The objective of this study is to analyze the implementation and early results of Housing Choice Vouchers for non-elderly persons with disabilities, including the Non-Elderly Disabled (NED) Voucher Program and the recently appropriated Mainstream Voucher Program. The study will have two major components: (a) Characteristics of Assisted Population and Units and Lease-Up Success Rate of the Mainstream and NED Voucher Programs ; and (b) Challenges and Successful Approaches in the Administration of the Program by Public Housing Agencies (PHAs).

This task order supports a major HUD priority to help state and local governments identify overly burdensome regulations associated with land use and housing development that unnecessarily increase the cost of housing, with the ultimate goal of removing those barriers and thereby increasing access to affordable housing.

HUD knows very little about the exposure of FHA single-family properties to flood hazard risk and the extent to which homeowners carry requisite flood insurance policies. As the extent and costs of flood damage increase throughout the United States, HUD must develop analytical tools to better understand the risk of flood hazard to its asset portfolios.