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Presentation, discussion, and possible action authorizing staff to register interest in, apply for, and accept additional Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers offered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and authorization to subsequently administer such awarded vouchers
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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WHEREAS, on June 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released Notice PIH 2024-18(HA) (the Notice) announcing the availability of approximately 7,800 new Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers and providing the opportunity for Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) to register their interest in being recipients of those HUD-VASH vouchers;
WHEREAS, the HUD-VASH vouchers require that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ensure the provision of case management and clinical services by the local Veterans Assistance Medical Center (VAMC) in conjunction with the vouchers, and therefore requires that a PHA's registration of interest include a letter of support from partnering VAMCs;
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA or the Department) operates as a PHA in its administration of its Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP), is also currently a recipient of both tenant-based and project-based HUD-VASH vouchers, and has the appropriate expertise and systems to perform such work;
WHEREAS, in response to the Notice the VAMCs with which the Department has an existing relationship provided the required letters of support for TDHCA to submit Registrations of Interest for Kerr, Bandera, Medina, Fort Bend, and Galveston counties;
WHEREAS, the Registrations of Interest were submitted by the HUD deadline for consideration of an award of new VASH voucher prior to having an opportunity to seek Board approval and staff is seeking ratification of that submission;
WHEREAS, HUD may notify the Department that an award of VASH vouchers is offered in response to the Registrati...
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