Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program_Special Allocations
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Examples of Funded Projects
Projects with HUD-insured mortgages; projects with HUD-held mortgages; projects with non-insured mortgages; projects with Section 202 Direct Loans.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. HUD fulfills this mission through high ethical standards, management and accountability, and by forming partnerships with community organizations.
Program Accomplishments
No new commitments for additional projects will be made under this program.
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.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
No applications for new projects are being accepted.
Application Procedures
Project owner must notify HUD within 120 days of contract expiration that it wishes to renew the Section 8 contract.
Award Procedures
Contract is renewed upon expiration.
Deadlines
Owner must notify HUD within 120 days of contract expiration that it intends to renew contract. Owner must notify the residents one year in advance of contract expiration that it intends not to renew the contract.
Authorization
United States Housing Act of 1937, Section 8(c)(9).
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
Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
1 year.
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.
Audits
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.
Financial Information
Account Identification
86-0319-0-1-604; 86-0164-0-1-604;
86-0311-0-1-604; 86-0316-0-1-604; 86-0303-0-1-604.
Obigations
FY 07 $8,421,000; FY 08 est $8,549,000; and FY 09 est $8,529,000.
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
HUD Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide (1/15/08); 24 CFR 886 Subpart A - Additional Assistance Program for Projects With HUD-Insured And HUD-Held Mortgages Payments Program_Special Allocations.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
Persons may contact local field offices listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing Assistance and Grant Administration, 451 7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410. Telephone: (202) 708-3000.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not applicable.
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