EP-23-NJ-006

Purpose: The overall purpose of the Eviction Protection Grant Program is to support experienced legal service providers, not limited to Legal Service Corporations, in providing legal assistance at no cost to low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction.

This grant program plays an integral role in helping individuals and families, including people of color who are disproportionately represented among those evicted, people with limited English proficiency, and people with disabilities, avoid eviction or minimize the disruption and damage caused by the eviction process.

Award description source - Assistance Listing from SAM.gov;

Activities to be performed: No value provided;

Expected outcomes: No value provided;

Intended beneficiaries: Not applicable

Award description source - Assistance Listing from SAM.gov;

Subrecipient activities: No value provided.

Legal Services Of New Jersey

GOAL 1: HUD STRATEGIC GOAL 1A: SUPPORT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, ADVANCE HOUSING JUSTICE: FORTIFY SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT. GOAL 2: THE GOAL OF THE EVICTION PROTECTION GRANT PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE HOUSING STABILITY FOR LOW-INCOME TENANTS AT RISK OF EVICTION OR SUBJECT TO EVICTION BY FUNDING EVICTION PREVENTION AND PROTECTION WORK. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH GRANTEE PROJECTS MAY HELP ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES FOR LOW-INCOME TENANTS: PREVENTION - HELP TENANTS AVERT EVICTION AND PREVENT EVICTION FILINGS. JUSTICE - HELP TENANTS EXERCISE AND ENFORCE THEIR HOUSING AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND ENSURE THE LEGAL PROCESS DURING EVICTION IS FAIR. DIVERSION - INCREASE TENANT ACCESS TO, AND PARTICIPATION IN, NON-ADVERSARIAL RESOLUTIONS OUTSIDE OF THE COURT SYSTEM. RELIEF - HELP TENANTS AVOID THE HARMFUL CONSEQUENCES OF EVICTION AND GAIN ACCESS TO STABILIZING RESOURCES. EPGP OBJECTIVES: 1. INCREASE HOUSING STABILITY FOR LOW-INCOME TENANTS. PROVIDE FUNDING TO GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES TO PROVIDE NO-COST LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME TENANTS FACING EVICTION OR AT RISK OF EVICTION IN AREAS WITH HIGH RATES OF EVICTIONS OR RISK OF EVICTIONS. 2. SUPPORT EVICTION PROTECTION STRATEGIES THAT ADVANCE EQUITY AND AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING. ADVANCE EQUITABLE AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN APPROACHES TO SERVING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DISPROPORTIONATELY AT RISK OF EVICTION AND LACKING ACCESS TO LEGAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE, PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN, AND PERSONS LIVING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. 3. SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO CLOSE THE JUSTICE GAP. SUPPORT GRANTEES TO ASSESS NEEDS OF THEIR TARGET COMMUNITY, FORM PARTNERSHIPS THAT BREAK DOWN SILOS BETWEEN LEGAL AND OTHER HOUSING STABILITY SERVICES, ADDRESS SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO EVICTION LEGAL ASSISTANCE, AND TEST PROMISING COMMUNITY-CENTERED STRATEGIES AND MODELS. 4. EVALUATE LEGAL ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES AND OUTCOMES. BUILD THE EVIDENCE BASE FOR THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF PEOPLE FACING EVICTION RISK; AND EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTING EVICTIONS AND INCREASING HOUSING STABILITY FOR RENTERS.

14.537 - Eviction Protection Grant Program

HUD Office of Policy Development and Research (PDR) [HUD]

Edison, New Jersey 08817-2684 United States

Single Zip Code

Eviction Protection Grant Program (FR-6800-N-79)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have decreased 100% from $2,500,000 to $0.