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Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the award of $150 million in Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) funds to 24 states, plus the District of Columbia. The Section 811 PRA program assists state housing agencies to expand the supply of integrated permanent supportive housing (PSH) opportunities consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and best practice PSH models, while leveraging mainstream affordable housing, Medicaid, and other community-based supportive service resources for people with the most significant and long term disabilities. The rental assistance announced today also supports the Obama Administration's strategy to prevent and end homelessness.
"The revitalized Section 811 program is showing to be one of the few resources available to produce significant numbers of new, affordable housing resources for people with disabilities who are in institutions or are chronically homeless," stated Kevin Martone, Executive Director of TAC. "Stakeholders should continue to educate policy makers about this program as a critical tool to help states address the affordable housing crisis facing people with disabilities."
Thirty-five state housing agencies submitted applications in response to the FY 2013 PRA Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) published on March 4, 2014, an indicator of the enormous demand within the states for integrated supportive housing units. The new awards are expected to produce 4,584 housing units, more than four times the number produced with FY10 and FY11 funds before Congress passed the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010 which reformed the Section 811 program. Of the 43 states total who have applied for Section 811 PRA funds, 29 (or 57% of all states and the District of Columbia) will now be administering the Section 811 PRA Program, with over 7,500 units total anticipated from the FY12 and FY 13 PRA NOFAs combined.
States selected to receive an award of Section 811 PRA funds this round include:
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State Housing Agency
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Amount of Rent Assistance
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# Units
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Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
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$7,722,343
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200
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Arizona Dept. of Housing
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$2,950,000
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54
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California Housing Finance Agency
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$11,985,436
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283
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Colorado Dept. of Local Affairs
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$7,610,719
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411
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Dept. of Housing, State of Connecticut
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$4,112,906
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150
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D.C. Dept. of Housing and Community Development
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$2,617,645
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60
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Georgia Housing Finance Authority
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$10,174,407
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350
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Illinois Housing Development Authority
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$6,420,000
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200
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Kentucky Housing Corporation
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$5,794,675
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150
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Massachusetts Dept. of Housing & Community Development
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$6,803,050
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100
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Maryland Dept. of Housing and Community Development
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$9,808,054
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150
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Maine State Housing Authority
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$2,000,000
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66
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Michigan State Housing Development Authority
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$5,516,950
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200
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Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
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$3,000,000
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75
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New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority
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$8,634,824
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150
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NJ Housing Mortgage Finance Agency
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$5,099,229
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206
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New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority
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$2,278,447
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95
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State of Nevada Housing Division
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$2,000,000
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50
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Ohio Housing Finance Agency
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$11,991,399
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508
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Oregon Housing and Community Services Dept.
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$2,335,000
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80
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Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
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$8,557,014
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200
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Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation
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$5,627,829
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150
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South Dakota Housing Development Authority
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$2,797,972
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100
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Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs
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$12,000,000
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296
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Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
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$2,532,090
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300
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Total
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$150,369,989
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4,584
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View HUD's Press Release
Learn more about the Section 811 PRA Program
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