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TBRA Public Service Announcement

 

APPLICATION PERIOD

September 5 12 A.M. to September 6 11:59 P.M.

TBRA Flyer

TBRA Application link is below. Please read TBRA program guidelines below BEFORE registering.

Serving Port Artur residence and those willing to reside to Port Arthur. 

Assistance is available to very low-income families that wish to reside in Port Arthur. Additionally, applicants must be at or below 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI)1 , participate in a self-sufficiency program, occupy the assisted property as the primary residence, and sign a lease. The amount of monthly rental subsidy is based on the gross monthly income of an applicant’s household. The program participant must not already be receiving Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance.

TBRA Target Populations Include:  

HOME-ARP funds must be used to primarily benefit individuals or families from the following qualifying populations:

  • Experiencing Homelessness
  • At-risk of Homelessness
  • Fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking
  • Other populations with a high risk of housing instability (including households that are low-income and highly cost-burdened)
  • Veterans and families that include a veteran family member that meet one of the preceding criteria

TBRA program funds may be used to provide: 

  • Rental assistance to help pay the cost of monthly rent and utility costs for up to 12 months.
  • Security deposits in conjunction with rental assistance in an amount not to exceed one month’s rent for the unit; and
  • Utility deposit assistance in conjunction with rental assistance and security deposit assistance

 

Applications will be processed by a point system with preference given to the primary target populations list below.

AMI % Number of Household Members
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
50 $27,300 $31,200 $35,100 $38,950 $42,100 $45,200 $48,300 $51,450

 2023 HUD issued Area Median Income Limits by family size.

APPLICATION PERIOD OPEN

September 5, 2023 (12AM) - September 6, 2023 (11:59PM)


CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

 

TBRA is a program funded by by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), managed, and operated in the City of Port Arthur by Legacy Community Development Corporation. The funding source for the TBRA program is the HOME-ARP grant.