HPRP funds may be distributed to financially assist qualified households at or below 50% of Area Median Income:

Pope County: $18,615

Johnson County: $14,525

Yell County: $17,324

Those seeking assistance for Homelessness Prevention must meet at least two of these high risk factors:

• Eviction within 2 weeks whether by landlord, family or friends
• Living in condemned housing or in areas not meant for human habitation
• Sudden and significant loss of income
• Homeless within the last 12 months
• Young head of household (under 25 with children or pregnant)
• Extremely low income (less than 30 percent of area median income)
• Discharge within two weeks from an institutional living situation

Those seeking Rapid Rehousing assistance must meet HUD definition of homeless:

• Sleeping in an emergency shelter
• Sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation, such as cars, parks, abandoned buildings, streets/sidewalks
• Staying in a hospital or other institution for up to 180 days but was sleeping in emergency shelter or other homeless condition immediately prior to entry into institution
• Graduation from or timing out of a transitional housing program, including domestic violence shelter, rehab/detox center
• Victims of domestic violence