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FY 2012 Public and Indian Housing Family Self-Sufficiency Program NOFA

PIH Notice 2012-21: Financial Reporting Requirements for the Housing Choice Voucher Program

Summary:  HUD issued a notice (PIH Notice 2012-21) to clarify the financial reporting requirements and deadlines for those PHAs that administer the HCV and HCV-related programs (Disaster Voucher Program (DVP), Disaster Housing Assistance Program – Ike (DHAP-Ike), Disaster Housing Assistance Program, Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) and Mainstream 5-Year program (MS5), if applicable).

Date of Publication:  May 10, 2012

Streamlining Requirements Governing the Use of Funding for Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Persons With Disabilities

Summary:HUD’s proposed rule would amend existing regulations governing the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program (Section 202) and the Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program (Section 811), by streamlining the requirements for mixed-finance Section 202 and Section 811 developments.

HUD's Proposed Rule on Streamlining the Portability Process

Summary:  HUD published a proposed rule to amend existing regulations governing portability in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. Portability is a feature of the HCV program that allows an eligible family with a housing choice voucher to use that voucher to lease a unit anywhere in the United States where there is a PHA operating an HCV program.

Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers: Revised Implementation of the HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program

HUD's notice establishes the policies and procedures for the administration of tenant-based Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance under the HUD–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUDVASH) program administered by PHAs that partner with local Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities.

PIH Notice 2012-19: Funding for Tenant-Protection Vouchers for Certain At- Risk Households in Low-Vacancy Areas

HUD's notice (2012-19) provides information and instructions on the funding process for tenant protection vouchers for certain at-risk households in low-vacancy areas, as provided for in the “Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012” (PL 112-55), referred to hereafter as “the 2012 Appropriations Act,” enacted on November 18, 2011.

Date of Publication:  March 19, 2012

View the notice here.

HUD Publishes Long Awaited FY 2012 Performance Based Contract Administration (PBCA) NOFA

HUD recently issued its NOFA for the Performance-Based Contract Administrator Program for the Administration of Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts.  HUD’s estimated expense for the PBCA program is approximately $260 million for FY 2012.

PIH Notice 2012-16: Request for Applications under the Moving to Work Demonstration Program

Summary:  The FY 2011 appropriations law carried over from 2010 to 2011 the provision that HUD may add an additional three Moving-to-Work (MTW) agencies with the same eligibility criteria (listed below).  Additionally, because the Department filled only two of the three authorized slots made available pursuant to the 2010 Act, the Department will solicit applications for one remaining MTW agency authorized in 2010, and the three agencies authorized for 2011 under this notice. 

PIH Notice 2012-15: Streamlining Administrative Practices in the Housing Choice Voucher Program

Summary:  HUD's notice (PIH Notice 2012-15) provides guidance on actions PHAs administering the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program may take to streamline administrative practices and reduce administrative costs.

Date of Publication:  February 27, 2012

View the notice here.