Friday, October 2, 2009

MILITARY HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The 2009 American Economy Recovery Act had a provision that assisted military personnel that had to PCS during the current mortgage and housing crisis.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was already running the Homeowners Assistance Program for families affected by BRAC closures and were tasked with developing an expanded program to include anyone losing their home or negatively affected by the forced sale of their home between 01 FEB 2006 and 30 SEP 2012.
This has taken time to get approved through DoD and the federal government.

Evidently the DoD and Office of Management & Budget have finally resolved the issues concerning utilization of the American Economy Recovery Act and authorized funding the expansion of the military Homeowners Assistance Program.

Military personnel that are required to PCS more than 50 miles from their current primary residence between 1 FEB 2006 and 30 SEP 2012 are eligible for assistance.

The following links provide the details and the forms to download and submit to the Army Corps of Engineers who administer the program and now accepting applications.

Good information for any Service member affected by the mortgage and economic crisis.

Website:
http://hap.usace.army.mil/homepage.html

Expanded HAP Brochure:
http://hap.usace.army.mil/Documents/Expanded_HAP_Brochure_29-Sep-2009.pdf

PCS Program Entitlement info:
http://hap.usace.army.mil/EP_PCS.html

Application page:
http://hap.usace.army.mil/HowToApply.html

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