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their own means or through public assistance, as appropriate. This assistance is not intended to
<br /> provide long-term support for program participants, nor will be able to address all of the
<br /> financial and supportive services needs of households that affect housing stability. The
<br /> assistance should be focused on housing stabilization, linking program participants to community
<br /> resources and mainstream benefits, and helping them develop a plan for preventing future
<br /> housing instability. Dove's program should therefore ensure there is a clear process for
<br /> determining the type, level, and duration of assistance for each program participant.
<br /> Financiai Assistance is limited to the following activities: short-term rental assistance, medium-
<br /> term rental assistance, security deposits, utility deposits, utility payments, moving cost
<br /> assistance, and motel and hotel vouchers. Dove, Inc. and its sub-grantees must not make
<br /> payments directly to program participants, but only to third parties, such as a landlord or utility
<br /> company.
<br /> In addition, an assisted property may not be owned by the grantee, sub-grantee or the parent,
<br /> subsidiary or affiliated organization of the grantee/sub-grantee. Short- and medium term rental
<br /> assistance are tenant-based rental assistance that can be used to allow individuals and families to
<br /> remain in their existing rental units or to help them obtain and remain in rental units they select.
<br /> Short-term rental assistance may not exceed rental costs accrued over period of three months.
<br /> Medium-tertn rental assistance may not exceed actual rental costs accrued over a period 4 to 18
<br /> months.
<br /> No program participant may receive more than 18 months of assistance under HPRP. After 3
<br /> months, if program participants receiving short-term rental assistance need additional financial
<br /> assistance to remain housed must be evaluated to receive up to I S additional months of inedium-
<br /> term rental assistance, for a total 18 months.
<br /> Dove, Inc. and sub-grantees are required to certify the eligibility at least once every three months
<br /> for all program participants receiving medium-term rental assistance. Dove, Inc. shall identify
<br /> the ongoing case management, as needed, including permanent housing arrangements
<br /> (subsidized or unsubsidized). Dove, Inc. determines the amount of short-term and medium-term
<br /> rental assistance provided, such as "shallow subsidies" (payment of a portion of the rent,
<br /> payment of 100 percent of the rent charged, or graduated/declining subsidies. Dove, Inc. is
<br /> encouraged to follow the local housing authority's rent reasonableness.
<br /> The agency shall identify the maximum amount of assistance that a single individual or family
<br /> may receive assistance, as long as the total amount of assistance that any individual or family
<br /> receives does not exceed an amount equal to l8 months of rental assistance. The agency may
<br /> require the participants to share in the costs of rent, utilities, security and utility deposits,
<br /> moving, hotel or motel, and other expenses. �
<br /> Rental assistance may also be used to pay up to 6 months of rental arrears for eligible program
<br /> participants. Rental arrears may be paid if the payment enables the program participant to
<br /> remain in the housing unit for which the arrears are being paid or move to another unit. The
<br /> rental assistance paid cannot exceed the actual rental cost, which must be incompliance with
<br /> HUD's standard of"rent reasonableness". Rent reasonableness means that the total rent charged
<br /> for a unit must be reasonable in relation to the rents being charged during the same time period
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