HOP Program Standards & Guidance

The documents below provide the information needed to administer projects funded by the Housing Opportunity Grant Program (HOP). If you would like Word versions of any of the documents, please reach out to Ari Kisler at ari.kisler@vermont.gov.

Main Sections

• Table of Contents (updated 7/2023)

• Section 1: Housing Opportunity Grant Program Overview (updated 7/2023)

• Section 2: Emergency Shelter (updated 8/2024)

• Section 3: Transitional Housing (updated 7/2023)

• Section 4: Coordinated Entry (updated 7/2023)

• Section 5: Homelessness Prevention (updated 7/2023)

• Section 6: Rapid Re-Housing (updated 8/2024)

• Section 7: Financial Assistance (updated 8/2024)

Appendices

• Appendix A: Self-Declaration of Housing Status (Example #1) (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix B: Self-Declaration of Housing Status (Example #2) (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix C: Grantee Written Standards Checklist (Optional Tool) (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix E: Client File Checklist – Emergency Shelter (Optional Tool) (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix F: Sample Lead Paint Disclosure Form for Shelters (updated 8/2024)

• Appendix G: Client File Checklist – Transitional Housing (Optional Tool) (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix H: Client File Checklist – Coordinated Entry (Optional Tool) (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix I: Client File Checklist – Homelessness Prevention (Optional Tool) (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix J: Client File Checklist – Rapid Re-Housing (Optional Tool) (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix K: Rent Reasonableness and Fair Market Rent Certification (Optional Form) (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix L: AHS Housing Inspection (HQS+) Request to VT State Housing Authority (VSHA) (updated 6/2023)

• Appendix M: HOP VAWA Checklist for Rapid Re-Housing Rental Assistance (Optional Tool) (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix N: VAWA Lease Addendum (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix O: Emergency Transfer Plan for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking (Sample Plan) (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix P: Emergency Transfer Request Form (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix Q: HUD VAWA Self-Certification Form (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix R: Professional Certification of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix S: VAWA Notice of Rights (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix T. VAWA Property Owner Rights (updated 7/2023)

• Appendix U. Single-Family Utilities Worksheet (updated 7/2024)

• Appendix V: Multi-Family Utilities Worksheet (updated 7/2024)

• Appendix W: HUD ESG – 30% AMI for RRH Rental Assistance (updated 7/2024)

• Appendix X. Financial Assistance Application Template (updated 7/2024)