District Of Columbia § 6-227(Perm) - Project-based and sponsor-based voucher assistance.
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§ 6-227(Perm). Project-based and sponsor-based voucher assistance.
6-227(Perm)*NOTE: This codification is the most current, due to recent law changes. To see the current law (including emergency and temporary legislation, if relevant) click this link: *
The funds allocated under the program for project-based and sponsor-based voucher assistance shall be awarded by the Authority pursuant to its Partnership Program For Affordable Housing, except as otherwise provided herein.
The Authority shall promulgate rules to govern the awarding of rent supplement funds through Partnership Program grants, as described in this section, to providers of sponsor-based housing. The Authority shall designate a portion of these funds to be awarded on a priority basis to sponsors of supportive housing for individuals with special needs. The rules may address eligibility, admission, and occupancy criteria, which serve the supportive housing goals of the housing development.
The funds allocated under the program for new project-based voucher assistance shall be awarded by the Department of Housing and Community Development for the construction of new housing, or rehabilitation or preservation of existing housing, for extremely low-income District residents.
The Department of Housing and Community Development shall promulgate rules to govern the awarding of project-based voucher assistance and the continuing eligibility for such assistance.
Repealed.
Prior to the Authority's submission to the Council, pursuant to and , for approval by the Council of an Agreement to Enter into a Long-Term Subsidy Contract ("ALTSC"), the Department of Housing and Community Development shall submit in a form satisfactory to the Authority:
A letter of commitment that confirms the project-based voucher assistance funding allocation to the Authority for the initial term or extension of the Long-Term Subsidy Contract in accordance with the proposed terms of the ALTSC and the required certification to the Council under ; and
An acceptable memorandum of agreement between the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Authority that details the terms and conditions between the parties and shall include any relevant terms and conditions regarding any transfer by the Department of Housing and Community Development of funds to the District of Columbia Housing Authority for the purposes of paying for costs of the Long-Term Subsidy Contract.
Repealed.
To maintain consistency for households living in units currently or previously supported by project- or sponsor-based Local Rent Supplement Program funds, the Authority shall, to the extent possible given funding resources available, continue to fund project-based and sponsor-based grantees at the same level, adjusted for inflation on an annual basis, or on such other basis as may be agreed to with the grantee, unless the Authority determines that a grantee is not meeting the criteria set forth in the rules governing project-based or sponsor-based voucher assistance.
Funds allocated for project-based or sponsor-based voucher assistance pursuant to this section may be used to cover the cost of a security deposit or application fee for a housing unit supported by a grant awarded under this section.
Repealed.
A Long-Term Subsidy Contract shall have a maximum initial term of 20 years, or the maximum initial term allowed for a HAP contract, as that term is defined in , whichever is greater.
An existing Long-Term Subsidy Contract using funds awarded under this section and approved by the Council pursuant to , may be extended without the need for competition, subject to , if the proposed contractor is the same as the contractor for the existing Long-Term Subsidy Contract or is the existing contractor's successor-in-interest for the affordable housing units created or maintained under the existing Long-Term Subsidy Contract.
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