The vendor is required to provide from organizations interested in operating a tenant based rental assistance (TBRA) program.
- Funding is being made available under the home investment partnership (HOME) program.
- Project basics:
• Marketing the program.
• Conducting initial pre-screening, intake, and income eligibility determinations of applicants.
• Determining appropriate unit size, rental subsidies and household contributions for program participants.
• Ensuring potential rental units meet cfr 24 §982.401 HUD housing quality standards and pass the national standards for the physical inspection of real estate (NSPIRE) standards.
• Ensuring assisted rental units are rented for reasonable amount, compared to rents charged for comparable unassisted units
• Reviewing the leases for all assisted units and ensuring they meet the requirements of 24 cfr §92.209 TBRA: eligible costs and requirements.
• Managing and maintaining housing assistance contracts with participating landlords, including making timely rent payments.
- Eligible expense categories
• The rental assistance and security deposit payments provided for program participants.
• The costs of inspecting the tenant based rental assistance units.
• The costs of determining the income eligibility and rent subsidies of assisted households.
- Tenant income eligibility requirements
• Income limits are established by household size and revised annually by the department of housing and urban development (HUD).
• Program participants’ total gross annual household income must be at or below 60 percent area median income.
• The income of each tenant will be determined in accordance with 24 cfr §92.203 income determinations.
- Lease requirements
• The lease between the tenant and owner must be for not less than one year, unless by mutual agreement between the tenant and owner.
• The lease may not contain any of the provisions prohibited under 24 cfr §92.253 tenant protections and selection.
- Contract Period/Term: 2 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: May 23, 2025