HOME-Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)
HOME-Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) supports Arkansas public housing authorities in providing rent and deposit assistance to low-income households, expanding housing choices and reducing insecurity.
Funder: Arkansas Development Finance Authority
Due Dates: No application deadline stated
Funding Amounts: Grants; rental assistance for up to two years, with awarded funds spent within 24 months
Summary: Funds Arkansas public housing authorities to provide tenant-based rent and deposit assistance to low-income households.
Key Information: Applicants must have prior experience and capacity administering rental assistance programs.
Description
Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA) administers Tenant-Based Rental Assistance through the federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program. It funds public housing authorities to help eligible households rent safe, sanitary housing in the private market. Assistance follows the household rather than a particular property, giving tenants flexibility to move. Agencies may provide monthly rent assistance, security deposits, and utility deposits when paired with rent or security deposit assistance.
The program aims to expand affordable housing choices and reduce housing insecurity and homelessness. Agencies administer their TBRA projects directly; ADFA expects them to model their programs on the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Tenant selection plans may address unmet needs identified in Arkansas’s Consolidated Plan.
