Housing 4 Texas Heroes Grants

Purpose

The Housing for Texas Heroes (H4TXH) Grant Program provides home modifications and home repair for veterans and their families, including:

• Home modification projects to home to improve accessibility and quality of life for independent living (walkways, ramps, sliding doors, handrails, kitchen and bathroom modifications)
• Home repair (plumbing, electrical, interior walls, flooring, lighting)

• Home weatherization (doors, windows, siding, roofing)

2021-2022 Request for Applications (RFA) Webinar

The 2021‐2022 Request for Applications webinar covers changes from previous years’ RFAs, including the new service category realignment. Please view the recording for more information.

Eligible Organizations

• Units of local government;
• IRS Code 501(c)(19) posts or organizations of past or present members of the Armed Forces;
• IRS Code 501(c)(3) private nonprofit organizations authorized to do business in Texas;
• Texas chapters of IRS Code 501(c)(4) Veterans service organizations; or
• Nonprofit organizations authorized to do business in Texas with experience providing services to Veterans.

NOT Eligible To Apply

• Individuals;
• For-profit entities;
• Units of federal or state government, including state agencies, colleges, and universities;
• Organizations that have not fulfilled and maintained all legal requirements to operate in the state of Texas; and
• Organizations that do not have current operations in Texas or a Texas-based chapter.

Please note: Applicant organizations with contracts or agreements with the Texas Veterans Commission may be ineligible for Fund for Veterans’ Assistance grant funding requested for Proposed Projects involving the same or similar services as those funded under the contract. Applicants are responsible for ensuring their submitted application discloses any such contract. The Proposed Project must be clearly and sufficiently differentiated in the application from any contracted services.

Timeline

Grant Year	Request for Applications	Applications Due
2020-2021	RFA Published Saturday, August 24, 2019 Includes: Program Requirements and Terms & Conditions	5 PM Austin Time October 25, 2019
2021-2022	RFA Published Saturday, September 5, 2020 Includes: Program Requirements and Terms & Conditions	5 PM Austin Time November 5, 2020

Apply

Applications will be accepted for 2021-2022 via the TVC GovGrants portal.

Applications Accepted:  8:00AM CDT, September 5, 2020 – 5:00PM CDT, November 5, 2020
Grant Term: July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022