The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $20 million in new grants for its Eviction Protection Grant Program, doubling the amount originally allocated for the launch of the Program in November 2021. Through HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R), these competitive grants were made available to non-profit and governmental legal service providers serving or expanding services in areas with high rates of eviction or prospective evictions, including rural areas.
The first cohort of 10 grantees funded by the Program are implementing a total of seven statewide programs (Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, and Utah) as well as two regional (Northwestern Ohio and Western New York) and three local (Albany, Atlanta, and Las Vegas) programs. This expansion will support 11 additional statewide, regional, and local programs across the Northeast, Southern, and Western United States. The objective of the Eviction Protect
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is doubling the size of its eviction protection program, designed to fund legal assistance for tenants seeking to stay in their homes.