housed within the HHS Research & Planning Division. Please following the link below to be re-directed to the CDBG Program web page.
