A volunteer Task Force provides oversight and approval to all investments made from the Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund. To learn more about the fund’s investment process and strategy, read the FAQs. If you represent a nonprofit and would like to submit an inquiry or let us know about your response efforts, please complete the Nonprofit Inquiry Form.
Final Grant Round – October 1, 2020
As families and individuals continue to face the lasting economic hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund invested $2.3 million in emergency financial assistance and rental assistance, as well as counseling for those who have lost loved ones. These investments will provide flexible financial aid to families that have lost a primary breadwinner or immediate family member due to COVID-19, as well as emergency financial and rental assistance to residents of Fort Bend, Montgomery and Waller counties.
| COVID-19 Lost Loved One Fund | $1,500,000 |
| Outlying Counties Rental Assistance | $500,000 |
Includes: |
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| LISC Houston | $300,000 |
| Bo’s Place | $25,000 |
| TOTAL | $2,325,000 |
Round Three Grantees – August 18, 2020
The Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund invested $1.45 million in emerging needs grants to provide emergency financial assistance to the homeless community and those on the verge of homelessness, pregnant women, and foster youth. The grants are intended to address urgent gaps in available community resources and enhance existing systems to better prepare for future disasters.
| Coalition for the Homeless | $836,270 |
| Texas Center for Child and Family Studies | $350,000 |
| Healthy Women Houston | $150,000 |
| Connective | $119,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,455,270 |
Special Grant Release – August 5, 2020
A special interim grant was awarded to bolster the City of Houston’s second rental relief program, aimed at helping the most vulnerable Houston residents remain housed.
| City of Houston Rental Relief Program | $1,000,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,000,000 |
Interim Round for Urgent and Emerging Needs – July 15, 2020
Amid a growing resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the Greater Houston region and an ongoing economic crisis, the Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund invested $1.525 million in emerging needs grants to support food insecure households and those who are unemployed and unable to receive government assistance. The grants are intended to address urgent gaps in available community resources.
| Get Shift Done for Houston | $1,500,000 |
| Every Texan | $25,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,525,000 |
Round Two Grantees – May 28, 2020
The Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund invested $8.2 million in a second round of support distributed through 65 nonprofit partners to meet urgent needs. Grants were provided to organizations serving Greater Houston’s most vulnerable families and individuals in need of access to food, emergency financial assistance for basic needs and housing, as well as services to prevent homelessness due to evictions and foreclosures. Funds were also invested to support financial and housing counseling, legal assistance, and services for the homeless to help fill public funding gaps.
With limited resources compared to the enormity of community needs, investment decisions were made using data to identify populations that were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic based on the number of COVID-19 cases, unemployment insurance claims, and pre-existing poverty conditions. Given the urgency to distribute assistance, funds were invested with trusted nonprofit partners and grassroots organizations that have proven experience serving the most vulnerable in times of disaster.
| Alliance for Multicultural Community Services | $180,000 |
| Attack Poverty | $125,000 |
| Avenue Community Development Corporation | $250,000 |
| BakerRipley | $150,000 |
| Boat People SOS, Inc. | $105,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston | $150,000 |
| Brighter Bites | $55,000 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | $50,000 |
| Change Happens | $150,000 |
| Chinese Community Center Inc. | $150,000 |
| Christian Community Service Center, Inc. | $141,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Houston | $150,000 |
| Community Family Centers | $100,000 |
| Covenant House Texas | $70,000 |
| Cy-Hope Inc. | $30,000 |
| Cypress Community Assistance Ministries | $75,000 |
| East Harris County Empowerment Council | $200,000 |
| Easter Seals of Greater Houston, Inc. | $250,000 |
| Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston | $50,000 |
| Family Houston | $80,000 |
| Fe y Justicia Worker Center Houston | $190,000 |
| Fifth Ward Community Development Corporation | $150,000 |
| Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels and Much, Much More | $65,000 |
| Free Indeed Community Works | $200,000 |
| Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative | $500,000 |
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| Houston Area Urban League | $150,000 |
| Houston: reVision | $50,000 |
| Humble Area Assistance Ministries | $155,000 |
| Interfaith Caring Ministries, Inc. | $115,000 |
| Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston | $168,000 |
| Islamic Society of Greater Houston | $150,000 |
| Jewish Family Service | $175,000 |
| Katy Christian Ministries | $120,000 |
| Kids Meals, Inc. | $50,000 |
| Local Infant Formula for Emergencies Inc. | $35,000 |
| Lone Star Legal Aid | $140,000 |
| Meals on Wheels Montgomery County | $200,000 |
| Memorial Assistance Ministries | $300,000 |
| Mission Northeast, Inc. | $35,000 |
| Montrose Counseling Center | $200,000 |
| Montrose Grace Place | $25,000 |
| My Brother’s Keeper Outreach Center | $100,000 |
| Neighbors in Action | $50,000 |
| New Hope Housing, Inc. | $145,000 |
| North East Partners in Power Inc. | $125,000 |
| North Pasadena Community Outreach | $40,000 |
| Northwest Assistance Ministries | $300,000 |
| Prison Entrepreneurship Program | $40,000 |
| Project Row Houses | $45,000 |
| Rosenberg Richmond Helping Hands, Inc. | $25,000 |
| Society of Vincent de Paul, Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | $150,000 |
| Sojurn Landing | $120,000 |
| Southeast Area Ministries | $20,000 |
| Star of Hope Mission | $165,000 |
| Tahirih Justice Center | $60,000 |
| The Beacon of Downtown Houston | $25,000 |
| The HAY Center Foundation | $25,000 |
| The Salvation Army | $50,000 |
| Urban Harvest | $75,000 |
| Volunteers of America Texas, Inc. | $200,000 |
| Waller Assistance & Restorations Ministries, Inc. | $50,000 |
| West Houston Assistance Ministries, Inc. | $160,000 |
| West Street Recovery | $165,000 |
| Workers Defense Project, Inc. | $250,000 |
| Young Men’s Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area | $110,000 |
| TOTAL | $8,179,000 |
Interim Round for Urgent and Emerging Needs – May 7, 2020
In response to urgent, emerging community needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund Task Force announced a stopgap investment of $764,600 in four Greater Houston nonprofit organizations to assist with issues affecting the most vulnerable in our community. The grants address three key areas of concern that have emerged since the initial round of grants were distributed in April: domestic violence survivors, food insecure households, and the homeless population.
| Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council | $500,000 |
| Get Shift Done for Houston | $150,000 |
| Montgomery County Food Bank | $79,600 |
| Healthcare for the Homeless | $35,000 |
| TOTAL | $764,600 |
Round One Grantees – April 15, 2020
The first round of grants from the Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund includes $1.5 million invested in 30 nonprofit partners to provide critical basic needs assistance, like food and emergency financial assistance, to vulnerable families and individuals who may not receive any other aid, such as government stimulus.
The initial round of grants was invested with trusted nonprofit partners and grassroots organizations that have proven systems and experience for serving the community in times of disaster so they can distribute aid quickly. A wide range of grantees were selected to provide assistance to those in crisis across Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, and Waller counties.
| Baker Ripley | $75,000 |
| Boat People SOS | $68,400 |
| Chinese Community Center | $50,000 |
| Crisis Assistance Center | $25,000 |
| East Harris County Empowerment Council | $50,000 |
| Easter Seals of Greater Houston, Inc. | $50,000 |
| Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services (ECHOS) | $75,000 |
| Fe y Justicia Worker Center Houston | $50,000 |
| Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels and Much, Much More | $75,000 |
| Humble Area Assistance Ministries | $75,000 |
| Interfaith Caring Ministries, Inc. | $50,000 |
| Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston | $37,500 |
| Interfaith Woodlands | $50,000 |
| Katy Christian Ministries | $75,000 |
| Living Hope Wheelchair Association | $70,000 |
| Meals on Wheels Montgomery County | $40,000 |
| Memorial Assistance Ministries, Inc. | $75,000 |
| Ministry Assistance of the Near Northwest Alliance (MANNA) | $30,000 |
| Mission Northeast, Inc. | $7,500 |
| the Montrose Center | $50,000 |
| My Brother’s Keeper Outreach Center | $75,000 |
| Northwest Assistance Ministries | $75,000 |
| Second Mile Mission Center | $40,000 |
| Tahirih Justice Center | $35,000 |
| Target Hunger | $16,000 |
| The Center for Pursuit | $35,000 |
| The Salvation Army | $55,000 |
| Tomball Emergency Assistance Ministries, Inc. | $37,500 |
| Wesley Community Center, Inc. | $25,000 |
| West Houston Assistance Ministries, Inc. (WHAM) | $75,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,546,900 |