Recall that the HOPWA program includes three distinct types of housing assistance. Module 2 provides information on how to monitor
and oversee each of the eligible HOPWA activities. Units 2, 3, and 4 of this module address housing assistance activities.
You can view all of these units, or choose to view those that are relevant to your HOPWA program. Unit 2 covers Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, or TBRA.
TBRA is a rental subsidy used to help participants obtain permanent housing in the private rental market. This unit provides information
about monitoring ongoing rental assistance to HOPWA participants, including items such as resident rent calculations, leases,
housing quality standards, lead paint requirements, rent reasonableness, and fair market rent.
Unit 3 covers monitoring and oversight of Short-Term Rent, Mortgage and Utility Assistance (or STRMU) and Short-Term Supported Housing.
STRMU is rent, mortgage, and/or utility assistance paid on a participant’s behalf for a limited time to prevent homelessness.
Short-Term Supported Housing involves paying for a participant’s stay at a short-term facility like a detoxification or emergency shelter facility.
This unit covers key monitoring items for STRMU and Short-Term Supported Housing, such as documentation of need, time limits on assistance,
and housing need assessments and plans. Unit 4 deals with Facility-Based Housing. Facility-Based Housing can include rental of a housing project or facility
to house participants, operating costs for a housing facility, and/or capital funds for the acquisition, rehabilitation, conversion, lease,
and repair of facilities, or new construction (with certain limitations). This unit covers monitoring aspects such as supervision of care and support,
resident rent calculations, prohibitions on fees, housing quality standards, third-party agreements, and capital development standards.