Section 1- Leasing

Lease for unit or structure is between recipient or subrecipient and the property owner. The recipient or subrecipient enters into a sublease or occupancy agreement with the program participant. ​​

Leasing funds can pay for: ​​

  • Rent for the unit or structure ​​

  • Security deposit for up to 2 months​​

  • First and last month’s rent (up to one month each, allowed as an advanced payment)​​

  • Staff or related costs to carry out leasing activities including conducting Housing Quality Standards (HQS), paying landlords, etc. ​​

  • Payments on unoccupied units while identifying a new program participant​​

Section 2- Rental Assistance

Rental assistance can pay a portion of the rent and length of time of rental assistance can be provided varies depending upon program component​​

Other costs besides rent that rental assistance funds can be used for: ​​

  • Property damages​​

  • Vacancies (30 to 90 days depending on circumstances)​​

  • Security deposits and first and last months rent​​

  • Rents above FMR that are within rent reasonableness​​

  • Adding participants & units in excess of the original proposal​​

Section 3 - Leasing & Rental Assistance

Leasing vs. Rental Assistance Infographic

Section 4 - Learning Management System (LMS)

The CoC Grant Competition Task Group partnered with staff from the Institute for Community Alliances (ICA) to create a training course on the Learning Management System (LMS) focused on expectations of CoC funded projects, called CoC 101 Training. If you are a current Wellsky system user, you can click here to enroll for the training.

If you are not currently a user, please contact support@icalliances.org to get set up within the Wellsky system.