Title
Conduct a Public Hearing for the FY 2026-2027 Transit Homelessness Response Grant
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: 1 - Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
(Present at least six (6) public presentations to boost community engagement by informing residents about grant opportunities, the benefits of creating neighborhood groups, and community support services provided by the city by September 30, 2026.)
MEETING DATE: May 21, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Housing & Community Development
CONTACT: Shirletta Best, Community Services Administrator
Jasmine Tucker, Transit Administrator
Camille Smith, Clerk
Margaret Li, Housing and Community Development Director
RECOMMENDED COMMISSION ACTION:
• Conduct public hearing and provide funding recommendations for the FY 2026-2027 Transit Homelessness Response Grant.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• The Community Grants Advisory Commission (CGAC) will conduct a public hearing to review applications for the Transit Homelessness Response Grant.
• The purpose of the grant is to support individuals experiencing homelessness by connecting them to work, school, or medical care through the Collin County Transit Program.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• To help individuals that are currently unhoused, the City of McKinney strives to provide some level of financial support to nonprofit organizations whose mission is to service the unhoused community, to further the public purpose of reducing the number of households who are experiencing, or those at-risk of experiencing homelessness within the city.
• In previous years, agencies receiving grant funds from the city’s budget for transit and other support services were not included under a competitive process. To improve public transparency all nonprofit agencies requesting funds to provide community or public services, must now apply through the Consolidated Grants process.
• The transit funds will be made available under a new transit grant under the existing CSG which began in February 2026. The City of McKinney will award one (1) grant totaling $20,000 to the nonprofit organization that best demonstrates how the public would benefit from the grantee's provision of services in this focus area.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• The proposed FY26-27 budget for the Transit Homeless Respond Fund is $20,000. The final budget will be approved by Council in August 2026, and funding will begin October 1, 2026.