State HFA Emergency Housing Assistance 2020 Programs

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State Agency	Program Name	Program Description	Eligibility Criteria	Eligible Activities	Program Status
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation	Alaska Housing Assistance for Alaskans (AHAR)	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters and homeowners who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants are awarded assistance through a lottery system.	• Household income must be at or below 80 percent of AMI. • Applicant must be unable to make monthly rent or mortgage payments due to circumstances related to COVID-19.	Rent Rent arrearages Mortgage (may include principal and interest) Mortgage arrearages	Closed to New Applicants
Arizona Department of Housing	Rental Eviction Prevention Assistance	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Household income must be at or below 100 percent of AMI. • Applicant must have had a job loss or reduction in compensated work hours due to circumstances related to COVID-19.	Rent Rent arrearages	Closed to New Applicants
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority	The Temporary Rental Housing Assistance Program (TRHAP)	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Household income must be at or below 80 percent of AMI. • Must be current in rental payments and provide documentation showing loss of income beginning on or after March 1, 2020. • Must not be receiving any other federal or state rental assistance. • Must not be under an eviction order for non-payment of rent before March 11, 2020.	Rent	Closed to New Applicants
Delaware State Housing Authority	Delaware Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (DEMAP)	A previously existing program, which provides homeowners of single- and two-family residences, including condominiums and manufactured housing (if affixed to a permanent foundation and deeded with the land) assistance in preventing mortgage foreclosure. In August 2020, the Governor extended the eligibility criteria to provide direct assistance to homeowners adversely impacted …	• Household income during the qualifying event must be at or below 80 percent of AMI. •Must have had a job lay off, furlough, unpaid leave, and reduced work hours, including for those who are self-employed, those who have had a COVID-19 medical-related illness, or family care related to COVID-19, which resulted in job loss or reduced hours of work. • Must be the property owner of record, and their property must be the mortgagor’s primary residence, • Must have been current on mortgage prior to April 1, 2020.	Mortgage (may include principal and interest) Mortgage arrearages Mortgage insurance Late fees Legal Fees (court or attorney fees)	Closed to New Applicants
Delaware State Housing Authority	Delaware Housing Assistance Program (DE HAP)	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Household income must be at or below 60 percent of AMI. • Must provide documentation showing an impact on employment or income beginning March 10, 2020, or later that is attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. Examples include job layoff, reduced work hours, or the need to take unpaid leave due to childcare or other issues arising as a result of the health crisis. • Must not be receiving any other federal rental assistance payment or subsidy.	Rent	Closed to New Applicants
District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency	DC MAP (Mortgage Assistance Program) COVID-19	A new program established to provide financial relief for homeowners who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• The program is limited to primary home mortgages and borrowers of the mortgage. • Mortgage current prior to March 1, 2020. • Must demonstrate COVID-19-related impact. • Must prove that the owner is ineligible for forbearance or relief through their mortgage lender/servicer or through the DC Hardest Hit Fund program.	Mortgage (may include principal and interest) Mortgage insurance Homeowners Insurance (may include hazard insurance) Late fees	Accepting Applicants
District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency	Housing Stabilization Grants (HSG)	A new program established to provide financial relief for government-financed (federal, HFA, or local) rental property owners who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. A separate DC agency administers a set-aside for the program.	• Eligible properties are those financed with HFA, or other federal or local affordable housing funds • No limit on household income for participation but must have occupied the unit since March 1, 2020 • Units with $2,500 maximum rent. • Landlord/owner must forgive outstanding back rent not covered by the grant from April 1 through November 30, 2020. • Households in covered units must not have been recipients of any other rental assistance program for the months for which assistance is provided under this program	Rent arrearages	Closed to New Applicants
Florida Housing Finance Corporation	Florida Housing’s Coronavirus Relief Fund For Impacted Homeowners And Renters	A previously existing program, which provides funds to local governments to assist renters and homeowners who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	Subject to local program policy.	Rent Rent arrearages Mortgage (may include principal and interest) Mortgage arrearages	Closed to New Applicants
Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation	Rent Relief and Housing Assistance Program	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Household income must be at or below 100 percent of AMI. • Must provide documentation showing COVID-19-related adverse impact on income. • Must be 18 years or older. • Must not be receiving federal or state rent subsidies. • Lease agreements must not be between immediate family members.	Rent Rent arrearages Mortgage (may include principal and interest)	Closed to New Applicants
Idaho Housing and Finance Association	Housing Preservation Program	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Must be at or below 80 percent of AMI. • Must owe past rent or utility or unable to pay upcoming rent or utility due to COVID-19 related circumstances. • Must be an Idaho resident and legally residing in the US. • Must not receive a federal rental assistance payment or subsidy (does not include income-based properties). • Lease agreements must not be between immediate family members.	Rent Rent arrearages Move-in Fees (including security deposit, background checks, etc.) Late fees Mobile Home Lot Rent Utilities	Closed to New Applicants
Illinois Housing Development Authority	Emergency Mortgage Assistance (EMA)	A new program established to provide financial relief for homeowners who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Household income must be at or below 120 percent of AMI prior to March 1, 2020. • An adult member of household had a loss of income due to COVID-19 on or after March 1, 2020. • Must reside in a property consisting of no more than two units, whose mortgage was current as of February 29, 2020, and the balance for which does not exceed $425,000. • Must be for a first lien mortgage on a primary residence. • The home mortgage lender must be willing to accept payments on mortgages that are delinquent or in active forbearance beginning on or after March 1, 2020. • Must not have received other forms of COVID-19-related mortgage assistance.	Mortgage (may include principal and interest) Mortgage arrearages Mortgage insurance Property Tax	Closed to New Applicants
Illinois Housing Development Authority	Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA)	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Household income must be at or below 80 percent of AMI prior to March 1, 2020. • Households that are unable to pay rent beginning on March 1, 2020. • An adult member of household had a loss of income due to COVID-19 on or after March 1, 2020. • Must have a current written lease agreement. • Must not be a recipient of rental assistance such as Section 8. • Must not have received other forms of COVID-19-related rental assistance. • Landlord must submit their information during the application period, and waive all late fees and penalties.	Rent Rent arrearages	Closed to New Applicants
Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority	Indiana COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Must provide documentation that household income, including all unemployment compensation, decreased due to job layoff, furlough, or reduced work hours beginning on March 6, 2020, due to COVID-19. • Must not have received other forms of COVID-19-related rental assistance. • Must not be a recipient of rental assistance such as Section 8.	Rent Rent arrearages Late fees	Closed to New Applicants
Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority	Emergency Solutions Grant CARES Act (ESG-CV) Rental Assistance Program	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Household income must be at or below 50 percent of AMI. • Must live outside of Marion County (Indianapolis residents are encouraged to apply through their local program). • Must have had a COVID-19-related loss of income. • Must be having trouble paying rent. • Must have received a notice to vacate or notice of eviction due to an inability to make rental payments. • Must not currently be receiving rental assistance from another source. • Must have a current lease and a landlord willing to accept rental assistance.	Rent Rent arrearages	Closed to New Applicants
Iowa Finance Authority	COVID-19 Iowa Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Program	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters and homeowners who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Household income must be at or below 80 percent of the Median Family Income (MFI). • Household must be at risk of eviction or foreclosure due to a documented COVID-19-related loss of income on or after March 17, 2020. • Household that received the additional $600 weekly CARES Act unemployment benefits is only eligible for housing assistance for the months that they did not receive the additional unemployment benefits. • Limited to primary residences • Landlords must complete required certification within 10 days of application.	Rent Rent arrearages Mortgage (may include principal and interest) Mortgage arrearages Late fees Utilities	Accepting Applicants
Kansas Housing Resources Corporation	Kansas Eviction Prevention Program (KEPP)	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters and landlords who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Household income must be at or below 85 percent of the AMI. Households that qualify for TANF, SNAP, or LIHEAP assistance automatically meet the program’s income requirements. • Household must demonstrate that the COVID pandemic has had an adverse impact on their employment or income beginning on January 20, 2020, or later. Examples may include job layoff due to mandated shutdowns or business closure, job loss, reduced hours of work, inability to work due to COVID-related illness, or lack of childcare. • Household must have missed at least one rental payment on or after April 1, 2020. • Tenant and all members of their household, if applicable, must be legally authorized to be in the United States. • Household must be requesting assistance for their primary place of residence. • Household or landlord must not be a current recipient of any other rental assistance for the months they are requesting KEPP assistance.	Rent Rent arrearages	Closed to New Applicants
Kentucky Housing Corporation	Healthy at Home Eviction Relief Fund	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	Tenants: • Household income for the past 30 days must be at or below 80 percent of AMI. • Must be at risk of eviction with documentary proof such as past-due letter from landlord, pending eviction notice, etc. • Must not be a current recipient of any other federal rental assistance, including Section 8, USDA RD rental assistance, and public housing. • Must be requesting assistance for their primary place of residence. • Must have a written lease; those living with family and paying rent informally are not eligible. • May be used by owners of mobile homes for lot rent payments. Landlord: • Must forgive 10 percent of rent due and forgive late fees, penalties, and interest related to non-payment of rent. • Have a current written lease or sign a lease with their tenant. • Must agree to give 45 days’ notice for any future eviction, not to be initiated until at least 30 days after assistance concludes.	Rent Rent arrearages	Closed to New Applicants
Louisiana Housing Corporation	Louisiana Emergency Rental Assistance (LERAP)	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Household income must be at or below 30 percent of AMI. • Unable to pay rent due to COVID-19. • Must be at risk of eviction and lack other resources to obtain permanent housing. • Must not be a recipient of federal rental assistance such as Section 8. • Landlord cannot be a relative.	Rent Rent arrearages	Closed to New Applicants
MaineHousing	COVID-19 Rental Relief Program	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Households experiencing job lay off, business closure, reduced hours of work, having to stay home to care for children, or other loss of income due to COVID-19. • Must be within income limits as specified for each county. • Must not be able to pay rent from income, savings, or other liquid assets. • Must not be a recipient of federal rental assistance such as Section 8, or live in housing financed by MaineHousing, a federal agency, or the Housing Credit. • May be used by owners of mobile homes for lot rent payments. • Landlord must complete required paperwork to receive funds.	Rent Rent arrearages	Closed to New Applicants
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development	Assisted Housing Relief Program	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters in properties financed by Maryland DHCD who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Restricted to tenants who reside in multi-family projects financed by Maryland DHCD. • Must not receive other forms of rental assistance programs (e.g. Housing Choice Voucher, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Section 202, Section 811, or similar) • Must certify that loss of income is COVID-19-related.	Rent Rent arrearages	Closed to New Applicants
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development	Maryland Eviction Prevention Partnership	This program allocates federal CDBG funding to local jurisdictions to prevent evictions.	• Eligibility is limited to households with income levels at or below 80 percent of AMI. • Additional restrictions are subject to local jurisdictions.	Rent Rent arrearages	Closed to New Applicants
Michigan State Housing Development Authority	The Eviction Diversion Program (EDP)	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Tenants in eviction proceedings will be offered legal representation.	• Household income must be at or below 100 percent of AMI. • Landlords must forgive late fees and up to 10% of the back rent. • Must have notice to quit or eviction notice.	Rent Rent arrearages	Accepting Applicants
Minnesota Housing	COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program (MN)	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters and homeowners who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Must have a household income at or below 300 percent of federal poverty guideline, with priority given to those at or below 200 percent. • Must be past due on an expense incurred after March 1, 2020, due to COVID-19-related circumstances. • Recipients of rental assistance programs such as Section 8 are only eligible for utility assistance. • Must not have a federally backed mortgage.	Rent Rent arrearages Mortgage (may include principal and interest) Mortgage arrearages Mortgage insurance Homeowners Insurance (may include hazard insurance) Homeowner Association Fees	Closed to New Applicants
Mississippi Home Corporation	Rental Assistance for Mississippians Program (RAMP)	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Must have been laid off or have a household income at or below 50 percent of AMI; or experiencing homelessness or currently receiving homeless assistance.	Rent Rent arrearages	Accepting Applicants
Montana Board of Housing/Housing Division	Emergency Housing Assistance Program	A new program established to provide financial relief for renters and homeowners who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	• Households experiencing a loss of income must provide documentation showing decreased income. • Must not be a recipient of rental assistance programs such as Section 8.	Rent Move-in Fees (including security deposit, background checks, etc.) Mortgage (may include principal and interest) Homeowners Insurance (may include hazard insurance)	Closed to New Applicants
State Agency	Program Name	Program Description	Eligibility Criteria	Eligible Activities	Program Status

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