HOME Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)
TBRA funds may be used to provide rental assistance to help pay the cost of monthly rent and utility costs, and to pay security deposit assistance to tenants regardless of whether rental and utility subsidies are being provided. Utility deposit assistance may be provided only in conjunction with rental assistance subsidy or security deposit assistance, and cannot be a stand-alone TBRA activity.
HOME TBRA funds may be used to pay for reasonable planning and administrative expenses associated with operating a TBRA program. Such expenses are subject to the 10 percent limitation on administrative costs.
Eligible Beneficiaries and Activities
Qualifying households must have incomes below 60% of the area median, adjusted for household size and county of residence, as established by HUD guidelines, and be homeless and/or have special needs. In addition, 20% of the households assisted must have incomes at or below 50% of the area median.
Security deposits
Utility deposits (in conjunction with rental assistance or security deposit assistance; utility deposits cannot be a stand-alone TBRA activity).
Utility deposit assistance may be provided only in conjunction with rental assistance subsidy or security deposit assistance, and cannot be a stand-alone TBRA activity.
HOME TBRA cannot be used to make commitments to specific owners for specific projects. (Tenants must be free to use the assistance in any eligible unit in the service area)
Who Can Apply
Non-profit organizations
Local governments
Private developers