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Washoe County HOME Consortium allocating over $4 million in HOME-ARP funds to organizations assisting vulnerable populations

Post Date:12/12/2022 9:01 a.m.

The City of Reno, acting as the lead agency for the Washoe County HOME Consortium (WCHC), is currently seeking funding applications from eligible organizations supporting individuals and families experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness, and victims of domestic violence, as part of the HOME Investment Partnerships Program – American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP). The application for funding is open now through January 9, 2022.

Eligible projects include:

  • Supportive services, such as child care, education services, employment assistance and job seeking; homelessness prevention services; and housing counseling services;
  • Tenant-based rental assistance, including rental assistance, security deposit payments, and utility deposit assistance to qualifying households; 
  • Acquiring and developing non-congregate shelters for individuals and families who meet qualifying populations;
  • Nonprofit organizations paying operating expenses that will carry out activities with HOME-ARP funds;
  • Nonprofit capacity building;
  • Development of rental housing within Reno, Sparks and the unincorporated area of Washoe County.

“I am extremely grateful to all the amazing organizations in our community doing wonderful work to create more affordable housing opportunities and offer critical support services to our most vulnerable residents,” said Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve. “Thanks to the HOME-ARP funding, these organizations will be able to help more people than ever.”

To find out if your organization qualifies for funding, visit Reno.gov or contact Hettie Read at readh@reno.gov. Please note, this is a competitive application/award process and applicants are not guaranteed funding.

Background

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plane (ARP) into law, which provides over $1.9 trillion in relief to address the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. To address the need for homelessness assistance and supportive services, Congress appropriated $5 billion in ARP funds to be administered through HOME to perform four activities that must primarily benefit qualifying individuals and families who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or in other vulnerable populations.

ARP authorized the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to allocate HOME-ARP funds to states, local government, insular areas, and consortia of units of general local government that qualified for an allocation of HOME funds in Fiscal Year 2021.

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