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FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: www.houstontx.gov/housing

2 FAIR HOUSING & HURRICANE SEASON | RESILIENCE OUTREACH APPLICATION 2020 CITY OF HOUSTON | HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

OVERVIEWAn ongoing cycle of flooding has made it more difficult for Houstonians to find safe homes. With this additional pressure on the housing market, it has become critical that we ensure everyone has access to fair housing information. As hurricane season begins, we must raise awareness around flood preparation and fair housing resources.

To this end, the City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) is seeking community advocate groups to organize and execute community outreach programs. Strong proposals will focus on advertising and education around fair housing and hurricane preparedness and will emphasize reaching historically underserved populations. Work should be done at the neighborhood level and build knowledge, ensuring that residents are better prepared for hurricane season.

EXAMPLES OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES

Proposals can contain these and other similar activities:

| Conducting educational workshops, trainings, and symposia about fair housing and flood preparedness

| Creating awareness in underserved communities about fair housing and flood preparedness

| Executing marketing campaigns about fair housing and flood preparedness using mixed media such as e-newsletters, testimonials, social media campaigns, or paid advertising

| Developing and distributing marketing materials such as brochures, infographics, fact sheets., etc. that share important information about fair housing and flood preparedness

EVALUATION CRITERIAPriority will be given to applicants that:

| Demonstrate ability to reach and engage members from underserved communities, and experience with the topics of community resilience, fair housing, and flood preparedness

FAIR HOUSING & HURRICANE SEASON RESILIENCE OUTREACH APPLICATION

| Propose activities that engage with and benefit underserved communities

| Propose activities that are well-planned and suitable for the program goals

| Propose activities that will have a long-term impact within the community

| Incorporate existing community initiatives or relationships with other organizations

GRANT AWARDSelected groups will be reimbursed for eligible costs according to federal regulations for fair housing activities, which include education and outreach to raise awareness around fair housing. Each organization selected will receive a maximum of $10,000. Plans that exhibit exceptional creativity and planning may be awarded up to $15,000.

For more information on what activities may or may not be funded, refer to the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 24, Part 570.206(c). For more information on government grant awards in general, refer to the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 2, Part 200.

All applicants must be registered as a vendor for the City and actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Visit: https://purchasing.houstontx.gov/ and www.sam.gov/SAM


P O I N T S O F C O N T A C TApplications are due July 20, 2020, and HCDD will make selections the week of July 27, 2020.

Individual or Organization Name

Physical AddressWebsite

(if applicable)

Phone #

Secondary Phone #

Secondary Email

Contact Name

Email

O V E R V I E W O F Y O U R O R G A N I Z A T I O N

P R O P O S E D O U T R E A C H

Briefly describe your organization. What is your mission? Key activities?

Briefly define the problem that the proposed activities will address related to fair housing and flood preparedness, risk reduction, or resilience.

How will your organization work with community initiatives or other organizations to expand outreach for your proposed activities?

Describe the strategy you plan to use to engage the community around fair housing and hurricane preparedness/resilience. Provide a description of your proposed activities and/or an advertising plan.

List the skills and abilities your organization plans to utilize to execute this proposal within the time frame. (See page 5 for key dates)

List any similar and/or relevant activities your organization has recently and successfully completed.


Please identify the types of historically underserved communities you plan to work with. (Select all that apply)

Communities of color

Persons with disabilities

Individuals with limited English proficiency

Seniors

Immigrant communities, including refugees or undocumented persons

Low-and moderate-income households

Vulnerable persons previously impacted or displaced by disasters

Other:


P R O P O S E D B U D G E T

What barriers often arise when communicating with your selected communities? How will you address these barriers?

What is the approximate reach or number of individuals likely to be reached in all the proposed outreach? How will you measure outreach?

Describe any long-term organizational or community benefits expected.

What are the intended outcomes of the proposed activities? How will you measure outcomes?

Plans that exhibit exceptional creativity may request an additional $5K. If you are requesting the additional $5K, how do you plan on utilizing the funds?


List the activities or advertisements proposed within the approximate timeline in the chart below:

Type of Activity Goal of Activity Number ProposedEstimated Number of

People Reached (per activity)

Estimated Date Completed

Large Community MeetingProvide resources and discuss

preparedness 2 50 residents at each meeting

July 15, 2020 and August 15, 2020

Printed PSAs in La Voz

Provide info about hurricane preparedness & fair housing or how to apply for FEMA

assistance 4 50,000 La Voz’s readership Sundays in July

P R O P O S E D O U T R E A C H C O N T .


For selected organizations, reimbursements will be made after itemized invoices and corresponding receipts are received by HCDD for costs that are reflected in the proposed budget. Reimbursements will be made only for eligible costs according to Community Development Block Grant regulations (24 CFR Part 570) for fair housing activities (24 CFR § 570.206(c)) and federal grant requirements (2 CFR Part 200). Please modify the budget template below to reflect the needs of your proposal.

Site Budget

Room and hall fees

Equipment

TOTAL

Staff time Budget

Planning & Coordination

Event implementation

TOTAL

Publicity Budget

Graphic Design

Photocopying/Printing

TOTAL

Miscellaneous Budget

Interpreter

Other

TOTAL

TOTAL BUDGETED EXPENSES


P R O P O S E D B U D G E T

KEY DATES

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION [email protected]? [email protected] OR 832.394.6355

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: www.houstontx.gov/housing

July 7, 20201:00pm - 2:30pm

July 20, 2020All applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm CST

July 27–July 31, 2020August 4, 2020November 30, 2020

Virtual Grant Introduction Workshop

Applications Due

Grants AwardedVirtual Orientation for Selected OrganizationsCompletion of All Work; Close Out Report Due to HCDD

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