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Scope of Work
City of Bremerton Rental Assistance Program
Consultant’s Responsibilities
Administer the Rental Assistance Program by identifying potential candidates to
participate in the Rental Supplement Assistance Program, the Eviction
Prevention Assistance Program, or the Security Deposit Assistance Program.
Enforce program requirements including but not limited to requirements for
application, substantiation of need, limits of amount, and duration of assistance.
Periodically evaluate the program requirements to ensure that the program is
reaching the target population.
Process assistance payments ensuring that backup documentation complies with
program requirements.
Submit monthly invoices to the City for expense reimbursements as defined in
Exhibit B schedule.
Expend all rental assistance funds no later than December 31, 2022.
Report to the City as requested.
General Rental Assistance Program Restrictions
Assistance will be provided to applicants whose income is 60% or less of Area
Median Income (AMI) of Federal Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) income limits.
The rental assistance program is restricted to units located within the city limits of
Bremerton, Washington.
No Bremerton Housing Authority tenant or Section 8 participant, or recipient of
any other federal, state, or local rental assistance program, is eligible to receive
assistance from this program.
Specific Program Information and Restrictions
Rental Supplement Assistance
This program provides limited rental assistance funds to assist recipients to
stabilize their incomes during a specific period of time.
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Exhibit A
Duration of assistance will be no longer than 6 months.
Amount of assistance will be the difference between the contract rent and
30% of the applicant’s income. Applicant will be required to pay the equivalent
of 30% of his or her current income. The remainder will be covered by the
rental supplement assistance program.
Rental assistance shall not exceed $1,000 per participant household per
month.
Eviction Prevention Assistance
This program provides assistance to applicants who have encountered a
short-term financial challenge that has jeopardized their housing.
This program will pay up to six months of back rent for an applicant.
Eviction prevention assistance shall be one-time and shall not exceed $3,000
per participant household.
Applicant must provide proof of the financial challenge in addition to the other
documentation required for the application.
Security Deposit Assistance
This program provides one-time security deposit assistance to applicants.
This program will pay up to 50% of the security deposit required by an
applicant’s lease and shall not exceed $1,500 per participant household.
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