HUD Announces $40M for Free Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced the availability of $40 million to help nonprofits and government agencies provide free legal assistance for low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction.

The deadline to apply is August 20. Current grantees and new applicants are both encouraged to apply.

HUD launched the Eviction Protection Grant Program, a first-of-its-kind federal program, in 2021. As of March, it has helped more than 35,000 households avoid eviction--most of whom are people of color.

The Eviction Protection Grant Program is intended to increase housing stability through:

• Prevention: Helping tenants avert eviction and prevent eviction filings and prevent displacement and risk of homelessness
• Justice: Helping tenants exercise and enforce their housing and civil rights and ensure the legal process during eviction is fair
• Diversion: Increasing tenant access to, and participation in, non-adversarial and more less costly resolutions with housing owners and landlords, outside of the court system
• Relief: Helping tenants avoid the harmful consequences of eviction and gain access to stabilizing resources like housing counseling

Read the full announcement.

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