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OverviewThe
2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (the Act) (Public Law 110-161) enacted December
26, 2007, provided $75 million dollars of funding for the HUD-Veterans Affairs
Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program as authorized under section 8(o)(19)
of the United Stated Housing Act of 1937. The HUD–VASH program combines HUD HCV
rental assistance for homeless veterans with case management and clinical services
provided by the Veterans Affairs at its medical centers and in the community.
The 2008 Appropriation required HUD to “make such funding available…to
public housing agencies (PHAs) that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers (VAMC)
or other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, based on geographical need for such assistance as identified by the Secretary
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency administrative performance,
and other factors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.”
Based on this language, the VA identified 132 VAMCs that will participate with
the program. In doing so, the VA took into account the population of homeless
veterans needing services in the area, the number of homeless veterans served
by the homeless programs at each VAMC during FY 2006 and FY 2007, geographic distribution
and VA case management resources. There will be at least one site in each of the
50 states and in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Generally,
the HUD-VASH HCV program will be administered in accordance with regular HCV program
requirements (24
CFR Section 982). However, the Act allows HUD to waive or specify alternative
requirements for any provision of any statute or regulation that HUD administers
in connection with this program in order to effectively deliver and administer
HUD-VASH voucher assistance. The HUD-VASH Operating Requirements (including the
waivers and alternative requirements from HCV program rules) were published in
the Federal Register on May 6, 2008.
HUD awarded funding for approximately
10,000 HUD-VASH vouchers in May 2008.
Related Notices
and Guidance
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PIH
2008-37 Reporting Requirements for the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive
Housing Program
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HUD-VASH
Questions and Answers: These Qs & As serve as a supplement to the HUD-VASH
Operating Requirements published in the Federal Register on May 6 and 19, 2008.
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There was a printing error
in the Federal Register Notice entitled "Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers:
Implementation of the HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program," which was published
on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The section on mobility and portability of HUD-VASH vouchers
(Section F) is incomplete. The Federal Register issued a correction on Monday,
May 19, 2008. Below are links to a complete version of the Operating Requirements,
as well as the May 6th and May 19th publications in the Federal Register.
HUD-VASH
Operating Requirements – Complete Version |
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Federal
Register Notice – May 6, 2008
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Federal
Register Notice – May 19, 2008
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Webcasts
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HUD-VASH
Satellite Broadcast 09-19-2008: Below are the materials that were discussed
during the HUD-VASH satellite broadcast of September 19, 2008. |
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HUD-VASH
Satellite Broadcast 05-08-2008: Below are the documents related to the HUD-VASH
Satellite Broadcast of May 8, 2008. These documents will be used during the Broadcast.
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HUD-VASH
Contact Information
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