2026 Housing Navigation Center NOFA Pre Application Conference Presentation.pdf

This is a pre-application conference presentation document for the 2026 Housing Navigation Center, a competitive opportunity issued by the City of Houston's Housing and Community Development Department (HCD). The project seeks qualified nonprofit organizations and local government entities to lease and operate a Housing Navigation Center for a three-year term. The facility will provide temporary semi-private accommodations and services designed to transition unhoused individuals to permanent housing while building sustainable life skills. A pre-application conference was conducted, with a facility tour scheduled for Friday, April 24th at 11:00 AM; however, this tour was subsequently canceled. A recording of the pre-application conference is available for review on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojILwlDHE_g.

The project will be supported by approximately $10,500,000 in funding over the 36-month contract period, with primary support from CDBG-Disaster Recovery 24 and supplemented by additional federal, state, and local funding sources. The solicitation represents a competitive opportunity for qualified applicants to submit proposals to operate this critical homeless services facility, with the primary outcome focused on placement in permanent housing and the provision of life skills development.