Omnibus Eviction and Homelessness Prevention (OEHP) Grant

The Omnibus Eviction and Homelessness Prevention (OEHP) program, initiated by the State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, aims to combat housing instability by consolidating critical funding streams for eviction defense and homelessness prevention. This program provides essential financial assistance, legal support, and resource navigation to households facing imminent eviction. By adopting a Housing First framework, OEHP ensures timely intervention to prevent homelessness, thereby stabilizing families and promoting safe, permanent housing solutions.

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), through the Office of Eviction Prevention (OEP) and the Office of Homelessness Prevention (OHP), hereby announces the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Omnibus Eviction & Homelessness Prevention (OEHP) program for State Fiscal Year 2026 (SFY26).
This program consolidates two critical state appropriations:

• the Comprehensive Eviction Defense and Diversion (CEDD) program, and
• the Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP), authorized pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:41.

The integration of these funding streams under OEHP establishes a comprehensive omnibus grant model that streamlines prevention services across the state. The program is designed to address New Jersey’s housing instability crisis by providing timely financial assistance, legal support, resource navigation, and case management to households at imminent risk of eviction or homelessness.
OEHP adopts a Housing First framework, ensuring that assistance is delivered with minimal barriers, rapid turnaround times, and a commitment to preserving housing whenever possible. The program emphasizes intervention at the earliest possible stage of eviction proceedings, supporting households not only through rental arrears coverage but also through relocation assistance, flexible financial support, and access to legal counsel.
The dual goals of OEHP are:
To prevent displacement and eviction at scale through legal intervention, mediation, arrears assistance, and resource navigation.To reduce inflows into homelessness by ensuring that households experiencing eviction or eviction-like proceedings have access to comprehensive services that stabilize or relocate them into safe, permanent housing.