FEDERAL
AGENCY:
COMMUNITY
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORIZATION:
McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, Title IV, as amended.
The
Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program
provides rental assistance to homeless individuals. Under the program,
HUD enters into Annual Contributions Contracts with public housing
agencies (PHAs) in connection with the moderate rehabilitation of
residential properties that, when rehabilitation is completed, will
contain multiple single room dwelling units.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants.
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Homeless
(single) individuals.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: An eligible applicant is a PHA
or private nonprofit organization.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Homeless individuals.
Credentials/Documentation:
Private nonprofit organizations and public housing agencies will
certify to their eligibility.
APPLICATION
AND AWARD PROCESS:
Pre-application
Coordination: An environmental assessment is
required for this program. Any site that would have a significant
adverse impact on the human environment will not be eligible for
funding. All components of this program are excluded from coverage
under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: A separate application package
prescribing the specific information that applicants must submit
is available from HUD. The standard application form as furnished
by HUD must be used for this program. Any proposed project under
this program must be consistent with the applicable HUD-approved
Consolidated Plan.
Award
Procedure: HUD reviews applications, rates
and ranks those meeting threshold requirements, and makes conditional
grant awards to those applications most highly ranked.
Deadlines:
A Notice of Fund Availability announces deadlines for completed
applications and time frames for HUD selections.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Processing of
applications and selection of successful applicants will take
place at HUD Headquarters, HUD will make selection. Funds, however,
will not be obligated until the technical submission is approved.
Appeals:
None.
Renewals:
On an annual basis, dependent on fund availability.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: There is no matching
requirement.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Under the
Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program, an eleven-year Annual
Contribution Contract (ACC) is signed by the PHA with HUD. After
the ACC is signed, the PHA and owner sign an AHAP and the owner
has 12 months from the date of ACC execution to complete rehabilitation
on the project. Once the rehabilitation is completed and the PHA
inspects the units to ensure compliance with HUD's physical condition
standards (PCS), a 10-year Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contract
is signed between the PHA and project owner.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Each recipient must keep records and any reports as specified by
HUD, such as required annual reports.
Audits:
The financial management systems used by governmental entities
that are recipients under this program must provide for audits
in accordance with 24 CFR 44. HUD may perform further and additional
audits as it finds necessary or appropriate.
Records:
Each recipient must keep any records and make any reports that
HUD may require.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 86-0192-0-1-604.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $14,000,000; FY 02 est $16,500,000; and FY 03 est
$14,500,000. (NOTE: Amounts reported reflect allocation of new
budget authority rather than obligation amounts.)
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
The amount of financial assistance is based on the size of the
project. The 2001 competition awards ranged from $140,760 to $3,484,778;
Average grant was $1,254,000.
PROGRAM
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
This program has awarded through the end of fiscal year 2001, 416
grants totaling over $849 million.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
24 CFR Part 882, Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy
Program for Homeless Individuals; Final Rule.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Designated contact person or
monitor for the Section 8 SRO Program in the HUD Field Offices with
a Community Planning and Development Division.
Headquarters
Office: John D. Garrity, Deputy Director,
Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Community Planning
and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Room 7262, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Telephone:
(202) 708-4300. Use the same number for FTS. E-mail John _Garrity@hud.gov.
Web
Site Address: http://www.hud.gov/progdesc/cpdindx.html
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Not available.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
The criteria for selecting proposals will be listed under each Notice
of Fund Availability.
