The Consolidated Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017, established a $75 million set-aside for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program HAP renewal account for specific purposes, namely:
Originally HUD estimated that the entire $75 million HAP set-aside would be necessary for Category 1 due to 2017 funding levels, and as a result, applications for other categories of set-aside funding were not initially accepted. HUD is now reopening the set-aside applications for Category 2b: Portability cost increases, as long as the PHA is an initial PHA of a voucher ported from a major disaster area during the dates specified above. Note that only 2017 costs will be considered for funding, and that increased costs for portability for 2018 will be addressed elsewhere. Submission requirements are specified in the notice, and HUD will award the remaining funds on a first-come, first-served basis. After all eligible applications are funded, any remaining funds would be distributed nationally on a prorated basis to all PHAs.
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