Transitional Housing Operating and Rent Program. The Transitional Housing Operating and Rent (THOR) Program is administered by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to assist individuals and families who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, to secure and retain safe and affordable housing. Commerce awards grants to eligible organizations, such as local governments, housing authorities, behavioral health organizations, tribes, and non-profit organizations, to provide rental assistance, case management services for program participants, and funds for operating expenses of transitional housing facilities.
Those eligible to receive assistance through the THOR program are:
All program participants must be willing to create and actively participate in a housing stability plan for achieving permanent housing and greater levels of self-sufficiency.
A housing stability plan is allowed to include a graduated rental rate agreement under which program participants are provided a rental rate that escalates by increments on a predetermined and fixed timeline. A graduated rental rate agreement requires a contract between the operator of the transitional housing, the tenant, and the rental property owner. The terms of a graduated rental rate agreement shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
The duration of any graduated rental rate agreement may not exceed 24 months, and a graduated rental rate agreement may not be extended or renewed.
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