Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) allocated $13,348,427 to the State of Mississippi for activities benefiting persons who have recently become homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless. The HPRP will provide temporary financial assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services to individuals and families who are homeless or would be homeless but for this assistance.
MDA has partnered with the State’s three Continuum of Care (CoC) organizations to administer this program – Open Doors (Coastal counties), Partners to End Homelessness (Jackson Metro area), and Mississippi United to End Homelessness (Balance of the State). For more information on how to apply to receive assistance or to join the COC networks of providers, please select For Program Participants.
Activities eligible for HPRP funding include:
- Financial Assistance
- Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services
- Data Collection and Evaluation
- Administrative Costs
Activities ineligible for HPRP funding include:
- Supplanting other ARRA Resources - Financial assistance or services to pay for expenses that are available through other ARRA programs, including child care and employment training, are ineligible.
- Mortgage Costs - Financial assistance may not be used to pay for any mortgage costs or to assist homeowners with any fees, taxes or other costs of refinancing a mortgage to make it affordable.
- Other Ineligible and Prohibited Activities
- HPRP funds may not be used to pay for any of the following items: construction or rehabilitation, credit card bills or other consumer debt, car repair or other transportation costs, travel costs, food, medical or dental care and medicines, clothing and grooming, home furnishings, pet care, entertainment activities, work or education-related materials, and cash assistance to program participants.
- HPRP funds may not be used to develop discharge planning programs in mainstream institutions such as hospitals, jails or prisons.
- HPRP funds may not be used to pay for certifications, licenses and general training classes. Programs may not charge fees to HPRP program participants.
- Any HPRP funds used to support program participants must be issued directly to the appropriate third party, such as the landlord or utility company, and in no case are funds eligible to be issued directly to program participants.
To find out if you are eligible or to speak to someone who will be able to answer your questions, please select For Program Participants and call the CoC organization that serves your area.
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