Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (14.181)

 

Program

14.181 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities

 

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office: Office Of Housing-federal Housing Commissioner

 

Authorization

National Affordable Housing Act, Public Law 101-625, 42 U.S.C. 8013, 104 Stat. 4324, 4331; Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Public Law 102-550; the Rescissions Act, Public Law 104-19; American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, Public Law 106-569; and the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, Public Law 110-5.

 

Program Number

14.181

 

Last Known Status

Active

 

Objectives

To expand the supply of supportive housing for very low-income persons with disabilities.

 

Types of Assistance

DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR A SPECIFIED USE

 

Uses and Use Restrictions

Capital advances may be used to construct, rehabilitate or acquire structures to be used as supportive housing for persons with disabilities. Project rental assistance is used to cover the difference between the HUD-approved operating costs of the project and the tenants' contributions toward rent (30 percent of adjusted income).

 

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Eligible Sponsors are nonprofit organizations with a Section 501(c)(3) tax exemption from the Internal Revenue Service. Eligible Owner entities are nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) tax exemption from the Internal Revenue Service and, if the proposed project involves mixed financing, for-profit limited partnerships with a nonprofit entity as the sole general partner.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Beneficiary Eligibility: Beneficiaries of housing developed under this program must be very low-income persons with a physical disability, developmental disability or chronic mental illness (18 years of age or older).

Credentials/Documentation

The nonprofit sponsor and owner must receive certification of eligibility from HUD. The owner must submit financial documents to support its ability to provide a minimum capital investment of 1/2 of 1 percent of the capital advance amount, up to a maximum of $10,000. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

 

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Applicants must forward a copy of their applications to the appropriate state or local agency for a review of the supportive services plan and a completed certification from the agency as to whether the provision of services is well designed to meet the needs of the anticipated occupancy must be included in the applicant's submission of its application to the HUD field office. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. An environmental assessment is required for applications containing evidence of site control. An environmental impact assessment is required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

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. A Notice of Funding Availability is published in the Federal Register each fiscal year announcing the availability of funds to HUD Field Offices. Applicants must submit a Request for a Fund Reservation, using Form HUD-92016-CA, Section 811 application for capital advance, in response to the Notice of Fund Availability (or a Funding Notification issued by the local HUD Field Office). The application for capital advance is used to determine the eligibility of the applicant and proposed project as well as the acceptability of the site and market, correctness of zoning and the effect on environment. All applicantions must be submitted via www.grant.gov.

Award Procedure

Applications are reviewed and selected for funding within the funding allocation of the particular HUD Field Office. Those selected for funding must meet basic program requirements including, but not limited to: eligibility as a nonprofit entity, eligibility as a for-profit limited partnership with nonprofit entity as the sole general partner for mixed-finance projects, financial commitment and prior experience in housing or related service activities. The request for Capital Advance Financing, using Form HUD-92013 is reviewed to update the determination of acceptability of project site and market, correctness of zoning, and the effect on environment as well as to determine the value of site, total development cost, and financial feasibility.

Deadlines

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

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

At the fund reservation stage, the sponsor usually is advised of the decision within 4 to 5 months from the end of the application period.

Appeals

From 1 to 15 days. During the period of competition, Sponsors whose applications are rejected by the HUD Field Office due to noncompliance with program requirements, have the right to appeal the rejection within 14 calendar days from the date of HUD's written notice of rejection.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

 

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

The capital advance is not repayable if the project is available for very low-income persons with disabilities for 40 years. Project Rental Assistance Contracts may not exceed 3 years. However, contracts are renewable for up to a one-year term based on availability of funds. Projects are expected to start construction within 18 months of the date of the fund reservation, with limited provision for extensions. Funds will be advanced on a monthly basis during construction. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Based on percentage of construction completion.

 

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

All owners will be required to submit a Outcome Logic Model Report to HUD. All owners will be required to submit an annual financial statement. No progress reports are required. No expenditure reports are required. No performance monitoring is required.

Audits

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-133. HUD reserves the right to audit the accounts of the owners in order to determine compliance and conformance with HUD regulations and standards.

Records

Regular financial reports are required. Owners must service and maintain records in accordance with acceptable mortgage practices and HUD regulations. Owners also must supply those records necessary to indicate compliance with the project rental assistance contract.

 

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: In Fiscal Year 2008, HUD funded 930 units. Fiscal Year 2009: The Department anticipates that the level of funding in Fiscal Year 2009 will result in about 700 new Section 811 housing units. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

 

Financial Information

Account Identification

86-0164-0-3-371; 86-4588-0-3-371; 86-0237-0-3-371.

Obligations

(Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 08 $255,779,000; FY 09 est $224,189,000; FY 10 est $114,000,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

$341,000 to $3,272,200; $1,113,460.

 

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

24 CFR 891; HUD Handbooks 4571.2 and 4571.4; and Notice H 96-102, as extended.

 

Related Programs

14.157 Supportive Housing for the Elderly; 14.195 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program_Special Allocations

 

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. Contact the appropriate HUD office listed in the Catalog Address Appendix IV.

Headquarters Office

Aretha Williams 451 7th Street SW, Washington, District of Columbia 20410 Email: Aretha.M.Williams@hud.gov Phone: 202 7083000 Fax: 202 7083104

Web Site Address

http://www.hud.gov and www.grants.gov.

 

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

 

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Not Applicable.