Rural Development Multi-Family Housing Rural Housing Voucher Program

Objective

The Rural Housing Voucher Demonstration program is designed to provide rental housing assistance vouchers to tenants in properties that pay off their Rural Development mortgage. The amount of this subsidy is the difference between the comparable market rent and the amount of rent being paid by the tenant when pay off occurs. Pay off properties may be located anywhere in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam.

Who Can Apply

• Individual/Family
• Nonprofit Organization
• For-Profit Organization
• Land/Property Owner

Applicants must (a) be residing in the Section 515 project on the date of the pay off of the Section 515 loan or upon foreclosure by Rural Development; (b) the date of the pay off or foreclosure must be after September 30, 2005; (c) as required by 42 U.S.C. 1436a the tenant must be a citizen, U.S. non-citizen national or qualified alien and will so provide proof of citizenship.

Who Benefits

• Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer
• U.S. Citizen
• Resident/Citizen of a U.S. Territory

Applicants must be citizens, U.S. non-citizen nationals or qualified aliens and have an adjusted household income at or below 80 percent of area median income as determined annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to be eligible for a rural housing voucher.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

Michael.Resnik@usda.gov
202-430-3114