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Home My WebLink About2020-08-18 Rent Mortgage Assistance Program in Hawaii County -- Press Release Diane L. Ley Harry Kim Director Mayor Riley Saito Deputy Director County of Hawai‘i DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 25 Aupuni Street, Room 1301  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720-4252 (808) 961-8366  Fax (808) 935-1205 E-mail: chresdev@hawaiicounty.gov August 18, 2020 News Release Contact: Diane Ley, Director Department of Research and Development 961-8368 Local Nonprofits Partner to Bring Rent and Mortgage Assistance Grants to Hawaii Island Households Impacted by COVID-19 Hilo, HI – Six local nonprofit organizations Go Online or Call Any Nonprofit Partner to joined today to announce the launch of the th Apply Starting August 24 Hawaii County Rent and Mortgage Assistance Program (RMAP). Program HCA/HCL applications will be available starting www.HawaiianCommunity.net th Monday, August 24 at 8 a.m. 808.934.0801 RMAP nonprofit partners are encouraging Hawaii Island residents who are at least 18 HOPE years old and lost income or work hours www.hopeserviceshawaii.org due to COVID-19 to prepare ahead to 808.935.3050 rmap@hopeserviceshawaii.org apply. RMAP is funded by the County of Hawaii HFFCU with Federal CARES Act dollars and will www.hawaiifirstfcu.com/pathways provide a rent or mortgage payment of up 808.933.6600 to $1,000 per month for an estimated 1445 households that income qualify and can NPP prove hardship due to COVID-19 for each www.neighborhoodplaceofpuna.org month they receive assistance from March 808.965.5550 caresact@neighborhoodplace.org 2020 to December 2020. Funding will be limited to households’ primary residence HIHR on Hawaii Island. Households will be www.hihrecovery.org/RMAP limited to one grant of up to $1,000 per 808.640.4443 month. 808.934.7852 Applications will be processed by six Hawaii Island-based nonprofit partners and HFHHI payments will be made directly to www.habitathawaiiisland.org landlords, property managers or mortgage 808.450.2118 lenders. Approved applicants will also rmap@habitathawaiiisland.org have access to financial counseling services. The Hawaii County RMAP nonprofit partners include:  Hawaiian Community Assets (HCA)/Hawaii Community Lending (HCL) Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer  HOPE Services Hawaii (HOPE)  Hawaii First Federal Credit Union (HFFCU)  Neighborhood Place of Puna (NPP)  Hawaii Island Home for Recovery (HIHR)  Habitat for Humanity Hawaii Island (HFHHI) Households who have been impacted by COVID-19 and have a past due rent or mortgage notice are encouraged to apply at one of the nonprofit partners. Persons without internet access or a computer are encouraged to call one of the RMAP nonprofit partners to request a paper application or to complete an application over the phone. See right for more information on how to apply. RMAP Qualifications To qualify for rent or mortgage assistance grants, applicants must meet the following qualifications:  Be a Hawaii Island resident  At least 18 years old  Lost income or work hours due to COVID-19, and  Current annual household income at or below 100% of area median income for the number of members in their household. See chart below to see if your household income qualifies. # Household Annual Household Required Documents Members Income Maximum Applicants will be required to submit the following 1 $58,400 documents with their applications to be considered for 2 $66,700 rent or mortgage assistance: 3 $75,000 Proof of Resident and Age 4 $83,300  Copy of photo ID 5 $90,000 6 $96,700 Income Documents for ALL household members 7 $103,300 (provide all that apply) 8 $110,000  30 days most recent pay stubs  2 months most recent business bank statements (if Add $8,300 for each additional self-employed) household member above 8  Unemployment or Pandemic Unemployment persons Assistance (PUA) benefit letter  Public benefit statements Housing (provide 1 of the following)  Copy of rental lease/contract  Copy of mortgage statement Proof of Hardship (provide 1 of the following)  30 days of paystubs for February 2020  Unemployment or PUA approval letter  Letter from employer verifying job loss or reduced work hours  Business bank statements for January and February 2020 (if self-employed) Housing Assistance Need (provide 1 of the following)  Past due rent notice  Past due mortgage notice For more information or to apply, contact one of the RMAP nonprofit partners listed above.