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Austin housing staff outlines fixes to paused ADCAP program, delays CIS solicitations
Summary
Austin Housing officials told the Community Development Commission the ADCAP anti-displacement acquisition program was paused for revisions after limited uptake; staff outlined proposals to speed land acquisition for small nonprofits and said CIS solicitations were canceled for evaluation with new funding expected in FY27.
Nefertiti Jackman, Austin Housing’s displacement-prevention officer, told the Austin Community Development Commission on March 10 that the Anti-Displacement Community Acquisition Program (ADCAP) was paused in October 2024 for programmatic fixes after only two organizations tapped available funds.
Jackman said ADCAP was created in 2021 with roughly $8 million to help nonprofit affordable-housing developers acquire and preserve property in displacement-risk census tracts near planned Project Connect stations. Staff found several barriers: lack of awareness among small organizations, timeline pressures from the city’s reimbursement model (nonprofits must front acquisition costs and then seek reimbursement), and administrative approval thresholds that slow reimbursements.
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