The Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Program
provides a one time cash assistance to tenants for security deposits,
utility deposits and/or first month's rent and up to six months
of rent subsidy to allow low income tenants to secure permanent
or transitional housing. The primary objective is to allow individuals
or families to transition out of homelessness.
Assistance will be offered through contracts with
applicants which regularly serve homeless or potentially homeless
individuals or families. Preference is given to applicants who propose
to serve more than one community either directly or through coalitions
and consortia. The beneficiaries must be renters earning no more
than 30% of the area median income.
This program is funded by the HOME Program. The
form of assistance is a grant. Applicants that require repayment
of funds will be allowed to retain this program income to be reused
within the same program.
