Requesting approval of Resolution authorizing Hidalgo County Urban County Program (UCP) to submit a Texas Emergency Rental Assistance Program (TERAP) application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA).

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) is making $40 million in Community Development Block Grant CARES Act (CDBG-CV) funds available to entitlement communities in the state of Texas who have existing COVID-19 rental assistance programs and have indicated an interest to participate in the Texas Emergency Rental Assistance Program (TERAP).
 
TERAP provides rental assistance to income-eligible households impacted by COVID-19 to help them stay housed during the pandemic. The program can pay up to six months of an eligible household’s rent, including rental arrears, with at least one of those months covering a month of future rent.