Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)


ARRA provided $1.5 billion to prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless and to help those who are experiencing homelessness to be quickly re-housed and stabilized in their homes.

Eligible grantees include: metropolitan cities, urban counties, and states (for distribution to local governments and nonprofits).

A jurisdiction’s Consolidated Plan must be amended by May 18, 2009 in order to get HPRP funds.  HUD is only requiring a 12-day public notice and comment period. 

Eligible activities include: short-term and medium term rental assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services such as security and/or utility deposits, utility payments, moving assistance, credit counseling, case management, and mediation.

60% of a jurisdiction’s funds must be spent by September 1, 2010 and all of the money must be spent by September 1, 2011.


HUD Notice, Proposed HPRP Quarterly and Annual Reporting, Comments due September 22
HUD HPRP Webpages

- HUD-Issued Guidance, http://www.hudhre.info/hprp/index.cfm?do=viewHPRPIssuances 

- Income: Eligibility and Documentation Guidance, http://www.hudhre.info/documents/hprp_IncomeDocReqs.pdf -

- Housing Status: Eligibility Determination and Documentation Requirements, http://www.hudhre.info/documents/HPRP_HousingStatusReqs.pdf

- HUD Power point from April 8, 2009, http://www.hudhre.info/documents/HPRPWebcast_4-8-09.pdf

- Data Collection and Reporting, http://www.hudhre.info/hprp/index.cfm?do=viewHPRPData

 - Instructions for Initial and Quarterly Performance Reports, http://www.hudhre.info/documents/QPR_Instructions.pdf

- Tools and Resources, http://www.hudhre.info/hprp/index.cfm?do=viewHPRPTools

 - Designing and Delivering HPRP Financial Assistance http://www.hudhre.info/documents/HPRP_FinancialAssistance.pdf -

 - Frequently Asked Questions, http://www.hudhre.info/hprp/index.cfm?do=viewHPRPFaqHelp

National Alliance To End Homelessness HPRP webpage,
www.endhomelessness.org/section/prevention

The Alliance has prepared and collected numerous materials that may help with the planning and implementation processes, including:

•Creating a Plan for the Homelessness Prevention Fund
•Steps in Planning: Checklist
•Planning and Overview
•Ending Homelessness With HPRP, a webinar,
http://www.endhomelessness.org/content/article/detail/2498.
•Program Design (including coordination with other funds)
 - Homelessness Prevention: Creating Programs that Work    http://www.endhomelessness.org/content/article/detail/2451
 - Rapid Re-Housing: Creating Programs that Work http://www.endhomelessness.org/content/article/detail/2450
 -Organizing Change: Adopting a Housing First Approach http://www.endhomelessness.org/content/article/detail/2489

•Program Models
•HPRP Audio Conferences
•Additional Resources
•NAEH’s summary of the HUD HPRP Notice,
www.endhomelessness.org/content/article/detail/2220  

Technical Assistance Collaborative/Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities
"The New Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program" a 12-page guide  http://www.tacinc.org/docs/HH/OpeningDoors/Opening%20Doors%2032.pdf

Fair Housing

HPRP Section of the ARRA Statute, http://www.nlihc.org/doc/HRPR-ARRA.pdf