Treasury's Repayment Instructions for ERA1 and HAF Recipients
Before you return ERA1 and HAF award funds to Treasury, please ensure that your program is at the stage of closeout before you return the funds to Treasury. Award funds returned prematurely will result in a delay of your award being closed out.
Attention
Failure to follow the instructions below may result in delays to Treasury posting the amount of award funds returned to Treasury, which may lead to further debt collection actions.
Please review this Repayment Checklist:
Have you received the Outstanding Award Balance Notice?
Ensure you have received from Treasury an email notice with your outstanding award balance:
- Notice for ERA1 grantees have the following subject line:
"U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA1) Program - Notification of Outstanding ERA1 Award Balance Due to Treasury and Further Collections Actions That Require Your Attention." - Notice for HAF Participants have the following subject line:
"ACTION REQUIRED: Outstanding Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Award Balance Due to Treasury Notification (U.S. Department of the Treasury, HAF program)."
- Notice for ERA1 grantees have the following subject line:
Have you verified the amount of the outstanding award balance in your records against the amount of the outstanding award balance in Treasury's Notice?
Before returning funds to Treasury, please check to make sure that the amount of your outstanding award balance in your records match the amount listed in the Outstanding Award Balance Notice.
- If your records indicate that you have more funds to return to Treasury than indicated in the Outstanding Award Balance Notice:
- For ERA1 awards, please send an email to us at EmergencyRentalAssistance@Treasury.gov.
- For HAF awards, please send an email to us at HAF@Treasury.gov.
- If your records indicate that you have more funds to return to Treasury than indicated in the Outstanding Award Balance Notice:
How would you like to return the award funds to Treasury?
You may return ERA1 or HAF award funds to Treasury either by Pay.gov (preferred method), ACH Credit, FedWire, or Check. See instructions by payment type below.
Have you properly labeled the award funds for return to Treasury with the appropriate Program Name and the FAIN related to your award?
Where feasible, include in the payment references whether it relates to the [ERA1 or HAF] program and [ERA1 or HAF Award] FAIN #. Your award FAIN can be found:
- In the Treasury portal: Navigate to the State, Local, and Tribal Support page. Go to the Closeout Reports section and click View. The FAIN will be listed on the right-hand side of the webpage. The FAIN can also be found in the Compliance Reports sections. Navigate to the ERA or HAF Compliance reports and click on the View button of a report to see the FAIN on the right-hand side.
- Search USASpending.gov: Click on Search Award Data and enter your government’s name or UEI in the Recipient filter. Narrow the results by entering the program name in Assistance Listing (CDFA Program) filter. For HAF, the full program name is 21.026 Homeowner Assistance Fund. For ERA1, the full program name is 21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The ERA1 FAIN starts with ERA (not ERAE).
Do you have a plan for returning any additional funds that need to be returned to Treasury following the notification of completion?
Following the return of award funds to Treasury and Treasury providing a Notification of Completion to the recipient—indicating the award has been closed out— if you recover any additional award funds after receipt of Treasury’s Notification of Completion Notice that need to be returned to Treasury, please notify the applicable Treasury Team of the amount to be returned and the reason for the return:
- For ERA1 awards, please send an email to us at EmergencyRentalAssistance@Treasury.gov.
- For HAF awards, please send an email to us at HAF@Treasury.gov.
Payment Types
Pay.gov (preferred method)
Pay.gov- ERA1 Awards-
Pay.gov Instructions - MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING THE CORRECT FORM FOR THE PROGRAM AT ISSUE
- Visit https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/1105889015
- Click "Continue to the Form"
- Type the ERA Application ID and FAIN for your award into the form along with all other data fields. Click Continue.
- Choose payment method. Click Next.
- Enter payment account details. Click “Review and Submit Payment.”
- Make sure there is no debit block on your account. The company ID for ERA1 awards is 2001000108.
Pay.gov: HAF Awards-
Pay.gov Instructions - MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING THE CORRECT FORM FOR THE PROGRAM AT ISSUE
- Visit https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/1394949710
- Click "Continue to the Form"
- Type the HAF Application ID and FAIN for your award into the form along with all other data fields. Click Continue.
- Choose payment method. Click Next.
- Enter payment account details. Click “Review and Submit Payment.”
- Make sure there is no debit block on your account. The company ID for HAF awards is 2001000112.
Automated Clearing House (ACH) Payment Instructions
ACH Payments —Treasury can accept ACH payments for the return of ERA1 or HAF award funds to Treasury.
Please provide the following instructions to your financial institution for the remittance of award funds by ACH payments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
| NACHA Record Type Code | NACHA Field | NACHA Data Element Name | Required Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | Company Name | (enter the name of the payor) |
| 5 | 6 | Standard Entry Class Code | CCD |
| 5 | 9 | Effective Entry Date | (enter intended settlement date) |
| 6 | 2 | Transaction Code* | 22 |
| 6 | 3 & 4 | Receiving DFI Identification (ABA routing #) | 051036706 |
| 6 | 5 | DFI Account Number | 820010001000 |
| 6 | 6 | Amount | (enter payment amount) |
| 6 | 8 | Receiving Company Name | U.S. Department of the Treasury |
Please note in the ACH payment description field that this is a “[ERA1 or HAF Award] Return of Funds” and your [ERA1 or HAF Award] FAIN.
*ACH debit reversals are not permitted to this ABA routing number. All debit reversals received will be automatically returned.
@ Bank Name: Credit Gateway – ACH Receiver
33 Livingston Ave. St. Paul, MN 55107 1-877-815-1206
FedWire Instructions
FedWire payments—Treasury can accept Fedwire payments for the return of ERA1 or HAF award funds to Treasury.
Please provide the following instructions to your financial institution for the remittance of award funds by Fedwire payments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
| Fedwire Field Tag | Fedwire Field Name | Required Information |
|---|---|---|
| {1510} | Type/Subtype | 1000 |
| {2000} | Amount | (enter payment amount) |
| {3400} | Receiver ABA routing number * | 021030004 |
| {3400} | Receiver ABA short name | TREAS NYC |
| {3600} | Business Function Code | CTR |
| {4200} | Beneficiary Identifier (account number) | 820010001000 |
| {4200} | Beneficiary Name | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY |
| {5000} | Originator | (enter the name of the originator of the payment) |
| {6000} | Originator to Beneficiary Information – Line 1 | [ERA1 or HAF FAIN to be inserted here] |
| {6000} | Originator to Beneficiary Information – Line 2 | [ERA1 or HAF Award] Return of Funds |
| {6000} | Originator to Beneficiary Information – Line 3 | (enter information to identify the purpose of the payment) |
| {6000} | Originator to Beneficiary Information – Line 4 | (enter information to identify the purpose of the payment) |
* The financial institution’s address for Treasury’s routing number is 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10045.
Check Payments
Check payments —Treasury can accept checks for the return of ERA1 or HAF award funds to Treasury.
Make all checks payable to:
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Reference For Memo Line on Checks: [ERA1 or HAF award] Return of Funds
Checks should be mailed to:
U.S. Mail Address
BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE
Attn: Agency Cash Branch Avery 3F
P. O. BOX 1328
PARKERSBURG WV 26106-1328
Parcel Delivery Address
BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE
Attn: Agency Cash Branch
Avery Street A3-G
Fiscal Service Warehouse & Operations Center Dock 1
257 Bosley Industrial Park Drive
Parkersburg WV 26106
When you mail the check, please send Treasury an email notifying us.
For ERA1 awards, please send an email to us at EmergencyRentalAssistance@Treasury.gov.
For HAF awards, please send an email to us at HAF@Treasury.gov.