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for comparable units in the private unassisted market and must not be in excess of rents being <br /> charged by the owner during the same time period for comparable non-luxury unassisted units. <br /> Rental assistance payments cannot be made on behalf of eligible individuals or families for the <br /> same period of time and for the same cost types that are being provided through another federal, <br /> state, or local housing subsidy program. <br /> Utility payments may be paid up to 18 months, including up to 6 months of utility payments in <br /> arrears, for each program participant, provided that the participant or a member of his/her <br /> household has an account in his/her name with a utility company or proof of responsibility to <br /> make utility payments, such as cancelled checks or receipts in his/her name from a utility <br /> company. <br /> HPRP funds may be used for reasonable moving costs, such as truck rental, hiring a moving <br /> company, or short-term storage fees for a maximum of 3 months or until the program participant <br /> is in housing, whichever is shorter. <br /> Funds may be used for reasonable and appropriate motel and hotel vouchers for up to 30 days if <br /> no appropriate shelter beds are available and subsequent rental housing has been identified but is <br /> not immediately available for move-in by the program participants. <br /> Housing relocation and stabilization services may be used to assist program participants with <br /> housing stability and placement. The services are limited to case management, outreach and <br /> engagement, housing search and placement, legal services, and credit repair. Case management <br /> includes the arrangement, coordination, monitoring, and delivery of services related to meeting <br /> the housing needs of program participants and helping them obtain housing stability. <br /> Component services and activities may include: counseling; developing, securing, and <br /> coordinating services; monitoring and evaluating program participants' progress; assuring that <br /> program participants' rights are protected; and developing an individualized housing and service <br /> plan, including a path to permanent housing stability subsequent to the HPRP financial <br /> assistance. <br /> Data collection and evaluation are eligible expenses under HPRP. The Recovery Act requires <br /> the data collection and reporting to be conducted through the use of the Homeless Management <br /> Information Systems (HMIS) or a comparable client-level database. Eligible costs include the <br /> purchase of HMIS software, leasing or purchasing needed computer equipment for providers and <br /> central serve, costs associated with data collection, entry and analysis, and staffing associated <br /> with the operation of the HMIS systems, and development of the software. <br /> Administrative costs may be used for accounting of the use of grant funds, preparing reports for <br /> submission, obtaining program audits, similar costs related to administering the grant after the <br /> award; and grantee or sub-grantee staff salaries associated with these administrative costs. Costs <br /> may also induce training for staff who will administer the program or case manager who will <br /> serve program participants, as long as this training is directly related to learning about HPRP. <br /> Administrative costs do not include the costs of issuing financial assistance, providing housing <br /> relocation and stabilization services, or carrying out eligible data collection and evaluation <br /> activities, such as grantee and sub-grantee staff salaries, costs of conducting housing inspections <br /> and other operating costs. <br /> ,,,.k,.,�,,�e..�a,.,fv„�.,, Page 21 of 28 <br />