NHHBG funds may be used for the provision of housing-related services for affordable housing, including:

(a) Housing counseling, as defined in §5.100, in connection with rental or homeownership assistance must be carried out in accordance with 24 CFR 5.111;

(b) The establishment and support of resident organizations and resident management corporations;

(c) Energy auditing;

(d) Activities related to the provisions of self-sufficiency and other services;

(e) Homelessness prevention activities, which may include short term subsidies to defray rent and utility bills of an eligible family;

(f) Payments to prevent foreclosure on a home;

(g) Tenant-based rental assistance, which may include security deposits and/or first month's rent; and

(h) Other services related to assisting owners, tenants, contractors, and other entities participating or seeking to participate in other housing activities assisted pursuant to the Act and this part.

[67 FR 40776, June 13, 2002, as amended at 81 FR 90660, Dec. 14, 2016]