HUD Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) program

HUD Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) program is sponsored by Washington State Department of Commerce. Provides long-term rental assistance for non-elderly individuals with disabilities. Applications are being solicited from qualified applicants for funding of units to be set aside for clients referred by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services.

Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program – Washington State Department of Commerce Shared Standards Initiative 简体中文 ( Chinese (Simplified) ) 繁體中文 ( Chinese (Traditional) ) Tiếng Việt ( Vietnamese ) Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program Are you homeless or about to become homeless? Commerce programs do not provide direct assistance. Contact a local Coordinated Entry program for more help.

View Local Coordinated Entry Sites The HUD 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) grant was awarded to Commerce by the federal Office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This grant will provide project-based rental assistance to develop supportive housing for extremely low-income, non-elderly disabled households.

The program’s mission is consistent with the guiding principles of the Americans with Disabilities Act and with the 1999 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Olmstead v. L. C.

, which requires state and local governments to provide services to individuals with disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs. The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is partnering with Commerce to provide and coordinate services.

The Project Rental Assistance (PRA) program provides a project-based rent assistance subsidy for non-elderly persons with disabilities that will cover the difference between the tenant payment and the approved rent. The program collaboration between Commerce and DSHS increases rental housing units for persons with disabilities.

We do this by including Section 811 PRA-assisted units in existing, new or rehabilitated multifamily properties with a mix of incomes and disability status. Commerce does not handle placement into HUD 811 units and Commerce does not provide direct services.

Our unit within Commerce gives technical support for the organizations that run properties which have 811 Units and provides funding to those organizations to cover rents for their 811 Units. The main program Commerce partners with for connecting potential tenants to HUD 811 units is the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Home and Community Living Administration (HCLA) formally ALTSA .

DSHS staff will work with owners of properties to stay informed of vacancies and ensure that supportive services are provided to clients. Project owners and other organizations cannot directly refer their clients to 811 PRA-assisted units.

For information on how to apply for HUD 811 placement, please reach out to the contacts listed on the Housing Regional Map (PDF) The HUD 811 program provides affordable, low-income housing to people with disabilities who receive Medicaid and in-home long-term care (LTC) services.

To be eligible for Section 811 tenants must be: between 18 and 61 years of age at the time of lease signing; extremely low-income – at or below 30 percent of the area median income (AMI); and receiving or eligible to receive in-home long term care (LTC) services and supports paid by Medicaid. This means people must have a LTC case manager who coordinates in-home services on behalf of their clients.

People access the 811-PRA units via housing applications provided by their LTC case managers. For a list of all HUD 811 properties please see the 811 Units PDF To receive payment, tenant data must be entered into HUD’s Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (TRACS), and Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) must be used to verify income.

An eligible multifamily property can be any new or existing property funded with Washington State Housing Trust Fund, HOME, Washington State Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, WSHFC Multifamily Bond program, or USDA – Rural Development. Units must not currently have an existing use restriction or a contractual obligation to serve persons with disabilities. Properties must have at least five housing units.

No more than 25% of the total units in an eligible multifamily property can: be provided Section 811 PRA funds; be used for supportive housing for persons with disabilities; or have any occupancy preference for persons with disabilities. However, note that occupancy preferences for housing not currently under contract/developed do not count toward the 25% restriction.

The objective of HUD is to expand the inventory of units available to persons with disabilities and not just add subsidies to existing units with these preferences. A jointly funded HTF and WSHFC project awarded funds for new construction in 2008 has 40 units, eight of which are set aside in the WSHFC contract for households with disabilities. The project could only apply for two 811 PRA units before reaching the 25% threshold.

A project applies to HTF for funding in 2014 for rehabilitation and does not currently exist in the portfolio. It has 40 units and proposes that 10 units are set-aside for households with disabilities. This project could apply for an 811 PRA subsidy for up to 10 units before reaching the 25% threshold.

This is allowable because the set-aside for persons with disabilities is not currently in place at the property. Units must meet the program criteria for unit integration and accessibility, and accessibility to transportation and services. Units with long-term project-based subsidies do not qualify for the 811 PRA subsidy.

Rental assistance contracts Commerce will enter into Rental Assistance Contracts with owners for a minimum of 20 years with initial funding for five years. Funding beyond the first five years is subject to additional HUD funding. The RAC rent levels will be the higher of FMR or 50% of AMI, with the 811 PRA payments being the difference between that and the tenant payment minus utility allowances.

Owners must agree to record a Use Agreement for not less than 30 years in the form prescribed by HUD. During the Use Agreement period, owners shall make the approved number of assisted units available for occupancy only by households that meet the eligibility requirements. Commerce can help pay part of the rent for an empty HUD 811 unit for up to 60 days.

Please read the Vacancy Payment Policy to see if your unit qualifies and send your claim to the 811admin@commerce. wa. gov inbox.

Request for Application (RFA) Request for applications for HUD811 Project Rental Assistance now open The Department of Commerce is soliciting applications from qualified applicants for funding of units to be set aside for clients referred by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, under the HUD Section 811 Project Rental Assistance program HUD 811 Vacant Unit Notice The HUD 811 Vacant Unit Notice Form is used by current HUD 811 grantees to report vacant units in the HUD 811 program.

Please report vacancies to Commerce as soon as you know that a unit is becoming available. Please only fill out the form if you currently have a HUD 811 contract with the Department of Commerce .

HUD 811 Vacant Unit Notice Form HUD 811 Quarterly Meeting Recordings HUD 811 Quarterly Meetings (Box) DSHS Roads to Community Living: Housing Resources Original HUD Notice of Funding Americans with Disabilities Act Are you interested in learning about HUD 811 projects? View a list of all current projects with HUD 811 units in Washington (Excel) or our google map tool. Are you homeless or about to become homeless?

Commerce programs do not provide direct assistance. Contact a local Coordinated Entry program for more help. View Local Coordinated Entry Sites Permanent Supportive Housing