Moving To Work Demonstration Program (14.881)

Program

14.881 Moving To Work Demonstration Program

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office: Office Of Public And Indian Housing

Authorization

Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996, Public Law 104-134.

Program Number

14.881

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

The purpose of this demonstration is to give public housing agencies and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development the flexibility to design and test various approaches for providing and administering housing assistance that: reduce cost and achieve greater cost effectiveness in Federal expenditures; give incentives to families with children where the head of household is working, seeking work, or is preparing for work by participating in job training, educational programs, or programs that assist people to obtain employment and become economically self-sufficient; and increase housing choices for low-income families.

Types of Assistance

FORMULA GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

Under the demonstration, notwithstanding any provision of the United States Housing Act of 1937 except as provided in section 204(e) of Public Law 104-134, an agency may combine operating assistance provided under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and tenant-based assistance provided under section 8 of such Act,to provide housing assistance for low-income families, as defined in section 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and services to facilitate the transition to work on such terms and conditions as the agency may propose and the Secretary may approve.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Public housing agencies administering the public housing program and/or the section 8 housing assistance payments program may be selected by the Secretary to participate.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Low-income public housing residents.

Credentials/Documentation

PHAs must enter into an agreement with the Department that details the terms and conditions of participation in the demonstration. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact assessment is required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. PHAs annually submit an MTW Plan to the program office that documents new and ongoing MTW activities. Plans must include criteria for: (A) families to be assisted, which shall require that at least 75 percent of the families assisted by participating demonstration public housing authorities shall be very low-income families, as defined in section 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937; (B) establishing a reasonable rent policy, which shall be designed to encourage employment and self-sufficiency by participating families, consistent with the purpose of this demonstration, such as by excluding some or all of a family's earned income for purposes of determining rent; (C) continuing to assist substantially the same total number of eligible low-income families as would have been served had the amounts not been combined; (D) maintaining a comparable mix of families (by family size) as would have been provided had the amounts not been used under the demonstration; and (E) assuring that housing assisted under the demonstration program meets housing quality standards established or approved by the Secretary; and (4) may request assistance for training and technical assistance to assist with design of the demonstration and to participate in a detailed evaluation.

Award Procedure

The program office reviews and approves the MTW Plan.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

From 60 to 90 days. The program office must notify the PHA within 75 days after the PHA submits the Plan of disapproval. If the PHA is not notified of disapproval within 75 days, the Plan shall be considered approved.

Appeals

To be determined.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

MTW agencies must meet the requirements stated in their MTW agreement. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Grant agreements are executed and funds are made available through HUD's financial system.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Annual MTW report is required 90 days after the end of the PHAs fiscal year. No cash reports are required. No progress reports are required. No expenditure reports are required. No performance monitoring is required.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. The MTW program is audited in conjunction with the regular HUD or independent public accountant audit of PHA operations.

Records

The PHA must maintain budgets and cumulative cost records for review by HUD and independent auditors, as applicable.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: A standard MTW agreement was developed and implemented in 2008. It has a ten-year term and will mandate evaluations of MTW agencies three years and six years into the demonstration. Four PHAs were added in accordance with the 2008 Appropriations Act. Fiscal Year 2009: The Secretary directed to add three additional MTW agencies per Section 236 of the 2009 Appropriations Act. Fiscal Year 2010: An evaluation of the MTW program is required in FY 2011. Planning and solicitation for contract support will begin in FY 2010.

Financial Information

Account Identification

86-0319-0-1-604; 86-0314-0-1-604; 86-0163-0-1-604.

Obligations

(Formula Grants) FY 08 $3,430,861,568; FY 09 est $3,590,567,727; FY 10 est $3,907,847,630

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

$4,101,405 to $684,572,102 ; Average $109,696,222.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

Not Applicable.

Related Programs

14.850 Public and Indian Housing; 14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers; 14.872 Public Housing Capital Fund

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None. Inquiries should be addressed to the Public Housing Director who has jurisdiction over the PHA (See the Catalog, Appendix IV for HUD Program office addresses).

Headquarters Office

Ivan Pour 451 7th St, SW, Room 4130
, Washington, District of Columbia 20410 Email: ivan.m.pour@hud.gov Phone: 202-402-2488

Web Site Address

http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/mtw/.

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Not Applicable.