If you are experiencing homelessness the NDRH Housing Stabilization Program may be able to offer re-housing assistance.
If you qualify, payments will be sent to your housing provider for rent. View the application checklists.
As of February 1st, 2024, NDRH Housing Stabilization offers up to 6 months of rental assistance for eligible households.
Households seeking assistance with home energy or cooling costs should apply for the Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
Re-Housing Information
The Re-Housing program assists households experiencing homelessness with acquiring and maintaining stable housing.
- Households who are experiencing homelessness
- A household experiencing homelessness is defined as an individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This includes a living situation where you are temporarily doubled up with another household or transitioning out of a treatment or corrections facility.
- Households who have experienced a financial hardship during the pandemic
- Must be at or below income limit of 30% Area Median Income (AMI)
- Must spend majority of nights in North Dakota
NDRH Housing Stabilization offers re-housing assistance to those experiencing homelessness. Assistance includes:
- Letter of Commitment with intent to pay a housing provider for an approved residence within the rent limits for an applicant's household size and county. This includes:
- Security deposit
- Application fees
- Up to 6 months of assistance
- Trainings on Letter of Commitment, being a New Renter, and Understanding a Lease
Application Process
- Create an account on the portal. (View a user guide for this process.)
- Save your login credentials, you will use these to be able to update your application and view your application status.
- To see if you qualify for assistance, you will need to submit a Housing Stabilization Application
- Your application will be reviewed by eligibility. Should your application be approved, you will receive an approval email and be assigned a Housing Stability Coach or Housing Facilitator.
- If you are assigned a Housing Stability Coach, your coach will reach out to you to set up an appointment. When you meet with your coach you will review the following training materials:
- Once you have completed training, you will log into your portal and complete the Applicant Acknowledgement and download your Letter of Commitment.
- If you are assigned a housing facilitator with a community partner, the facilitator will reach out to you.
- Once you have your Letter of Commitment, you will be able to start searching for housing in your selected county under the rent limits set by the program.
- If you need to change your designated county, add or delete household members, you will need to contact dhserb@nd.gov or 701- 328-1907 to get a new Letter of Commitment issued.
- After you have found stable housing, you will need to submit a housed application.
- Your application will be reviewed. Should your application be approved, you will receive an approval email and payment will be sent to your housing provider.
- In rare circumstances, payment may be sent to renters directly.
- You will meet with your Housing Stability Coach again to review the New Renter training.