Rapid Rehousing and Homeless Prevention
The program provides short- and medium-term rental assistance for families and individuals who are homeless or who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless. The goal of the program is to help these families and individuals regain stability and to reduce the likelihood that they will experience homelessness again.
Income Limits
- 2024 30% Area Medium Income and Fair Market Rent Limits
- 2023 30% Area Medium Income and Fair Market Rent Limits
- 2023 30% Area Medium Income and Fair Market Rent Limits-HOME ARP
Service Providers
Alianza
Serving Chaves, Curry, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln and Roosevelt Counties
575-623-1995
Catholic Charities
Serving Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties
505-724-4604
Enlace Communitario
Serving Bernalillo and Valencia Counties
505-246-8972
The Life Link
Serving Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, Los Alamos and Taos Counties
505-438-0010
Mesilla Valley Community of Hope
Serving Doña Ana and Otero Counties
575-523-2219
San Juan County Partnership
Serving San Juan County
505-566-5866
Notice:
Under the McKinney-Vento Act, as amended by the HEARTH Act, the definition of “at risk of homelessness” requires that an individual or family’s income be below 30 percent of median family income (or area median income (AMI)). Further, the Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG) interim rule limits eligibility for homelessness prevention assistance to individuals and families with incomes below 30 percent of AMI. However, under the Extremely Low-Income (ELI) standard, an allowable income could actually be higher than 30 percent AMI. Therefore, if ESG recipients/subrecipients were to use the ELI standard, some applicants for ESG assistance might be falsely determined to be eligible for homelessness prevention assistance, when actually their incomes were over 30 percent AMI.
In short, the 30 percent AMI limits are NOT the same as the Extremely Low-Income (ELI) limits, and ESG recipients and subrecipients MUST NOT use the ELI standard (Section 8 limits) when determining program participant eligibility for homelessness prevention assistance. The 30 percent income limit only applies to the Homeless Prevention component of the program. Upon initial evaluation, individuals or families who meet the definition of homelessness under Rapid Rehousing are not required to meet the AMI limit of 30 percent.