2026-B Affordable Housing Development /or Home Funding

The City of College Station is soliciting proposal(s) for the development of affordable housing by

interested 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/or

rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership or providing direct rental assistance

to 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 housing

units 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 the

development of new affordable housing units for sale or lease to income-qualified households or

the acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing units for sale or lease to income-qualified

households.

If your project’s proposal is approved for funding, and the contract exceeds $300,000 in either

CDBG 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 the

regulations 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 accomplish

objectives and/or supply services outlined in the City’s PY 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan as well

as other City planning documents.

The City will select a preferred organization based on an evaluation of respondents’ qualifications

and experience, project adherence to goals of City’s PY 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, project

design and methodology, financial contribution, and other factors as noted subsequently in this

document. Additionally, when submitting an application, the City will require that organizations

present evidence that they maintain site control of any location or property pertaining to their

submitted application. Projects that have not acquired site control in the form of a deed or option

agreement 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 should

be addressed to if sealed, electronic can be upload brazosbid.ionwave.net:

RFP #26-061

Purchasing Department

City of College Station

1101 Texas Avenue

College Station, Texas 77840

Laura Perez, Buyer (laperez@cstx.gov)