Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program Special Allocations (recovery Act Funded) (14.317)

Program

14.317 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program Special Allocations (recovery Act Funded)

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Authorization

United States Housing Act of 1937, Section 8(c)(9).

Program Number

14.317

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To make payments to existing owners of project-based Section 8 housing for 12 month periods. To reduce claims on the Department's insurance fund by
aiding projects with FHA-insured or Secretary-held mortgages that have
immediate or potentially serious financial difficulties. To provide decent, safe and sanitary housing for low-income families through the provision of housing assistance payments.

Types of Assistance

Direct Payments for Specified Use

Uses and Use Restrictions

This program is inactive. No new
projects are being approved; however, tenants may apply for admission to
projects with existing Section 8 assistance contracts. The assistance is
paid by HUD to the owner of an assisted unit on behalf of an eligible
family. The payment is the difference between the contract rent and the
tenant rent. Assistance is currently available only on a renewal basis,
i.e., projects currently assisted may receive a 1-year renewal, or
multiple years, up to twenty years, upon expiration of the Section 8
contract. Tenants receiving assistance must be income eligible.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

None

Beneficiary Eligibility

None

Credentials/Documentation

Applications for new projects are no
longer being accepted. Project must meet minimum decent, safe, and
sanitary standards for HUD to renew the Section 8 contract. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Project owner must notify HUD within 120 days of contract expiration that it wishes to renew the Section 8
contract.

Award Procedure

Contract is renewed upon expiration.

Deadlines

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

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Owner must notify HUD within 120 days of contract
expiration that it intends to renew contract. The owner must provide a one year notice to residents and the Department if they intend not to renew the contract.
Approval given by date of
contract expiration.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Subject to appropriations and owner's interest in
renewing contract.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory Formula: Title 24, Chapter CFR, Part 883.

This program has no matching requirements.

This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

One year. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: No information provided.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

The owner must submit to HUD within 60 days after the end
of each fiscal year of the project, financial statements for the project
audited by an Independent Public Accountant and other statements as to
project operation, financial conditions and occupancy. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable.

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 owner must permit HUD to review and audit the
management and maintenance of the project at any time to assure the
owner is meeting its obligation to maintain the units and related
facilities in decent, safe, and sanitary condition.
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Records

The owner must reexamine the income and composition of
all families at least once each year and prepare and furnish other
information required under the Section 8 contract.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: No new commitments for additional
projects will be made under this program. There were approximately 1.2
million families assisted in Fiscal Year 2005. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

86-0303-0-1-604 - 86-0303 2009/2010.

Obligations

(Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $2,000,000,000; FY 10 est $0

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Eligible tenants pay no more than 30 percent of their monthly adjusted income for rent.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

HUD Section 8 Renewal
Policy Guide (1/19/01); CFR Part 883

Related Programs

14.126 Mortgage Insurance_Cooperative Projects; 14.134 Mortgage Insurance_Rental Housing; 14.135 Mortgage Insurance_Rental and Cooperative Housing for Moderate Income Families and Elderly, Market Interest Rate; 14.138 Mortgage Insurance_Rental Housing for the Elderly; 14.139 Mortgage Insurance_Rental Housing in Urban Renewal Areas; 14.155 Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing Projects; 14.157 Supportive Housing for the Elderly; 14.181 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities; 14.317 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program Special Allocations (Recovery Act Funded)

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. Persons may contact local field offices
listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Headquarters Office

Office of Housing Assistance and Grant Administration 451 7th Street SW, Washington, District of Columbia 20410 Email: POC@DHS.gov Phone: (202) 708-3000

Web Site Address

http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/mfhsec8.cfm

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: Projects with HUD-insured mortgages;
projects with HUD-held mortgages; projects with non-insured mortgages;
projects with Section 202 Direct Loans. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Not Applicable.