Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP)

Applications are prioritized by the following criteria, when this information is available:

• Households which have received eviction notices and these notices have been provided.
• Households whose income is at or below 50% Area Median Income (AMI).
• Households where one or more household members were unemployed for at least 90 days prior to the date of application and adequate documentation has been provided

Please have all of the following documents ready for your rental assistance application process:

• Head of household photo ID (examples include driver’s license or identification card issued from any U.S. State or Territory, U.S. military identification card or a military dependent’s ID card, Native American tribal document, document issued by any instrumentality of government, or document issued by an educational institution); and
• Current lease agreement which lists the applicant as tenant/resident; and
• Household income document – examples include any of the following:
  • Your 2020 tax return Form 1040, or
  • verification your household is currently receiving food or financial assistance (SNAP or TANF), or
  • one month of income information, including pay stubs or other wage statements, bank statements demonstrating regular income, Unemployment benefits information, or an income verification statement from your employer, or
• If you don’t have income documents, please use Section I of the application to self-attest income. Contact the Housing Helpline with questions.

Please Note: Other documents may be required depending on the type of assistance needed and your circumstances. Additional documents may be requested after your application is reviewed. The sooner all documents are submitted, the sooner payments can be made if you qualify. Once approved, funds are paid directly to landlords and utility service providers. It can take up to two weeks for payments to be processed following approval.

To complete the review of the tenant application, landlord must create a landlord application if they do not have one or add the tenant to Section B of their existing application.

If you already have a landlord application for your property, please do not start a new application. Please see instructions for adding new tenants to section B. If you experience any difficulties or need additional staff at your property added a user on the application, please contact the Housing Helpline.

If you do not have an application, please follow these instructions to complete a new landlord application:

Further instructions for completing the application may be found at https://cdola.colorado.gov/rental-mortgage-assistance under FAQs and Resources

Boulder County’s ERAP can assist with past due utilities (incurred after April 2020) that are charged by your landlord. This means that if your landlord charges you for utilities in addition to your rent, these can be covered with your application for rent assistance.

If you are a utility customer with City of Boulder (for water/sewer/stormwater) or City of Longmont (for electric/water/stormwater/trash/compost/recycle) please watch for communications from your utility provider about options for utility arrears relief.

If you are a utility customer with Xcel Energy, United Power, other utility provider, please visit the below links for utility assistance programs: https://bouldercounty.gov/families/housing/low-income-energy-assistance/