HPRP Program

HPRP Program Highlights

• HPRP funding will provide short-term rental assistance (participants must requalify every 3-months for a maximum of 12 months of assistance) of rental & utility assistance (including arrears), as well as relocation services, to individuals & families who are at-risk of becoming homeless or are already homeless.
• HPRP program participants will also be provided with case management & social services as needed so that once the HPRP-funded rental & utility assistance is no longer available, they will be able to maintain their housing.

Participant qualifications include:

• Homeslessness: includes verification of sleeping in places unfit for human habitation, a resident of an emergency shelter and having received eviction/foreclosure notices, etc.
• Household income: must be less than 50% of Area Median Income (as defined by HUD).

• No other means: Participants must demonstrate a clear need for HPRP assistance
• Participation: Participants must actively participate in all consultation and case management services offered and provided and actively work towards self sufficiency with their assigned case manager. 
• HPRP Funding CANNOT be used for mortgage payments or foreclosure prevention.

Funding Uses

Lead Agencies:

will be responsible for the following:

• Client screening, eligibility determination and case management, which includes housing needs, employment needs and social service needs.

Assisting HPRP participants in locating housing, and achieving financial self-sufficiency through employment and social services.

• The 5 Lead Agencies will be: ACTION Housing, Urban League, Community Human Services, Veterans Leadership and North Hills Community Outreach

Apartment Search Locator & Housing Quality Inspections:

• Three Rivers Community, Inc. has been selected to provide the above-referenced services , which includes identifying apartments, building relationships with landlords and conducting housing quality inspections.

Legal Services:

• Neighborhood Legal Services has been selected to provide legal services as needed.

Call Center & Homeless Management Information System:

• The Allegheny County Department of Human Services has been selected to provide the above-referenced services, which includes staffing a call center, where all interested participants will call-in and will be pre-screened for eligibility and assigned to a Lead Agency for case management. The Homeless Management Information System is a nationwide database where information will be entered on all HPRP participants.

HPRP Funding Allocation for HUD Direct Allocation