TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Permanent Supportive Housing | Health | Community Health

CSBG funds designated nonprofit and health organizations state-wide to support activities designed to assist low-income, immigrant, and houseless individuals removing the obstacles that block them from maintaining stable housing conditions. The objective is to keep people in-place and in homes that help them achieve self-sufficiency. Programs to support these efforts include employment, personal finance, and assistance training, as well as efforts to get them involved in their communities. At the same time, CSBG allows its partner organizations to further fund capacity building efforts for small, grassroots groups and methodologies that work towards these ends.

TEXAS STATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CORPORATION
Housing | Affordable Housing | Supportive Services

The Texas Foundation Fund provides financial support to non profit organizations that serve low-income, disabled households by assisting with home repairs, accessibility modifications, and supportive services (case management, mental health counseling, job training). Home improvement projects must be allocated to owner-occupied structures. Supportive services also include reducing the risk of homelessness for these populations, so creating spaces where recently housed individuals feel a sense of ownership and home is important.

TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health | Mental Health | Community Health

Awards for the Community Mental Health Grant Program fund community mental health groups to improve the quality of life for people with mental illness. The program is designed to support these groups and help them collaboratively build their capacities to provide more robust continuity of care in treatment and transition services. In these instances, creative placemaking can be used as a way to build community support networks for people with mental illness.