HUD Announces $150
Million in Mainstream Housing Voucher Funding
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has
announced a notice of
funding availability for Mainstream (Section 811) Vouchers. The
funding will be awarded to public housing agencies (PHAs) to support
vouchers that provide sustained community-based integrated housing
opportunities to non-elderly people with disabilities. HUD expects to award
$150 million to house approximately 18,000 families.
When reviewing funding applications, HUD will provide
additional points for PHAs that target funds to assist non-elderly people
with disabilities who:
- Are transitioning out of institutional or other
segregated settings
- Are at serious risk of
institutionalization
- Are currently experiencing
homelessness
- Previously experienced
homelessness and currently a client in a permanent supportive housing
or rapid rehousing project
- Are at risk of experiencing
homelessness.
In addition, points will be awarded for PHAs that formalize
partnerships with, and leverage resources from, state Medicaid agencies and
various health and human services partner agencies or organizations
including community-based disability organizations. Applicants are
encouraged to establish formal partnerships with agencies or organizations
with a demonstrated capacity to coordinate voluntary services and supports
to enable individuals to live independently in the community.
Vouchers must be used to assist non-elderly people with
disabilities (ages 18 up to 62) and their families. The eligible household
member does not have to be head of the household. Eligibility is determined
at the time the voucher is first issued.
The funding announcement comes as ACL and the
disability community celebrates the 20th anniversary of the
Supreme Court’s landmark Olmstead
v L.C. ruling stating that people with disabilities cannot be
unnecessarily segregated into institutions and must receive services in the
most integrated setting possible. Ensuring that people with disabilities
have accessible and affordable housing options is essential to achieving
Olmstead’s promise of community living.
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