Appropriations Analysis

This page summarizes our past coverage and analysis of the appropriations process.
[Brackets] and emphasized text indicate set-asides/sub-accounts.

FY 2020 Appropriations Cycle
FY 2019 Appropriations Cycle
FY 2018 Appropriations Cycle
FY 2017 Appropriations Cycle

FY 2020 Appropriations Cycle

Discretionary Programs ($ Millions)	FY 2018 Enacted	FY 2019 Enacted	FY 2020 Proposed	FY 2020 NAHRO
Public Housing Operating Fund	$4,550	$4,653	$2,863	$5,400
Public Housing Capital Fund	$2,750	$2,775	--	$5,000
Competitive Lead-Based Paint Grants	--	[$25]	--	--
Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency	[$35]	[$35]	--	$35
Emergency Capital Needs	[$21.5]	[$30]	[$10]	$22
Jobs Plus Pilot	[$15]	[$15]	[$15]	$15
PH Financial and Physical Assessment Activities	[$8.3]	[$14]	--	$10
Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)	--	--	$100	$100
Choice Neighborhoods Initiative	$150	$150	$150	$300
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance	$22,015	$22,598	$22,243	Fully Fund
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment Renewals	[$19,600]	[$20,313]	[$20,116]	$21,200
Ongoing Administrative Fees	[$1,730]	[$1,856]	[$1,718]	$2,470
Special and Ongoing Administrative Fees	[$30]	[$30]	[$20]	$30
Tenant Protection Vouchers	[$85]	[$85]	[$130]	$130
Incremental Vouchers	[$65]	[$64]	--	$50
Mobility Demonstration	--	[$25]	--	--
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)	$75	$80	$75	$110
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance	$11,515	$11,747	$12,021	$12,100
Community Development Block Grant	$3,300	$3,300	--	$3,800
HOME Investment Partnerships Program	$1,362	$1,250	--	$1,500
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS	$375	$393	$330	$410
Homeless Assistance Grants	$2,513	$2,636	$2,599	$3,000

Notes:
The "incremental" vouchers category includes all incremental vouchers (HUD-VASH, Family Unification Program, etc.). See full coverage below for additional details.

The FY 2018 enacted budget's incremental vouchers category includes $40 million for new HUD-VASH vouchers, $20 million for new FUP vouchers, and $5 million for HUD-VASH tribal renewals.

The FY 2019 enacted budget's incremental vouchers category includes $40 million for new HUD-VASH vouchers, $20 million for new FUP vouchers, and $4 million for HUD-VASH tribal renewals.

The FY 2020 NAHRO recommendation's incremental vouchers category includes $45 million for new HUD-VASH vouchers, and $5 million for HUD-VASH tribal renewals.

NAHRO's Coverage of the FY 2020 Appropriations Cycle

President’s FY 2020 Budget Proposal In-Depth

FY 2020 President's Proposed Budget

President’s 2020 Budget In-Depth: Section 8
President’s 2020 Budget In-Depth: Community Development
President’s 2020 Budget In-Depth: Public Housing

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FY 2019 Appropriations Cycle

Discretionary Programs ($ Millions)	FY 2017 Enacted	FY 2018 Enacted	FY 2019 Proposed	FY 2019 NAHRO	FY 2019 House	FY 2019 Senate	FY 2019 Enacted
Public Housing Operating Fund	$4,400	$4,550	$2,841	$5,269	$4,550	$4,756	$4,653
Public Housing Capital Fund	$1,941.5	$2,750	--	$5,000	$2,750	$2,775	$2,775
Competitive Lead-Based Paint Grants	[$25]	--	--	--	--	[$25]	[$25]
Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency	[$35]	[$35]	--	$35	[$35]	[$35]	[$35]
Emergency Capital Needs	[$21.5]	[$21.5]	[$10]	$22	[$25]	[$25]	[$30]
Jobs Plus Pilot	[$15]	[$15]	[$10]	$15	[$15]	[$15]	[$15]
PH Financial and Physical Assessment Activities	[$10]	[$8.3]	[$14]	$10	[$10]	[$14]	[$14]
Financial Insolvency	--	--	[$300]	--	--	--	--
Demo / Dispo	--	--	[$30]	--	[$30]	--	--
Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)	--	--	$100	$100	--	--	--
Choice Neighborhoods Initiative	$137.5	$150	--	$200	$150	$100	$150
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance	$20,292	$22,015	$19,315	--	$22,477	$22,781	$22,598
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment Renewals	[$18,355]	[$19,600]	[$17,514]	$20,429	[$20,107]	[$20,520]	[$20,313]
Ongoing Administrative Fees	[$1,640]	[$1,730]	[$1,530]	$2,440	[$1,730]	[$1,927]	[$1,856]
Special and Ongoing Administrative Fees	[$10]	[$30]	[$20]	$25	[$70]	[$30]	[$30]
Tenant Protection Vouchers	[$110]	[$85]	[$140]	Fully Fund	[$85]	[$85]	[$85]
Incremental Vouchers	[$57]	[$65]	[$4]	--	[$45]	[$65]	[$64]
Mobility Demonstration	--	--	--	--	[$50]	--	[$25]
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)	$75	[$75]	$75	$95	$75	$80	$80
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance	$10,816	$11,515	$10,866	$11,927	$11,747	$11,747	$11,747
Community Development Block Grant	$3,000	$3,300	--	$3,500	$3,300	$3,300	$3,300
HOME Investment Partnerships Program	$950	$1,362	--	$1,500	$1,200	$1,362	$1,250
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS	$356	$375	$330	$375	$393	$375	$393
Homeless Assistance Grants	$2,383	$2,513	$2,383	$2,600	$2,546	$2,612	$2,636

Notes:
The "incremental" vouchers category includes all incremental vouchers (HUD-VASH, Family Unification Program, etc.). See full coverage below for additional details.

The FY 2019 enacted budget's incremental vouchers category includes $40 million for new HUD-VASH vouchers, $20 million for new FUP vouchers, and $4 million for HUD-VASH tribal renewals.

The FY 2019 President's budget numbers do not include the President's $2 billion in supplemental HUD funding after the budget caps were lifted.

Of the FY 2019 Public Housing Operating Fund amount, $2.614 is provided for formula-based operating grants. Programs typically funded through Capital Fund set-asides would be funded through the Operating Fund.

The FY 2019 President's budget incremental voucher allocations includes both renewal and issuance of new HUD-VASH tribal vouchers.

The FY 2018 enacted budget's incremental vouchers category includes $40 million for new HUD-VASH vouchers, $20 million for new FUP vouchers, and $5 million for HUD-VASH tribal renewals.

The FY 2017 enacted budget's incremental vouchers includes $40 million for HUD-VASH vouchers, $7 million for HUD-VASH tribal vouchers, and $10 million for FUP vouchers.

NAHRO's Coverage of the FY 2019 Appropriations Cycle

FY 2019 THUD Appropriations Bill In-Depth
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves T-HUD Bill, Maintains FY 2018 Increases to HUD
FY19 House T-HUD Bill Allocation Boosted, HUD Programs Receive Level Funding/Slight Increases
FY 2019 Proposed Budget Slashes HUD Funding

Discretionary Programs ($ Millions)	FY 2016 Enacted	FY 2017 Enacted	FY 2018 Proposed	FY 2018 NAHRO	FY 2018 House	FY 2018 Senate	FY 2018 Enacted
Public Housing Operating Fund	$4,500	$4,400	$3,900	$5,074	$4,400	$4,500	$4,550
Public Housing Capital Fund	$1,900	$1,942	$628	$5,000	$1,850	$1,945	$2,750
Competitive Lead-Based Paint Grants	--	[$25]	--	--	--	--	--
Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency	[$35]	[$35]	--	$35	[$35]	[$25]	[$35]
Emergency Capital Needs	[$22]	[$21.5]	[$20]	$21.5	[$20]	[$21.5]	[$21.5]
Jobs Plus Pilot	[$15]	[$15]	[$10]	$15	[$15]	[$15]	[$15]
PH Financial and Physical Assessment Activities	[$3]	[$10]	[$8.3]	$10	[$8.3]	[$8.3]	[$8.3]
Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)	--	--	--	--	--	$4	$100
Choice Neighborhoods Initiative	$125	$138	--	$200	$20	$50	$150
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance	$19,629	$20,292	$19,318	--	$20,487	$21,365	$22,015
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment Renewals	[$17,681]	[$18,355]	[$17,584]	$19,840	[$18,710]	[$19,370]	[$19,600]
Ongoing Administrative Fees	[$1,640]	[$1,640]	[$1,540]	$2,369	[$1,540]	[$1,715]	[$1,730]
Special and Ongoing Administrative Fees	[$10]	[$10]	[$10]	$20	[$10]	[$10]	[$30]
Tenant Protection Vouchers	[$130]	[$110]	[$60]	Fully Fund	[$60]	[$75]	[$85]
Restoration Vouchers	[$60]	[$57]	--	--	[$7]	[$65]	[$65]
Administrative Fee for Restoration Vouchers	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)	$75	$75	$75	$95	$75	$75	$75
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance	$10,620	$10,816	$10,751	$11,400	$11,082	$11,507	$11,515
Community Development Block Grant	$3,000	$3,000	--	$3,300	$2,900	$3,000	$3,300
HOME Investment Partnerships Program	$950	$950	--	$1,200	$850	$950	$1,362
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS	$335	$356	$330	$385	$356	$330	$375
Homeless Assistance Grants	$2,250	$2,383	$2,250	$2,600	$2,383	$2,456	$2,513

Notes:
The "restoration" vouchers category includes all incremental vouchers (HUD-VASH, Family Unification Program, etc.). See full coverage below for additional details.

NAHRO's recommendations are preliminary. Programs with no official recommendation have been marked "TBD" for "to be decided." A lack of a budget recommendation does not mean that NAHRO believes the program should be zeroed out, but rather that a recommendation will be forthcoming.

NAHRO's Coverage of the FY 2018 Appropriations Cycle

FY 2018 Omnibus Bill Released; HUD Funding up by 10 Percent
Senate Appropriations Approves Transportation, HUD Bill
FY 2018 House Appropriations Bill Update
President Officially Releases FY 18 Budget Proposal, Slashes Housing and CD Spending

FY 2018 Omnibus

FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill In-Depth: Section 8 Programs
FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill In-Depth: Community Development Programss
FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill In-Depth: Public Housing

FY 2018 Senate Appropriations Bill

FY 2018 Senate Appropriations Bill: Section 8 Programs
FY 2018 Senate Appropriations Bill: Community Development Programs
FY 2018 Senate Appropriations Bill: Public Housing Programs

FY 2018 House Appropriations Bill

FY 2018 House Appropriations Bill: Section 8 Programs
FY 2018 House Appropriations Bill: Community Development Programs
FY 2018 House Appropriations Bill: Public Housing Programs

FY 2018 President's Proposed Budget

FY 2018 President’s Budget Request: Section 8 Programs
FY 2018 President’s Budget Request: Community Development Programs
FY 2018 President’s Budget Request: Public Housing Programs

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FY 2017 Appropriations Cycle

Discretionary Programs ($ Millions)	FY 2015 Enacted	FY 2016 Enacted	FY 2017 Proposed	FY 2017 NAHRO	FY 2017 Senate	FY 2017 House	FY 2017 Enacted
Public Housing Operating Fund	$4,440	$4,500	$4,569	$5,464	$4,675	$4,500	$4,400
Public Housing Capital Fund	$1,875	$1,900	$1,865	$5,000	$1,925	$1,900	$1,942
Competitive Lead-Based Paint Grants	--	--	--	--	--	--	[$25]
Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency	[$45]	[$35]	--	[$35]	[$35]	[$35]	[$35]
Emergency Capital Needs	[$23]	[$22]	[$20]	$20	[$21.5]	[$20]	[$21.5]
Jobs Plus Pilot	[$15]	[$15]	[$35]	$15	[$15]	[$15]	[$15]
ConnectHome Initiative	--	--	[$5]	--	--	--	--
PH Financial and Physical Assessment Activities	[$5]	[$3]	[$10]	$3	[$10]	[$10]	[$10]
Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)	--	--	$50	--	--	--	--
Choice Neighborhoods Initiative	$80	$125	$200	$200	$80	$100	$138
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance	$19,304	$19,629	$20,854	--	$20,432	$20,189	$20,292
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment Renewals	[$17,486]	[$17,681]	[$18,447]	$18,447	[$18,355]	[$18,312]	[$18,355]
Ongoing Administrative Fees	[$1,520]	[$1,640]	[$2,067]	$2,122	[$1,759]	[$1,640]	[$1,640]
Special and Ongoing Administrative Fees	[$10]	[$10]	[$10]	$20	[$10]	[$10]	[$10]
Tenant Protection Vouchers	[$130]	[$130]	[$110]	Fully Fund	[$110]	[$110]	[$110]
Restoration Vouchers	[$75]	[$60]	[$88]	$424	[$57]	[$7]	[$57]
Administrative Fee for Restoration Vouchers	--	--	--	$52	--	--	--
Mobility Demonstration	--	--	[$15]	$15	$11	--	--
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)	$75	$75	$75	$85	$75	$75	$75
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance	$9,730	$10,620	$10,816	$10,839	$10,901	$10,901	$10,816
Community Development Block Grant	$3,000	$3,000	$2,800	$3,300	$3,000	$3,060	$3,000
HOME Investment Partnerships Program	$900	$950	$950	$1,200	$950	$950	$950
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS	$330	$335	$335	$375	$335	$335	$356
Homeless Assistance Grants	$2,135	$2,250	$2,664	$2,664	$2,330	$2,487	$2,383

Notes:
The "restoration" vouchers category includes all incremental vouchers (HUD-VASH, Family Unification Program, etc.). See full coverage below for additional details.