Project Rental Assistance Program of the Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (811 PRA).

Objective

The Project Rental Assistance (PRA) provides funding to state housing agencies for project-based rental operating assistance for extremely low-income persons with disabilties. The primary purpose is to identify, stimulate, and support innovate state-level strategies that will transform and increase housing for low-income persons with disabilities while also making available appropriate support and services.

Who Can Apply

• State

Any housing agency currently allocating Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) under IRS Section 42 or any housing or Community Development Agency currently allocating and overseeing in good standing HOME Funds or the Section 8 Program or a similar program are eligible applicants, and only one housing agency per state is eligible. Only states that are developing partnerships or that have existing partnerships with State Health Care and Human Service Agency or agencies and the state Medicaid Agency for supportive services are eligible.

Who Benefits

• Nonprofit Organization
• Not-for-Profit Organization
• For-Profit Organization
• Specific Restrictions Determined at NOFO Level

Extremely low-income non-elderly (18-61 years of age) persons with disabilities that are eligible for community-based, long-term care as provided through Medicaid waivers, Medicaid state plan options or other appropriate services. Eligible applicants will provide these PRA project-based rental assistance funds to not more than 25% of the units in multifamily developments for extremely low-income persons with disabilities which are the beneficiaries.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

Katina.x.washington@hud.gov
2024022651