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Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program-Special Allocations (14.195)
Program
14.195 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program-Special Allocations
Federal Agency
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office: Office of Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner
Authorization
United States Housing Act of 1937, Section 8(c)(9).
Program Number
14.195
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To provide rental assistance to very low income individuals and families enabling them to live in affordable decent, safe and sanitary housing.
Types of Assistance
DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR A 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.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
No funding is available to new applicants. Funding is currently available only for the owners of record of projects with an existing expiring project-based Section 8 contract. The project must meet minimum decent, safe, and sanitary standards.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Families currently receiving assistance as long as their income does not exceed 80 percent of area median income adjusted for smaller or larger families.
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 required. 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
Not Applicable.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
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
This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
1 year. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Funds are disbursed at amend rents and contract renewals anniversary dates.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. No progress reports are required. 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. Annual management and occupancy review.
Audits
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB 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.
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
Not Applicable.
Financial Information
Account Identification
86-0164-0-1-604; 86-0303-0-1-604; 86-0311-0-1-604; 86-0319-0-1-604; 86-0316-0-1-604.
Obligations
(Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 08 $8,726,262,525; FY 09 est $9,042,000,000; FY 10 est $9,372,000,000
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
24 CFR 886 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program - Special Allocations. 24 CFR 880 - Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program for New Construction; 24 CFR 881 - Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program for Substantial Rehabilitation; 24 CFR 883 - Section Housing Assistance State Housing Agencies; 24 CFR 884 - Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program for New Construction Set Aside for Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Projects; 24 CFR 891 Subpart E - Loans for Housing for the Elderly or Persons with Disabilities; HUD Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide (1/15/08).
Related Programs
Not Applicable.
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
Gail Williamson 451 7th Street SW
, Washington, District of Columbia 20410 Email: Gail.Williamson@hud.gov Phone: 202 4022473 Fax: 202 7083104
Web Site Address
http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/mfhsec8.cfm.
Examples of Funded Projects
Not Applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not Applicable.
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