The Board of Brevard County Commissioners has allocated more than $18 million in federal dollars for an Emergency Rental Assistance Program for income-eligible Brevard County residents impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program provides financial assistance and housing stability services, including rent, rental arrears, utilities and home energy costs, utilities and home energy costs arrears, and other expenses related to housing incurred due, directly or indirectly, to the novel coronavirus disease.
Assistance is restricted to households whose income is at or below 80% of area median income ($55,350 for a family of four).
The application for the program will be available at all 17 Brevard County Libraries and the Law Library, on the Department’s website, http://www.brevardfl.gov/HumanServices, and through an online system https://brevardflhhs.seamlessdocs.com/…/EmergencyRental….
Eligibility requirements include:
Applicant is a resident of Brevard County.
Applicant is at or below 80% of Area Median Income.
The applicant must sign all required documents (application, social security number waiver, release/request of information, etc.) or their application will be rejected/denied.
Documentation of all income from the entire Household as reported on the Household Income Section of the application (include 2 months of bank statements, paystubs, etc., or a 2020 tax return (IRS Form 1040).
All members of a household must be accounted for in the application.
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The Emergency Rental Assistance Program will be administered, as directed by Brevard County Commission, through the County’s Housing and Human Services Department
The Housing and Human Services Department is a partnership of services operating under the Brevard County Community Services Group and the Board of County Commissioners. In the best interest of all residents, the Housing and Human Services Department identifies and addresses community needs and plan for the organization, development, and evaluation of Board sponsored programs, designed to enhance the health, safety, and quality of life in Brevard County.
Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Application
Please note that failure to provide all required documents will result in the denial of assistance.
Downloadable Application (508 Compliant)
PDF
Emergency Rental Assistance Application
(pdf, 280 KB)
Attachment C – Form W-9 (pdf, 131 KB)
Applications will be accepted at the following locations:
At all County Libraries
By mail or hand delivered to:
Housing and Human Services Department
2725 Judge Fran Jamieson way, B-106
Viera, Florida 32940
By email at BrevardERA@brevardfl.gov
Use the online application portal web address: https://brevardflhhs.seamlessdocs.com/f/EmergencyRentalAssistance
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Burial Program Application
Downloadable Application (Section 508 Compliant)
Please download and complete all documents.
PDF
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Burial Program Application FORM
(pdf, 1090 KB)
Please note that failure to provide all required documentation will result in the denial of assistance.
Applications will be accepted at the following locations:
By mail or hand delivered to:
Brevard County Community Action Agency
Dr. Joe Lee Smith Community Center
415 Stone Street
Cocoa, Florida 32922
Use the online application portal.
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