UPDATE: Question and Answer session with TAC on Monday, June 7, 3 PM (ET).

 

Listen to TAC's archived question and answer call from June 7, 2010. 

Listen to the Q&A (Please fast forward through the first 7.5 minutes.)

 

Listen to TAC's webinar on NOFA for New Disability Vouchers.
Listen to the Webinar | View the Powerpoint Presentation (PDF)

 

NOFA Released: On April 7, 2010, HUD released a Notice of Funding Availability announcing the availability of funding for new vouchers for non-elderly people with disabilities including:

• Category 1: an estimated 4,300 vouchers for non-elderly disabled households on a Public Housing Agency (PHA) waiting lists; and

• Category 2: an estimated 1,000 vouchers to enable non-elderly households with disabilities to transition from nursing homes and other health care institutions into the community.

Applications are due to HUD by July 7, 2010.

Technical Assistance Available

Direct assistance is available for Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) and partner organizations interested in applying for these new vouchers. To access this assistance, complete the request form on this page.

• Special assistance is also available for those agencies interested in applying for Category 2 vouchers linked to Medicaid-funded Money Follows the Person (MFP) activities in the following states: AR, CA, CT, DE, DC,GA, HI, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, WI

 

Resources

• Funding Alert

• Applying for New HCVs for Non-Elderly Disabled Households

• PHA Guidance on Partnering to Access Support Services

• Guidance on HCV Administrative Plan Addendum on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

• Frequently Asked Questions (updated 6/10/10) NEW

• Instructions for Completing Application Components

• Using Grants.Gov: Helpful Hints

• Searchable List of Disability Vouchers in Your State (NOTE: This database will help agencies determine which PHAs may be eligible to apply for these new vouchers.)

• HUD NOFA website

• Information about the Money Follows the Person Initiative

• Example of MOU for Category 2 vouchers in partnership with Money Follows the Person program