Houston Opens Roughly $10.3 Million Public-Services Funding Opportunity

Houston’s Housing and Community Development Department has announced a 2026 Public Services Notice of Funding Availability offering approximately $10.3 million for nonprofit programs serving residents facing housing instability, people experiencing homelessness and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Applications are due Aug. 11, 2026, at 5 p.m. The opportunity is a request for organizations to apply for funding; it is not an announcement that the money has already been distributed.

The funding is intended for services provided in Houston. The city’s opportunity covers programs for people who are currently experiencing homelessness, those at risk of homelessness and residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Services that may qualify

Eligible activities span housing, health care and practical support. Nonprofits may seek funding for housing assistance, homelessness prevention, rehousing and related case-management services.

The listed service areas also include transportation, health care, mental-health services and legal assistance. Those categories could help organizations connect residents with medical or behavioral-health care, navigate legal issues and reach housing or other essential services.

Employment-related services are eligible as well, including job training and other employment assistance. The notice also includes substance-abuse support and childcare, extending the potential uses beyond immediate housing assistance to services that can affect a resident’s ability to maintain housing, pursue work or access care.

For Houston residents, the practical effect will depend on which proposals are selected and the services each organization offers. The funding opportunity could support homelessness prevention, rehousing, health and mental-health care, legal assistance, employment services, substance-abuse support and childcare through participating nonprofit providers.

Funding and agreement structure

The city said the funding will use Community Development Block Grant money and other potential federal, state and local sources. The final funding mix may vary as the city evaluates applications and makes awards.

Organizations selected through the process would receive agreements lasting one year, with potential annual renewals. That structure establishes an initial one-year funding period while allowing the city to consider continued support in later years.

The city has not announced awardees. The final number of organizations receiving funding and the amount assigned to each organization will be determined after the application process and award decisions.

The immediate deadline for interested nonprofits is Aug. 11 at 5 p.m. The Housing and Community Development Department lists the 2026 Public Services NOFA through its funding and contract opportunities information.

The department’s funding pages also identify other housing-related opportunities, but the public-services notice is focused on nonprofit programs serving people experiencing homelessness, residents at risk of homelessness and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.