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Last Thursday, June 20, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development marked up the Appropriations Bill for the fiscal year (FY) 2009. In total, the bill allocates $108.3 billion for transportation and housing programs, including:

$1.69 billion for Homeless Assistance Grants, $105 million above last year’s level;

$75 million to fund 10,000 new housing vouchers for homeless veterans;

$30 million for 4,000 new housing vouchers for people with disabilities;

$16.57 billion for the Tenant Based Section 8 housing program, a $145 million increase over last year;

$7.3 billion for the Project Based Section 8 program, an increase of nearly $1 billion above last year;

$765 million for the Section 202 program, a increase of $30 million over last year; and

$250 million for the Section 811 program, an increase of $13 million dollars over last year.

To view the full budget click here.

The full House Appropriations Committee is expected to consider the bill either later this week or shortly after July 4. The Senate Subcommittee is scheduled to consider its version of the bill on July 10.

On May 7, 2008, Housing and Urban Development released the FY 2008 SuperNOFA for all programs except the Continuum of Care (CoC). The CoC will be released no earlier than July 1, 2008.

Section 811 applications are due on July 16, 2008

The number of units available for the New Jersey is twenty (20) for a total of $2,875,370. The Webcast Date is May 20, 2008 12:30 - 3:00 PM. Click here to read the NOFA. For more information available on Grants.gov click here.

Section 202 application are due on July 10, 2008.

The number of units available in New Jersey is one hundred eleven (111) for a total capital advance of $16,759,723 The Webcast Date: May 20, 2008 12:30 - 1:30 PM. Click here to read the NOFA. For more information available on Grants.gov click here.

To view all of the SuperNOFA opportunities click here.

On December 5, 2007, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2930, the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act, by a unanimous voice vote. The bill, introduced by Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-FL), would reform HUD’s Section 202 program by making significant changes. The bill unanimously passed the House Financial Services Committee on September 25, 2007 and will now move to the Senate.

The following is a summary of the changes.To view the full bill click here.

Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2007 - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 regarding project rental assistance for supportive housing for the elderly.

Changes from discretionary to mandatory the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to adjust the annual amount of a contract for project rental assistance to provide for reasonable project costs.

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Tags: HUD, Nonprofit, Section-202, Supportive Housing

On October 29, 2007, HUD announced the awards for the Section 202 and Section 811 programs.

In New Jersey five (5) Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities were funded for a total of thirty (30) units of permanent, affordable and supportive housing. The sponsors were:

Caring, Inc - two projects

Arc of Atlantic County

Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey/Community Enterprises Corp.

Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey

Monarch Housing Associates was the consultant for the last three organizations on the list. To read a full description of each project click here.

In New Jersey three (3) Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly projects were funded for a total of one hundred eighty-four (184) units of permanent, affordable and supportive housing. The sponsors and the projects were:

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The Senate approved the FY08 HUD budget on September 12th. For a budget analysis prepared by the National Low Income Housing Coalition click here.

The President is still threatening to veto the HUD budget over the larger than requested funding for the Section 202 and 811 programs. Click here to read the President’s statement.