The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission (SETRPC) is calling for interest from Non-Profit Organizations that desire to participate in the Homeowner Opportunity Program (HOP) as part of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program (CDBG-DR) funded by the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The Homeowner Opportunity Program (HOP) is a Disaster Recovery Housing Program through which income-qualified applicants who live in FEMA-designated “High Risk” areas or areas of high minority and/or poverty concentration (as approved by the GLO) may elect to rehabilitate or reconstruct their existing home or relocate to a higher opportunity area. This program will involve relocation counseling and the provision of licensed real estate professionals to explain the options and choices available. When an applicant chooses to move to a higher opportunity area, their existing property will be transferred at no cost to an SETRPC pre-approved non-profit organization.

Attached is the Call for Interest (CFI) that details program requirements, contact information, and response deadlines. 

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Any questions related to this CFI must be submitted in writing to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on or before Thursday, January 16, 2014. Answers to all submitted questions will be posted on www.setrpc.org on or before Tuesday, January 21, 2014.

Please feel free to pass this information along to any non-profit agencies you feel would be interested in the opportunity.
 

The SETRPC Hurricane Ike Disaster Recover Housing Program is available for residents in Hardin, Jefferson and Orange Counties whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Ike, September 13, 2008.  Specific eligibility requirements apply.  Assistance may be provided in the form of housing rehabilitation or reconstruction.  No cash assistance is provided. 

Click on the link below to download a form to be completed and submitted to the SETRPC in order to be assessed for program eligibility. 

Texas CDBG Round 2.2 Disaster Recovery Housing Program Applicant Information Form