There are currently two open notice of funding opportunities (NOFAs) for new vouchers for PHAs: Family  Unification Program Vouchers and Mainstream Vouchers.

Family Unification Program Vouchers

Application Due Date: 7/24/18.

Amount: $30 million.

The Family Unification Program (FUP) allows PHAs to partner with Public Child Welfare Agencies (PCWAs) to provide housing choice vouchers to two groups:

• Families for whom the lack of housing is a primary factor in the placement of the family’s child in out-of-home care (or the delay in discharge to the family from out-of-home care); and
• Youth who are at least 18 and have not yet reached their 25th birthday, who left foster care (or will leave foster care in 90 days) and are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless.

This NOFA now requires that in addition to PHAs and PCWAs to being parties to a required memorandum of understanding (MOU), Continuums of Care (COCs) must also be a party to the MOU. Additionally, there is now a threshold to to prevent FUP low utilizers from receiving a new allocation of FUP vouchers, and the CoC must now contribute to the PCWA’s Statement of Need. Finally, in addition to definitional revisions, this NOFA incorporates HOTMA’s FUP related changes.

Relevant links include the following:

• The FUP NOFA for FY 2017 and FY 2018 can be found here;
• A sample FUP MOU can be found here; and
• HUD’s FUP FAQ can be found here.

Mainstream (Section 811) Vouchers

Application Due Date: 6/18/18.

Amount: $100 million.

This NOFA provides funding for vouchers which must be used to assist non-elderly persons with disabilities and their families. The funding is provided to assist non-elderly persons with disabilities who are:

• Transitioning out of institutional or other segregated setting;
• At serious risk of institutionalization;
• Homeless; or
• At risk of becoming homeless.

The rating criteria for applications is the following:

• PHA Capacity and Experience (60 points);
• Leveraging Resources (30 points); and
• Achieving Results and Program Evaluation (10 points).

Relevant links include the following:

• The Mainstream NOFA can be found here;
• HUD’s NOFA Summary Presentation can be found here;
• HUD’s NOFA FAQ can be found here; and
• Additional resources from the Technical Assistance Collaborative can be found here. [5/2/18 Edit – link corrected.]