Round 5 Grants – August 3, 2021
In its fifth and final round of grants, the Houston Harris County Winter Storm Relief Fund invested nearly $3.4 million in nonprofits supporting the most vulnerable families and individuals with home repairs and flexible emergency financial assistance, and established a home repair reimbursement program aimed at helping families who earn 120 percent of the area median income or below with reimbursement for minor home repairs completed immediately following the winter storm, for reimbursement for loans or depleted savings used for home repairs after the storm, and incomplete home repairs. A special focus of this grant round is on providing emergency financial assistance through BIPOC-led, grassroots organizations that have relationships in the communities they serve and are uniquely positioned to reach vulnerable families that are less connected to social services.
HOME REPAIR OR REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM GRANTS
| Area Agency on Aging | $100,000 |
| Connective | $1,025,000 |
| Katy Responds | $200,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,325,000 |
EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE VIA BIPOC-LED ORGANIZATIONS
| Anita D. Designer Foundation | $75,000 |
| Eight Million Stories, Inc. | $75,000 |
| Islamic Society of Greater Houston | $75,000 |
| Organization Latina Trans en Texas | $75,000 |
| VN TeamWork | $75,000 |
| TOTAL | $375,000 |
EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | $60,000 |
| East Harris County Empowerment Council | $400,000 |
| Easter Seals of Greater Houston, Inc. | $500,000 |
| Fe y Justicia Worker Center Houston | $200,000 |
| Houston Area Urban League | $150,000 |
| Humble Area Assistance Ministries | $137,500 |
| Interfaith Caring Ministries, Inc. | $110,000 |
| Katy Christian Ministries | $100,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,657,500 |
Round 4 Grants – May 12, 2021
In its fourth round of grants, the Fund deployed $2,510,000 for continued nonprofit-managed home repair and other urgent basic home repairs, flexible emergency financial assistance, unmet needs and unmet construction needs, and administration, including evaluation of the fund partnership and identification of opportunities to continue to strengthen the model and opportunities to strengthen home repair, emergency financial assistance, and system coordination to expedite future recovery efforts.
HOME REPAIR RENEWAL GRANTS
| Attack Poverty | $200,000 |
| BakerRipley | $200,000 |
| Fifth Ward CRC – Disaster Collaborative | $500,000 |
| Hope Disaster Recovery | $200,000 |
| Houston Responds | $100,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Northwest Harris County | $150,000 |
| Pathfinder Mission | $150,000 |
| SBP | $250,000 |
| The Restoration Team | $200,000 |
| Volunteers of America Texas | $150,000 |
| West Street Recovery | $200,000 |
| TOTAL | $2,300,000 |
EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
| ICNA Disaster Relief | $100,000 |
| TOTAL | $100,000 |
UNMET NEEDS FUNDS ADMINISTRATORS GRANTS
($600,000 previously approved for Unmet Needs Fund and $500,00 previously approved for Unmet Construction Needs Fund)
| Memorial Assistance Ministries | $60,000 |
| Avenue CDC | $25,000 |
| TOTAL | $85,000 |
SYSTEM COORDINATION GRANT – EVALUATION
| Working Partner | $24,365 |
| TOTAL | $24,365 |
Round 3 Grants – April 16, 2021
In its third round of grants, the Fund deployed $2,650,000 for nonprofit-managed home repair to support homeowners with urgent basic home repairs due to busted pipes, associated water damage, and/or due to prolonged power loss. The agencies receiving grants have demonstrated their ability to get work crews on the ground. These investments will ensure that nonprofit partners can accept additional cases without delay and work to quickly provide assessments and home repairs to those who were affected by the Winter Storm in Houston and Harris County.
| Disaster Home Repair Collaborative | $1,750,000 |
| Includes: Avenue CDC Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation Houston Habitat for Humanity Rebuilding Together Houston Tejano Center for Community Concerns | |
| Attack Poverty | $300,000 |
| BakerRipley | $400,000 |
| The Restoration Team | $200,000 |
| TOTAL | $2,650,000 |
Round 2 Grants – March 11, 2021
In its second round of grants, the Fund deployed $6,300,000, which includes $3,100,000 for Emergency Financial Assistance Grants to 39 providers, $1,700,000 for Home Repair Grants to 10 providers, $600,000 for the creation of an Unmet Needs Fund, $500,000 for the creation of a Construction Unmet Needs Fund, and $400,000 in System Coordination Grants that will provide increased access to home repairs for vulnerable populations and ensure quality home repairs.
EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
| Alliance for Multicultural Services | $100,000 |
| BakerRipley | $100,000 |
| Betterment Project & Al-Noor Society of Greater Houston | $50,000 |
| Boat People SOS, Inc. | $75,000 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | $100,000 |
| Change Happens | $100,000 |
| Chinese Community Center Inc | $75,000 |
| Communities In Schools of Houston, Inc. | $50,000 |
| Community Family Centers | $100,000 |
| Daya | $25,000 |
| East Harris County Empowerment Council | $100,000 |
| Easter Seals of Greater Houston, Inc. | $100,000 |
| Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services | $75,000 |
| Fe y Justicia Worker Center Houston | $100,000 |
| Free Indeed Community Works CDC | $75,000 |
| Houston Area Urban League | $75,000 |
| Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative | $125,000 |
| Humble Area Assistance Ministries | $100,000 |
| Interfaith Caring Ministries, Inc. | $50,000 |
| Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston | $75,000 |
| Jewish Family Service | $100,000 |
| Katy Christian Ministries | $75,000 |
| Living Hope Wheelchair Association | $75,000 |
| Memorial Assistance Ministries | $75,000 |
| Montrose Grace Place | $25,000 |
| My Brother’s Keeper Outreach Center | $100,000 |
| Neighbors in Action, Inc. | $75,000 |
| Northwest Assistance Ministries | $100,000 |
| Olive Branch – Muslim Family Services | $50,000 |
| Society of St. Vincent de Paul Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | $100,000 |
| Southeast Area Ministries | $50,000 |
| The Montrose Center | $50,000 |
| The Salvation Army | $75,000 |
| Volunteers of America Texas | $100,000 |
| Wesley Community Center of Houston, Inc. | $100,000 |
| West Houston Assistance Ministries, Inc. | $75,000 |
| West Street Recovery | $50,000 |
| YMCA | $75,000 |
| YWCA | $100,000 |
| TOTAL | $3,100,000 |
The following organizations received Flexible Emergency Financial grants to provide direct payments to households, not to exceed $1,000 per household, for winter storm relief and recovery expenses including temporary housing, re-location, minor home repair managed by the household, food/furniture replacement, lost wages, and/or other relief and recovery related expenses.
HOME REPAIR GRANTS
The following organizations received grants to support homeowners with urgent basic home repairs due to busted pipes, associated water damage, and/or due to prolonged power loss.
| Attack Poverty | $250,000 |
| BakerRipley | $200,000 |
| Hope Disaster Recovery | $150,000 |
| Houston Responds | $200,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Northwest Harris County | $100,000 |
| Pathfinder Mission | $100,000 |
| SBP | $250,000 |
| The Restoration Team | $100,000 |
| Volunteers of America Texas | $150,000 |
| West Street Recovery | $200,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,700,000 |
SYSTEM COORDINATION GRANTS
The following organizations received System Coordination grants to provide support to Fund grantees. Alliance will provide a common information line in 150+ languages and enhance navigation to access common applications to FEMA application, home repair, emergency financial assistance, food assistance, and legal assistance. Connective will serve as a Home Repair Intermediary that will lead nonprofit partners to support process and practice improvements through continuous monitoring of data and active support of all home repair agencies funded.
| Alliance | $260,000 |
| Connective | $140,000 |
| TOTAL | $400,000 |
UNMET NEEDS FUND
In partnership with Connective, the Fund has established an Unmet Needs Fund and Construction Unmet Needs Fund. The Unmet Needs Fund will help with the replacement of appliances/furniture/medical durable equipment, relocation expenses, temporary housing, and other critical unmet needs. The Construction Unmet Needs Fund will provide more substantial repairs for very vulnerable households that need additional resources to complete necessary repairs.
| Unmet Needs Fund | $600,000 |
| Construction Unmet Needs Fund | $500,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,100,000 |
Round 1 Immediate Grants – February 26, 2021
The Houston Harris County Winter Storm Relief Fund invested $1,650,000 to launch relief efforts focused on home repair assistance and coordination to support in-home repairs in homes due to busted pipes, associated water damage and/or due to prolonged power loss. A centralized technology platform will be established to support this collaborative work through a low-barrier, common portal for applications.
| Disaster Home Repair Collaborative | $1,500,000 |
| Includes: Avenue CDC Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation Houston Habitat for Humanity Rebuilding Together Houston Tejano Center for Community Concerns | |
| Connective | $150,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,650,000 |