2026-B Affordable Housing Development /or Home Funding

2026-11-03

The City of College Station is soliciting proposal(s) for the development of affordable housing byinterested and qualified entities via funding through the Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) and/or HOME Investment Partnerships Grant (HOME) Program through the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).HOME funding may be used to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/orrehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership or providing direct rental assistanceto low-income people. Additionally, CDBG funding may be used to acquire vacant property,acquire property with existing housing units to be rehabilitated, or rehabilitate existing housingunits owned by the developer agency. CDBG funds may not be used for new construction.Depending on the funding source, the development of affordable housing could include thedevelopment of new affordable housing units for sale or lease to income-qualified households orthe acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing units for sale or lease to income-qualifiedhouseholds.If your project’s proposal is approved for funding, and the contract exceeds $300,000 in eitherCDBG or HOME funding, the project will be required to comply with federal Section 3 regulations.Additionally, should the total project cost exceed $250,000, it may become subject to theregulations outlined in the Build America Buy America Act only if the project includes five (5)units or more as per HUD Notice CPD-25-01.It is the intent of the City of College Station to select one or more agencies to accomplishobjectives and/or supply services outlined in the City’s PY 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan as wellas other City planning documents.The City will select a preferred organization based on an evaluation of respondents’ qualificationsand experience, project adherence to goals of City’s PY 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, projectdesign and methodology, financial contribution, and other factors as noted subsequently in thisdocument. Additionally, when submitting an application, the City will require that organizationspresent evidence that they maintain site control of any location or property pertaining to theirsubmitted application. Projects that have not acquired site control in the form of a deed or optionagreement with a seller will not be considered for funding.*Electronic/Sealed proposals will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. CST on April 16, 2026, and shouldbe addressed to if sealed, electronic can be upload brazosbid.ionwave.net:RFP #26-061Purchasing DepartmentCity of College Station1101 Texas AvenueCollege Station, Texas 77840Laura Perez, Buyer ([email protected])

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2026-04-16