HA Item 05 -Update to the Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan

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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 17-6 17-I.C. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PBV UNITS (PERCENTAGE LIMITATION) [24 CFR 983.6] Program Cap If a PHA decides to operate a PBV program, the PHA’s PBV program is funded with a portion of appropriated funding (budget authority) available under the PHA’s voucher Annual Contributions Contract (ACC). Except for certain units discussed below, a PHA may commit project-based assistance to no more than 20 percent of its authorized voucher units, as adjusted, at the time of commitment, with the ability to project-base an additional 10 percent of units that meet certain requirements. An analysis of impact must be conducted if a PHA is project-basing 50 percent or more of the PHA’s authorized voucher units. All PBV units which the PHA has selected (from the time of the proposal or project selection date) or which are under an Agreement to Enter into a HAP Contract (AHAP) or HAP contract for PBV assistance count toward the 20 percent maximum or increased cap. The PHA is responsible for determining the amount of budget authority that is available for project -based vouchers and for ensuring that the amount of assistance that is attached to units is within the amounts available under the ACC. Appendix I of Notice PIH 2017-21 contains a sample PBV program cap calculation worksheet. If PBV units are already selected for project-based assistance either under an AHAP or a HAP contract, the PHA is not required to reduce the number of units if the number of authorized units is subsequently reduced. Increased Cap [24 CFR 983.6(d)] The PHA may project-base an additional 10 percent of its authorized voucher units above the 20 percent program limit, provided the units meet requirements outlined in 24 CFR 983.6(d)(1) or (2). The units may be distributed among one, all, or a combination of the categories described below, as long as the total number of units does not exceed the 10 percent cap. The PBV HAP contract must specify, and the owner must set aside, the number of units meeting the conditions to qualify for the increased program cap. To qualify for the increased program cap, the unit must be occupied by the type of family specified in the applicable paragraph below. For units under a HAP contract that was first executed on or after April 18, 2017, or added on or after that date to a current HAP contract entered into prior to April 19, 2017, units qualify under the increased program cap if the units meet one or more of the conditions below [24 CFR 983.6(d)(1)]:  The units are specifically made available to house individuals and families that meet the definition of homeless under section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) and contained in the Continuum of Care Interim Rule at 24 CFR 578.3. - A family qualifies if they were homeless at the time the family first occupies the unit.  The units are specifically made available to house families that are comprised of or include a veteran at the time the family first occupies a unit. - A veteran is person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or released therefrom. EXHIBIT 1