Description
The Project Rental Assistance Program of Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities FY 2026 provides funding to state housing agencies to increase access to affordable supportive housing units for persons with disabilities. The program supports collaborations between state housing agencies and state health and human service/medicaid agencies to increase access to supportive services. Eligible applicants must be state or local housing agencies that have an inter-agency partnership agreement with the state agency responsible for health and human services programs and the state agency designated to administer the state's plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act. The program has a 20-year period of performance, with an initial 5-year budget period. Key aspects of the program include:
• Facilitating partnerships between state housing agencies and state health and human service/medicaid agencies
• Integrating affordable housing with access to supportive services for persons with disabilities
• Increasing integrated affordable rental housing units for persons with disabilities
• Providing rental assistance contracts with a minimum term of 20 years
• Allowing grantees to administer the rental assistance contracts and maintain all applicable HUD and federal requirements