Program Plan
Department of Housing and Urban Development - Project-Based Rental Assistance Recovery Plan
Updated 05/05/2009
Objectives
Program Purpose
HUD’s Recovery Act funds support three themes that align with the broader goals of the Recovery Act: (1) promoting energy efficiency and creating green jobs, (2) unlocking the credit markets and supporting shovel-ready projects, and (3) mitigating the effects of the economic crisis and preventing community decline. HUD’s overriding objective in support of these goals is the creation and preservation of jobs.
Public Benefits
The Recovery Act includes a $2 billion appropriation for the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program Special Allocations. This program serves low-income households by providing monthly rental assistance payments to eligible housing projects. The Recovery funding supplements funding to existing contracts, enabling a continuation of payments during FY2009 and 2010. No new assistance will be awarded under this initiative.
The expected benefits of this program are to preserve tens of thousands of affordable housing units and prevent homelessness. In addition, we will meet HUD’s overriding goal of creating and preserving jobs. Under this program, eligible low-income families and individuals are able to afford decent housing. Projects now being assisted will continue to receive assistance and thus maintain full occupancy.
Measures
The measures have been revised to enrich the performance metrics for Recovery targets. In some instances, targets will not be available until additional baseline data has been collected.
| Measure | Target/Actual |
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| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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Thousands of households with worst-case housing needs among families with children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. | 0/0 | - | - | - |
Measure Information
| Frequency : Long-term | | Direction : No Data Available | | Type : Output | | Explanation : HUD tracks the incidence of worst-case housing needs to determine whether the Project-Based Rental Assistance program, its other targeted housing programs (Public Housing and Housing Choice Vouchers), and the nation are advancing or losing ground in the fight to ensure decent affordable housing for America's families. Households with worst case housing needs are defined as renter households with incomes not more than 50 percent of area median income that pay more than 50 percent of their income toward rent or live in severely substandard housing. National and regional economic conditions affect worst-case housing needs by changing the number of very low-income renters and the availability of affordable private-market rental units. The data for this indicator come from the national American Housing Survey, conducted for HUD by the Census Bureau on a biennial basis and published toward the end of the following year. HUD uses the data to estimate the number of households with worst case housing needs and releases the results in a report to Congress approximately six months after the Census Bureau publishes the American Housing Survey. | | Unit : No Data Available |
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The share of assisted and insured privately owned multifamily properties that meet HUD established physical standards are maintained at no less than 95 percent.
| 0/0 | 0/0 | - | - |
Measure Information
| Frequency : Annual | | Direction : No Data Available | | Type : Output | | Explanation : HUD requires strict physical quality standards for the residents of privately-owned multifamily properties it assists in order to support the quality of the affordable housing inventory. This contributes to HUD's goal of promoting decent affordable housing. The review and follow-up procedures have resulted in nearly 95 percent of the properties meeting HUD's physical standards. The Department's goal is focused on achieving and maintaining the 95 percent level. | | Unit : No Data Available |
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The Project-Based Rental Assistance program will maintain its per unit rental subsidy cost at or below the rate of inflation. | 0/0 | 0/0 | - | - |
Measure Information
| Frequency : Annual | | Direction : No Data Available | | Type : Efficiency | | Explanation : HUD sets the rents of Project-Based units based on a comprehensive comparison of similar units in a specific location. To ensure efficient use of funds and provide assistance to the maximum number of household possible given program funding levels, the Project-Based Rental Assistance program strives to keep per unit rental subsidy costs at or below the inflation rate as determined by the Department of Labor's Employment Cost Index (ECI). | | Unit : No Data Available |
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Timely obligation and disbursement of ARRA funds for project-based rental assistance | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Measure Information
| Frequency : Annual | | Direction : Increasing | | Type : Output | | Explanation : All funds disbursed by June 30, 2010 | | Unit : No Data Available |
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110,000 units renewed as long-term affordable rental housing | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Measure Information
| Frequency : Annual | | Direction : Increasing | | Type : Output | | Explanation : 1,500 contracts are renewed with stimulus funding, covering 110,000 unit | | Unit : No Data Available |
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Schedule and Milestones
Obligation and Disbursement of $2.0 billion in rental assistance payments
Milestones
| Milestone |
Completion Date |
| Obligation of $2.0 billion in ARRA funds for rental assistance payments |
07/31/2009 |
| Disbursement of $2.0 billion in ARRA funds for rental assistance payments |
06/30/2010 |
| 100% expenditure of funds |
06/30/2010 |
Projects and Activities
Two forms of assistance are provided: (1) Additional funding for existing contracts; and (2) Renewal funding for existing contracts that would otherwise expire in FY 2009.
Project/Activity: Funding Existing Contracts
Description: Adds money to existing contracts
Funding: $2,000,000,000.00
Review Process
(1) Data Collection and Reporting
a. Spend Plans: These identify the plan for the use of funds for each grantee. After award, but before gaining access to funds, the grantees must submit a plan on how to use their funds. For Section 8, plans are not required.
a. Financial Reports: HUD has two financial reports that will be generated and analyzed on a weekly basis. These include a Summary Financial Report that indicates the amount of funds for each program, and a Funding Notification Report, which shows the amount of funding by program for every jurisdiction, including local governments and some states.
b. Quarterly Recipient Reports: The cornerstone of HUD’s monitoring and evaluation system is the project and contract data collected from grantees. The Recovery Act specifically requires data collection fields for grantees and contractors. In addition to these data, HUD will also collect program-specific measures from grantees (e.g., the number of units in contracts being renewed with stimulus funds etc.).
c. Sample Survey of Outcomes: There is no planned survey of outcomes for this program.
(2) Ongoing Grantee Management: HUD categorizes grantees by risk, then monitors and allocates interventions, including training, technical assistance and if warranted, disciplinary action, accordingly. High Risk grantees are those Grantees receiving more than $10 million in Section 8 funds annually. To ensure timely expenditure of funds, HUD will track payments on a monthly basis. To ensure budget/cost compliance, HUD will monitor each monthly voucher for accuracy. To ensure legal compliance, HUD will require annual financial statements and on-site annual reviews. Actions for non-compliance include on-site management reviews and contract termination.
(3) Longer Term Evaluation and Research: There is no planned long-term evaluation of this program.
Cost and Performance Plan
With respect to reporting, OMB has issued detailed guidance on the requirements for recipients of the Recovery Act funds. Specifically, each prime and first tier recipient is required to report specified information to HUD 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter. This includes but is not limited to a detailed list of all projects and activities for which Recovery Act funds were obligated or expended, an evaluation of the completion status of the project or activity, and an estimate of the number of jobs created or retained. In addition to the overarching requirements of the Recovery Act, HUD has also identified a number of program-specific measures that will be collected through this reporting process. These measures are outlined in the supporting program plans.
HUD expects that the transparency requirements of the Recovery Act, specifically the requirement to publish both spending and recipient performance reports, will create accountability amongst its managers and grantees. That said, HUD will establish additional internal management controls to create a greater level of accountability for performance. The HUD Recovery Act program management team will work with the leads of the program and cross-cutting teams to prepare a bi-weekly program snapshot report for the steering committee to review with the Deputy Secretary and Secretary. Drawing from the program and risk management plans, the reports will include summary-level quantitative financial and programmatic performance measures and targets, key milestones, and issues or risks. Interim spending and performance targets will be set to ensure that annual objectives from the program plans are met. Performance data will be summarized by grantee risk category, as defined in the agency’s risk management plan. Performance measure targets and milestones that are missed, or that are in jeopardy of being missed, will be accompanied by an explanation of the reasons why, including any issues affecting progress and the specific plan for their resolution or mitigation. The report will also identify specific grantees with performance issues, and summarize the actions being taken to address them. In addition to the bi-weekly reporting, each program team will meet with the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Steering Committee on a monthly basis to review a more detailed set of Recovery Act performance measures. On a quarterly basis, these monthly meetings will include updated grant recipient data described above.
Energy Efficiency Spending Plans
This program does not invest in Federal Infrastructure.
Program Plan Award Types
No Data Available