5. • Health & Human ServicesTravis County (Travis County)

Consider and take appropriate action to approve a second budget revision request from a Supportive Housing Subrecipient, Mobile Loaves & Fishes, reflected in the Subaward for Affordable Housing for the Homeless, Contract No. 4400006882. (Commissioner Howard)

Presented in: Travis County Commissioners Court Voting Session on 2026-07-07

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Mobile Loaves & Fishes’ (MLF) vision is to empower communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless. MLF’s mission is to provide food and clothing, cultivate community, and promote dignity for people experiencing homelessness. Major activities of this investment include:<ul style="list-style-type: disc;margin-left: 0.5in;"><li>(356) Microhome units: 150-200 square feet, slab on grade, single-room-occupancy style. Shared laundry, restroom, shower, and kitchen facilities.</li><li>(118) Tiny Townhome units: 250-300 square feet, slab on grade duplexes. En-suite restroom, shared laundry, shower, and kitchen facilities.</li><li>(166) Park Model RV units: 399 square feet, manufactured off-site and installed permanently on site on piers. 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, kitchen and living room.</li><li>All of these numbers are inclusive of Missional sites. The PMRV numbers include 33 dedicated missional lots.</li></ul> The project construction commenced in October 2023. To-date, MLF has expended 84% ($30,222,048.69) of the county LFRF funds; $5,777,951.31 is remaining to be spent on the Community First! Village SHIP project. In June 2026, MLF requested a budget adjustment to move unspent funds from site improvements to building costs (see Attachment S – Budget Revision Request Form) for details. Additionally, a letter providing more explanation for the request is appended below. Upon approval of this request by the Court, the budget revision form (Attachment S) will be signed by the MLF COO or CEO and the Supportive Housing Division Director. Additionally, the program budget (Attachment B) and the Draw Request Form (Attachment N) will be revised by the HHS Finance team to ensure the approved budget revisions are properly recorded.