Eviction Protection Grant Program

In plain English

Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet. Estimated posting date: Dec 17, 2026. Estimated application due date: Feb 17, 2027.

Individual awards range from $500,000 to $2,000,000, the agency expects to make 16 awards and estimated total program funding is $27,500,000.

Eligible applicant types include nonprofits, state governments, local governments, tribal governments & organizations and colleges & universities, plus others described in the listing.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.

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• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

Within the categories of eligible entities, you must be a nonprofit organization or government entity. Examples of entities that may be eligible, if requirements are met, include: 1) legal aid or legal clinic provider, 2) private nonprofit or state institution of higher education, 3) housing counseling or other social service organization that provides legal assistance, and 4) local, state, or tribal agency or court. …

Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

The Eviction Protection Grant Program (EPGP) will provide competitive awards to approximately 16 eligible nonprofit organizations and government entities to provide no cost legal assistance (including assistance related to pretrial activities, trial activities, post-trial activities and alternative dispute resolution) to low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction.

Read the full forecast on Grants.gov → · Agency's announcement page