Supportive Housing for the Elderly (14.157)

Program

14.157 Supportive Housing for the Elderly

Federal Agency

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

Authorization

Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) as amended by Section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101-625 approved November 28, 1990); The Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-550 approved October 28, 1992); The Rescissions Act (Public Law 104-19 enacted on July 27, 1995); The American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-569 approved December 27, 2000); and The Consolidate Appropriations Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-161 approved December 26, 2007).

Program Number

14.157

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To expand the supply of housing with supportive services for the very low income elderly, including the frail elderly.

Types of Assistance

DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR A SPECIFIED USE

Uses and Use Restrictions

Capital advances may be used to finance the construction or rehabilitation of a structure or portion thereof, or the acquisition of a structure to provide supportive housing for the elderly, which may include the cost of real property acquisition, site improvement, conversion, demolition, relocation and other expenses of supportive housing for the elderly. Project rental assistance is used to cover the difference between the HUD-approved operating cost per unit and the amount the tenant pays.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Eligible Sponsors include private nonprofit organizations and nonprofit consumer cooperatives. Eligible Owner entities include private nonprofit corporations, nonprofit consumer cooperatives, and if the proposed project involves mixed-financing, for-profit limited partnerships with a nonprofit entity as the sole general partner. Public bodies and their instrumentalities are not eligible Section 202 applicants.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Beneficiaries of housing developed under this program must be elderly (62 years of age or older) and have very low-incomes.

Credentials/Documentation

The Sponsor/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 HUD-approved capital advance amount, up to a maximum of $25,000 for national Sponsors or up to $10,000 if not a national Sponsor. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is required. 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 Fund 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-92015-CA, Section 202 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 applications 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 private nonprofit organization, commitment to provide the minimum capital investment and prior experience in housing or related supportive 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 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 so long as the project is available to very low income elderly for 40 years. Project Rental Assistance Contract payments 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 for work in place. 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 form HUD-96010 Program Outcome Logic Model to HUD on an annual basis. All Owners will be required to submit a 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 Owner 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 2,947 units under this program. Fiscal Year 2009: HUD anticipates a similar level of funding in Fiscal Year 2009. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

86-0164-0-3-371; 86-4588-0-3-371; 86-0320-0-3-371.

Obligations

(Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 08 $778,344,000; FY 09 est $784,485,000; FY 10 est $522,000,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

$717,700 to $12,560,400.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

24 CFR 891; HUD Handbooks 4571.3 REV-1 and 4571.5; and Notice H 96-102, as extended.

Related Programs

14.181 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities; 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.