| (a) Contract Award Funding Limits. The funding will
be established by Allocation Formula as described in this section.
(b) HHSP funds will be awarded upon appropriation from
the legislature, and will be made available to any of those municipalities
subject to the requirements of this rule and be distributed in accordance
with the formula set forth in subsection (c) of this section relating
to Formula.
(c) General Population Formula. Funds made available
under HHSP for the general population shall be distributed in accordance
with an Allocation Formula that is calculated each year that takes
into account the proportion of the following factors:
(1) population of the municipality, as determined by
the most recent available 1 Year American Community Survey (ACS) data;
(2) poverty, defined as persons in the municipality's
population with incomes at or below the poverty threshold, as determined
by the most recent available 1 Year ACS data;
(3) population of Homeless persons, as determined by
the most recent publicly available Point-In-Time Counts submitted
to HUD by the CoCs in Texas or by the Texas Homeless Network;
(4) population of Homeless veterans, as determined
by the most recent publicly available Point-In-Time Counts submitted
to HUD by the CoCs in Texas or by the Texas Homeless Network;
(5) population of Homeless Unaccompanied Youth, Parenting
Youth, and Children of Parenting Youth, as determined by the most
recent publicly available Point-In-Time Counts submitted to HUD by
the CoCs in Texas or by the Texas Homeless Network;
(6) population of persons with disabilities, defined
as that percentage of the municipality's population composed of persons
with disabilities, as determined by the most recent available 1 Year
ACS data; and
(7) incidents of family violence, as determined by
reports from local police departments.
(d) The factors enumerated shall be used to calculate
distribution percentages for each municipal area based on the following
formula:
(1) thirty percent weight for population;
(2) thirty percent weight for poverty populations;
(3) twenty percent weight for the Homeless population;
(4) five percent weight for population of Homeless
Veterans;
(5) five percent weight for population of Homeless
Unaccompanied Youth, Parenting Youth, and Children of Parenting Youth;
(6) five percent weight for population of persons with
disabilities; and
(7) five percent weight for instances of family violence.
(e) Youth Population Formula. Funds made available
to HHSP for youth shall be distributed in accordance with an Allocation
Formula that is calculated each year that takes into account the proportion
of the following factors:
(1) population of the municipality, as determined by
the most recent available 1 Year American Community Survey (ACS) data;
(2) poverty, defined as persons in the municipality's
population with incomes at or below the poverty threshold, as determined
by the most recent available 1 Year ACS data;
(3) population of Homeless Unaccompanied Youth, Parenting
Youth, and Children of Parenting Youth, as determined by the most
recent publicly available Point-In-Time Counts submitted to HUD by
the CoCs in Texas;
(4) population of persons with disabilities, defined
as that percentage of the municipality's population composed of persons
with disabilities, as determined by the most recent available 1 Year
ACS data; and
(5) incidents of family violence, as determined by
reports from local police departments.
(f) The factors enumerated shall be used to calculate
distribution percentages for each municipal area based on the following
formula:
(1) thirty percent weight for population;
(2) thirty percent weight for poverty populations;
(3) thirty percent weight for population of Homeless
Unaccompanied Youth, Parenting Youth, and Children of Parenting Youth;
(4) five percent weight for population of persons with
disabilities; and
(5) five percent weight for instances of family violence.
(g) Prior to month nine of the Contract, the HHSP Subrecipient
may choose to voluntarily deobligate up to 15% of the total amount
of funds in the Contract if the HHSP Subrecipient anticipates that
it will not expend all the funds. The Department reserves the right
to refuse any returned funds prior to the end of the Contract Term.
The Department may reallocate the voluntary deobligated funds to existing
HHSP Subrecipients with the highest expenditure rates based on percent
of funds expended. The eligible HHSP Subrecipients may be required
to complete a Previous Participation Review, as outlined in §1.302
of this title (relating to Previous Participation Reviews for Department
Program Awards Not Covered by §1.301 of this Subchapter), and
any reallocated funds in excess of 25% of the original Contract award
will require a complete Previous Participation Review.
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