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Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

Community Schools Rental Assistance Program

Application

  • Application status: Varies by jurisdiction

  • Application schedule: Intermittent

Are you struggling to pay rent, facing eviction, or experiencing homelessness?

​​​The Community Schools Rental Assistance Program (CSRAP) helps families and students enrolled in community schools with emergency financial support. If you are at risk of eviction, losing your housing, or experiencing homelessness and need help securing a new rental home, this program is here for you.

Participating jurisdictions

Assistance applications are accepted on an intermittent schedule. Check with the participating jurisdiction to determine when applications are being accepted.

LocationAgency name
Anne Arundel​Anne Arundel County Partnership for Children, Youth and Families
​​​Baltimore CityUnited Way of Central Maryland
Baltimore CountyCornerstone Franciscan Ministries
​​​Frederick County​United Way of Central Maryland
​​​Montgomery County & Price George's CountyHousing Initiative Partnership
Washington CountyWashington County Community Action Council
Wicomico Count​y​Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County

Household eligibility requirements

To qualify for assistance from CSRAP, you must:

  • Have a student enrolled in a Community School living in your home.
  • Have the student enrolled in one of the Participating Jurisdictions listed above.
  • Be renting your home or trying to rent a new home (homeowners are not eligible for assistance).
  • Be experiencing housing instability such as homelessness, at risk of eviction, utility shut off, or be behind in paying rent or utilities.

Types of assistance available to households

CSRAP can help eligible families pay for:

  • Past due rent or utility bills, including late fees and court fees related to eviction.
  • Moving cost and deposit needed to rent new home, such as security deposit, first month's rent, utility deposit.
  • Future rent and/or utility assistance related to your current housing instability.

Community School resources

Share your feedback

If you have applied for assistance, or helped someone apply for assistance through CSRAP, please complete a brief survey. We appreciate your feedback.

Contact information

If you have additional questions, please contact: [email protected]​.