Multifamily Housing Programs
Section 811-Supportive Housing
for Persons with Disabilities
Section 202-Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
Assisted-living Conversion Program
Emergency Capital Repair Program
Section 811-Supportive Housing
for Persons with Disabilities
Summary
The Section 811 program allows persons with disabilities to live as independently as possible in the community by increasing the supply of rental housing with the availability of supportive services. The program also provides project rental assistance, which covers the difference between the HUD-approved operating costs of the project and the tenants' contribution toward rent. The program is similar to Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202).
Type of Assistance
HUD provides interest-free capital advances.
Eligible Activities
Funds are allocated for the development of rental housing such as:
- independent living projects,
- condominium units
- and small group homes with the availability of supportive services for persons with disabilities.
The capital advance can finance the construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition with or without rehabilitation of supportive housing. The advance does not have to be repaid as long as the housing remains available for very low-income persons with disabilities for at least 40 years.
HUD also provides project rental assistance; this covers the difference between the HUD-approved operating cost of the project and the amount the residents pay--usually 30 percent of adjusted income.
The initial term of the project rental assistance contract is 5 years and can be renewed if funds are available.
The available program funds for a fiscal year are allocated to HUD’s local offices according to factors established by the Department.
Each project must have a supportive services plan. The appropriate State or local agency reviews a potential sponsor's application to determine if the plan is well designed to meet the needs of persons with disabilities and must certify to the same. Services may vary with the target population but could include case management, training in independent living skills and assistance in obtaining employment. However, residents cannot be required to accept any supportive service as a condition of occupancy.
Eligible Applicants
Nonprofit organizations with a Section 501(c)(3) tax exemption from the IRS can apply to develop a Section 811 project if they can, among other requirements, submit a resolution that they will provide a minimum capital investment equal to 0.5 percent of the capital advance amount, up to a maximum of $10,000.
AMI Requirements
In order to live in Section 811 housing, a household which may consist of a single qualified person must be very low-income (within 50 percent of the median income for the area) and at least one member must be 18 years old or older and have a disability, such as a physical or developmental disability or chronic mental illness.
Application
Applicants must submit an application for a capital advance, including a Request for Fund Reservation (Form HUD-92016-CA) and other information in response to a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) published in the Federal Register each year. Applications must be submitted to the local HUD field office with jurisdiction over the area where the proposed project will be located. Those selected for funding must meet basic program requirements, including nonprofit status, financial commitment, and a certification from the appropriate State or local agency that the supportive services are well designed to meet the needs of the intended residents. Awards are usually announced in September.
Contact Information
For questions regarding this program, please visit the program website at http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/progdesc/disab811.cfm.
For general questions about HUD and its programs, please contact William Jolley, Boise Field Office Director at (208) 334-1990.
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Section 202-Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
Summary
HUD provides capital advances to finance the construction, rehabilitation or acquisition with or without rehabilitation of structures that will serve as supportive housing for very low-income elderly persons, including the frail elderly, and provides rent subsidies for the projects to help make them affordable.
The Section 202 program helps expand the supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly. It provides very low-income elderly with options that allow them to live independently but in an environment that provides support activities such as cleaning, cooking, transportation, etc. The program is similar to Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (Section 811).
Type of Assistance
HUD provides interest-free capital advances to private, nonprofit sponsors to finance the development of supportive housing for the elderly. The capital advance does not have to be repaid as long as the project serves very low-income elderly persons for 40 years.
Project rental assistance funds are provided to cover the difference between the HUD-approved operating cost for the project and the tenants' contribution towards rent. Project rental assistance contracts are approved initially for 5 years and are renewable based on the availability of funds. The available program funds for a fiscal year are allocated to HUD’s local offices according to factors established by the Department.
Eligible Applicants
Private nonprofit organizations can apply to develop a Section 202 project if they can, among other requirements, submit a resolution that they will provide a minimum capital investment equal to 0.5 percent of the HUD-approved capital advance, up to a maximum of $25,000 for national sponsors or $10,000 for other sponsors. Public entities are not eligible for funding under this program.
AMI Requirements
Occupancy in Section 202 housing is open to any very low-income household comprised of at least one person who is at least 62 years old at the time of initial occupancy.
Application
Applicants must submit an application for a capital advance, including a Request for Fund Reservation (HUD Form 92015-CA) and other information in response to the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) published in the Federal Register each fiscal year. Applications must be submitted to the local HUD field office with jurisdiction over the area where the proposed project will be located. Those selected for funding must meet basic program requirements, including private nonprofit status, financial commitment and acceptable control of an approvable site. Awards are usually announced in September.
Contact Information
For questions regarding this program, please visit the program website at http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/progdesc/eld202.cfm.
For general questions about HUD and its programs, please contact William Jolley, Boise Field Office Director at (208) 334-1990.
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Assisted-living Conversion Program
Summary
The Assisted-Living Conversion Program (ALCP) provides funding to eligible nonprofit developers to convert some or all of their dwelling units in the project into an Assisted Living Facility (ALF) for the frail elderly. The facility must be licensed and regulated by the State (or if there is no State law providing such licensing and regulation, by the municipality or local government). The Assisted Living Conversion Program is authorized under Section 202b of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended. HUD's Office of Multifamily Housing is responsible for administering the Assisted-Living Conversion Program.
Eligible Activities
The ALCP provides funding for the physical costs of converting some or all of the units of an eligible multifamily development into an ALF, including unit configuration and related common and services space and any necessary remodeling, consistent with HUD or the state’s statute/regulations (whichever is more stringent). Typical funding will cover basic physical conversion of existing project units, as well as related common and services space.
Eligible Applicants
Only private nonprofit owners of Section 202, Section 8 project-based [including Rural Housing Services' Section 515], Section 221(d)(3) BMIR, Section 236 housing developments that are designated primarily for occupancy by the elderly for at least five years are eligible for funding. A private nonprofit of a unused/underutilized commercial property is also eligible.
AMI Requirements
Occupancy in Section 202 housing is open to any very low-income household comprised of at least one person who is at least 62 years old at the time of initial occupancy.
Application
Application available online at http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp or by calling the NOFA Information Center at (voice) 800–HUD–8929 (800–483–8929).
Applicants must submit the an application for a capital advance, including a Application Summary for the Assisted Living Conversion Program, (HUD Form–92045) and other information in response to the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) published in the Federal Register each fiscal year. Applications must be submitted to the local HUD field office with jurisdiction over the area where the proposed project will be located. Those selected for funding must meet basic program requirements, including private nonprofit status, financial commitment and acceptable control of an approvable site. Awards are usually announced in September.
Contact Information
For questions regarding the ALF grant award process, please contact Kristine Martin, Housing Project Manager at (202) 220-5180, or Aretha Williams, Director, Grant Policy and Management Division, at (202) 708–3000, extension 2480, or visit the program website at http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/progdesc/alcp.cfm.
For general questions about HUD and its programs, please contact William Jolley, Boise Field Office Director at (208) 334-1990.
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Emergency Capital Repair Program
Summary
To provide private nonprofit owners of eligible developments designated for occupancy by elderly tenants with grants to make emergency capital repairs. The capital repair needs must relate to items that present an immediate threat to the health, safety, and quality of
life of the tenants.
Type of Assistance
Funds may be used to repair or replace systems including, but not limited to: (1) Existing major building and structural components that are in critical condition; and (2) Repairs or replacements to existing mechanical equipment to the extent that they are necessary for health and safety reasons. The purchase of high efficiency heating and cooling systems (Energy Star) for the approved replacement equipment is encouraged to promote energy conservation.
Eligible Applicants
Only private, nonprofit owners of Section 202 direct loan projects with or without Section 8 rental assistance; Section 202 capital advance projects receiving rental assistance under their Project Rental Assistance contract (PRAC); Section 515 rural housing projects receiving Section 8 rental assistance; projects subsidized with Section 221(d)(3) below-market interest mortgage; projects assisted under Section 236 of the National Housing Act; and other projects receiving Section 8 project-based rental assistance that are designated primarily for occupancy by the elderly are eligible. These projects must have had closing on or before January 1, 1999.
AMI Requirements
Occupancy in Section 202 housing is open to any very low-income household comprised of at least one person who is at least 62 years old at the time of initial occupancy.
Application
Application is available online at http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp or by calling the NOFA Information Center at (voice) 800–HUD–8929 (800–483–8929).
Applicants must submit an application for a capital advance and other information in response to the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) published in the Federal Register each fiscal year. Applications must be submitted to the local HUD field office with jurisdiction over the area where the proposed project will be located. Those selected for funding must meet basic program requirements, including private nonprofit status, financial commitment and acceptable control of an approvable site. Awards are usually announced in September.
Contact Information
For specific questions about this program, visit the program website at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/progdesc/ecrp.cfm.
For general questions about HUD and its programs, please contact William Jolley, Boise Field Office Director at (208) 334-1990.
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