The City of Vancouver is accepting applications for its 2025 Tenant Based Rental Assistance Grant.
Donor Name: City of Vancouver
State: Washington
City: Vancouver
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/20/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) is a rental subsidy used to help individual households afford housing costs. Clients choose their housing unit, and the subsidy stays with the client (not the unit) if the household chooses to move to another rental property. This assistance is provided to households who are under 60% AMI and are engaged in services that promote self-sufficiency.
Funding Information
- Rental Assistance
- Total Available: $300,000
- Funding Source: HOME
- Maximum Request: $200,000
- Minimum Request: $100,000
- Housing Services
- Total Available: $100,000
- Funding Source: CDBG
- Maximum Request: Up to 35% of requested HOME Funds.
Funding Period
Application should be based on a 12-month period.
Eligible Project Costs
CDBG funds in support of HOME TBRA will be limited to 35% of total HOME award for housing case management staffing and tenant supports. Eligible program costs for Rental Assistance and Housing Services proposals include the following:
- HOME-Eligible Costs
- CDBG-Eligible Costs
- Housing case management for HOME TBRA participants
- Management and operations of TBRA program
- Other housing services related to HOME TBRA tenant stability (application fees, background checks, admin fees, holding deposits, etc.)
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit agencies and public organizations may apply for funds. Private individuals are not eligible for funding awards.
- Agencies that have received two awards in this category and have not completed both projects, or have not started one, are ineligible to apply. However, agencies that have completed all previous contracts remain eligible.
Income and Rent Limits
- Projects funded must be located within the city limits of Vancouver.
- HUD establishes income and rent limits annually.
- The TBRA program must serve people earning 60% of AMI or less.
For more information, visit City of Vancouver.
