| Rhode Island Housing | HousingHelpRI | A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. | • Household income must be at or below 80 percent of AMI prior to the COVID-19-related loss of income.
• Household must have experienced financial hardship due to COVID-19 (self-attested).
• Household must not have received assistance through other rental assistance programs for the same months covered by HousingHelpRI. | - Rent
- Rent arrearages
- Late fees
- Moving expenses
| Closed to New Applicants |
| South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority | COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program | A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. | • Household income must be at or below 80 percent of AMI.
• Must have a COVID-19-related loss of income beginning March 10, 2020 or later.
• Must be past due on rent.
• Must not be a recipient of rental assistance programs such as Section 8. | | Closed to New Applicants |
| Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs | COVID-19 Tenant-Based Rental Assistance | An existing program that was expanded 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.
• Household must have experienced a loss of income of at least 20 percent; had increased household costs of at least 20 percent beginning March 13, 2020, due to school closures or medical expenses; or had both a loss of household income and increased household costs due to school closures or medical expenses, for a loss of income that is at least 20 percent. | - Rent
- Move-in Fees (including security deposit, background checks, etc.)
- Utilities
| Closed to New Applicants |
| Vermont Housing Finance Agency | Vermont COVID Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program | A new program established to provide financial relief for homeowners who have experienced a loss of income due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. | • Household incomes in the last 90 days must be no more than $21,000 ($24,000 in Chittenden County).
• The program is limited to primary home mortgages.
• Mortgages must have been entered into prior to March 1, 2020.
• Must have missed one or more payments due to COVID-19. | - Mortgage (may include principal and interest)
- Mortgage arrearages
- Mortgage insurance
- Homeowners Insurance (may include hazard insurance)
- Property Tax
| Closed to New Applicants |
| Wyoming Community Development Authority | Wyoming Mortgage and Rent Protection Program | A new program established to provide financial relief for renters and homeowners who have experienced a loss of income due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. | • Household must earn no more than $20,833 per month.
• Must have had a COVID-19-related loss of income.
• Must not be a recipient of rental assistance programs such as Section 8. | - Rent
- Rent arrearages
- Move-in Fees (including security deposit, background checks, etc.)
- Mortgage (may include principal and interest)
- Homeowners Insurance (may include hazard insurance)
- Mobile Home Lot Rent
| 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. | | 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 |
| 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. | | Closed to New Applicants |
| South Dakota Housing Development Authority | SD CARES Housing Assistance Program: Temporary Rental, Mortgage or Utility Assistance | 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 115 percent of AMI.
• Must be at risk of losing their housing or demonstrate that the COVID pandemic has had an adverse impact on their employment, income, or monthly expenses (i.e., medical).
• Must be unable to pay their rental, mortgage, or homeowner/mortgage insurance payments beginning on March 1, 2020, or demonstrate their inability to make payments going forward.
• Must be legally authorized to be in the United States.
• Participants of any other mortgage assistance or forbearance program are not eligible until the expiration of the assistance or forbearance period.
• Must not be a current recipient of other federal rental assistance. Does not apply to Housing Credit properties without a rental subsidy.
• Landlord cannot be a relative. | - Rent
- Rent arrearages
- Mortgage (may include principal and interest)
- Mortgage arrearages
- Mortgage insurance
- Homeowners Insurance (may include hazard insurance)
- Late fees
- Mobile Home Lot Rent
- Utilities
- Other
| 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. | | Closed to New 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 | | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. | | Accepting 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. | Please review details at https://ms-ramp.com/ | - Rent
- Rent arrearages
- Utilities
| Accepting Applicants |
| New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority | New Mexico Housing Trust Fund Rental Assistance Program | This is an existing program that provides flexible funding for affordable housing initiatives. A portion of NMHTF funds has been extended to provide financial relief to tenants of income-restricted properties monitored by the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, 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 reside in an income-restricted property monitored by New Mexico MFA regardless of whether the unit is income-restricted as long as the household meets eligibility requirements.
• Must not be a recipient of rental assistance programs such as Section 8.
• Must be experiencing a reduction in household income due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. | | Accepting Applicants |
| Oregon Housing and Community Services | COVID-19 Rent Relief (CARES) Program | A new program using federal funds established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and are at risk of homelessness. | • Household income must be at or below 80 percent of AMI.
• Must have had a loss of income, have compromised health status, or elevated risk of infection or vulnerability due to COVID-19 factors.
• Must be unstably housed, homeless, at imminent risk of homelessness, or fleeing domestic violence. | - Rent
- Rent arrearages
- Move-in Fees (including security deposit, background checks, etc.)
- Late fees
- Mobile Home Lot Rent
- Moving expenses
- Utilities
- Other
| Accepting Applicants |
| Rhode Island Housing | COVID-19 Mortgage Payment Assistance Unemployment Program | A new program established to provide financial relief for homeowners who have experienced a loss of income due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. | • One to two-adult (anyone over age 23) household income must be at or below $97,646.
• Three or more-adult (anyone over age 23) household income must be at or below $112,293.
• Must be the property owner of a one-to four-family property or condominium that is used as a primary residence.
• Must be currently or previously unemployed or underemployed due to the pandemic and be receiving or had previously received unemployment compensation beginning on March 1, 2020.
• Must have been current on their mortgage payment as of March 1, 2020, have an original mortgage balance no greater than $820,500, and possess less than $20,000 in non-retirement, liquid assets. Examples include non-retirement, liquid assets such as bank accounts, stocks, bonds, investments, and cash value of life insurance. | - Mortgage (may include principal and interest)
- Mortgage arrearages
- Mortgage insurance
- Homeowner Association Fees
- Property Tax
| Accepting Applicants |
| Rhode Island Housing | HomeSafe Program (HSP or the Program) | A previously existing program to provide relief for renters and homeowners experiencing a temporary housing crisis, which may or may not be COVID-19 related. | • Must be a state resident for no less than one year, or a lesser period in the case of a household fleeing domestic violence.
• Household must be at or below 50 percent of statewide median income limit.
• Must have a documented temporary emergency housing crisis. For more information on the definition of a temporary emergency housing crisis, see the link to the program description. | - Rent arrearages
- Mortgage arrearages
- Late fees
- Moving expenses
- Utilities
| Accepting Applicants |
| Virginia Housing | Virginia Rent Relief Program | A new program established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. | • Household income must be at or below 80 percent of AMI.
• Must have had a COVID-19-related loss of income.
• Must have a valid lease.
• Total rent payment must be at or below 150 percent of fair market rent.
• Must not be a recipient of rental assistance programs such as Section 8. | | Accepting Applicants |
| Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs | Texas Eviction Diversion Program (TEDP) (Pilot Program) | A new pilot program in 19 counties established to provide financial relief for renters who have experienced a loss of income and are in eviction proceedings due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will be expanded statewide in January 2021. | • Household income must be at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty level.
• Must have experienced a loss of income or increased household costs due to school closures or medical expenses attributed to COVID-19.
• Must be past due on rent and is at imminent risk of eviction due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Must be in eviction court proceedings and have full cooperation from the landlord.
• Must not be a recipient of any other rental assistance program for the same months of emergency assistance.
• The landlord must forgive outstanding late fees and penalties, and cannot pass court costs to the tenant.
• Rent cannot exceed 150 percent of Fair Market Rent (FMR). | - Rent
- Rent arrearages
- Late fees
| Accepting Applicants |
| New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority | MFA COVID-19 Housing Cost 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. | • Household income must be at or below 80 percent of AMI (applicants residing in tribal lands do not need to meet household income requirements to qualify for assistance).
• Must certify financial hardship related to COVID-19.
• Must have been current on housing payments as of February 28, 2020, and be able to provide documentation of past rent, mortgage, or other housing expenses
• Must not have received other forms of housing assistance for the same period. | - Rent arrearages
- Mortgage arrearages
- Mobile Home Lot Rent
- Other
| Accepting Applicants |
