Small Housing Authority Reform Proposal (SHARP)
The Small Housing Authority Reform Proposal (SHARP) is a joint initiative of NAHRO and PHADA that would significantly ease administrative burdens and increase program flexibility available to smaller organizations operating the public housing program and/or the Housing Choice Voucher program.
The proposal (and accompanying legislative language) would liberate smaller housing authorities from unnecessary and unproductive red tape and would provide housing authorities with significantly improved flexibility to administer their assisted housing programs effectively, efficiently and in the interests of low-income residents, applicants and the general public.
The proposal would benefit residents, local housing authorities and other sponsors of public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs, HUD specifically and the federal government generally.
PHADA and NAHRO believe this proposal offers reasonable and pragmatic changes in the federal government's deeply assisted housing programs.
Links:
- NAHRO and PHADA's SHARP Brochure
- NAHRO and PHADA's Overview of the Proposal
- Legislative Text of SHARP
- Summary of SHARP Legislation
- NAHRO's SHARP Webcast. Once you have opened the link, you will be prompted to type in your name and recording ID, which is: K2DTKK (No need to type in "Recording Key.") Then click "view recording." At the next screen, click the icon under "view." If the presentation does not load, you most likely need to disable your pop-up blocker.
Questions?
Contact John Bohm at jbohm@nahro.org or Cortney Watson at cwatson@nahro.org.
