Greensboro City and Housing Authority launch $1.6M tenant-based rental assistance program

Greensboro City, in partnership with the Greensboro Housing Authority, has created a tenant-based rental assistance program that will offer more than $1.6 million to eligible households earning less than 30% of the area median income. The program is intended to help residents access flexible, stable housing and to move eligible households off waiting lists for rapid rehousing and other crisis-response services.

According to the announcement, the initiative will target individuals and families currently on the continuum-of-care rapid rehousing waitlist and households referred by partnering agencies. Priority will be given to people experiencing homelessness and to households fleeing domestic violence. Eligible households may receive assistance for up to two years.

The program’s funding level — described as more than $1.6 million — establishes the initial resource pool; the announcement did not specify the mix of funding sources or the program’s administrative office. Eligibility is limited to households earning less than 30% of the area median income. The announcement also did not specify application procedures, enrollment capacity, or whether the assistance will be administered as rental subsidies, move-in costs, or a combination of supports.

The initiative officially launches on June 1. Additional details on how to apply, program administration, and funding sources were not specified in the announcement.