The Intermediate Housing Assistance program provides assistance to eligible residents located in the 2020 Wildfire-impacted counties who lack the necessary resources or support networks to obtain affordable rental housing or need alternative housing until permanent housing solutions are secured.

1. (1) Funding is available through grants to eligible subrecipients to provide:

   1. (a) Up to 24 months of rental, temporary relocation, and/or other intermediate housing assistance.
   2. (b) Housing navigation, case management, and support services to disaster-impacted residents.

2. (2) Geographic Eligibility: FEMA IA-declared counties for DR-4562:

   1. (a) HUD-identified MID counties: Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, and Marion
   2. (b) Grantee-identified MID counties: Klamath

3. (3) Income Eligibility:

   1. (a) Households at or below 80% of the AMI must face housing instability or have been displaced by the 2020 Wildfires and Straight-line Winds in one of the HUD- or grantee-identified MIDs. Applicants whose households are at or below 80% of the AMI may be eligible for assistance if:

      1. (A) They experienced a direct, verified residential loss from the 2020 Wildfires and Straight-line Winds, or
      2. (B) Their rents are unaffordable due to the rising rental costs or lack of available affordable rental housing exacerbated by wildfires in the impacted county in which they reside. These applicants are not technically considered “displaced” by the 2020 Wildfires and Straight-line Winds, but they do face potential temporary or permanent displacement from the impacted communities if they are unable to afford rents while the State, local governments, and developers replace damaged housing inventory.
   2. (b) Households between 80.1% to 120% of the AMI must have a direct verified residential loss as a result of the 2020 Wildfires and Straight-line Winds and face housing instability and/or are displaced.
4. (4) To ensure the program meets the most urgent needs of low-income residents with verified loss from the disaster, the State may implement a phased or prioritized approach that will be published in program policies and procedures.
5. (5) Administration: The funds will be administered by subrecipients.
6. (6) Updated program information can be found at the OHCS ReOregon website.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 456.555

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 458.315 - 458.317

History

OHCS 25-2025, adopt filed 05/23/2025, effective 05/23/2025