Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA)
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Program Objective
To provide rental assistance to very low income individuals and families enabling them to live in affordable decent, safe and sanitary housing.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- For-profit organizations
No funding is available to new applicants. Funding is currently available only for the owners of record of projects with an existing expiring project-based Section 8 contract. The project must meet minimum decent, safe, and sanitary standards.
Beneficiaries
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Families currently receiving assistance as long as their income does not exceed 80 percent of area median income adjusted for smaller or larger families.
How to Apply
Application Procedure
Project owner must notify HUD within 120 days of contract expiration that it wishes to renew the Section 8 contract.
Award Procedure
Contract is renewed upon expiration.
Approval given by date of contract expiration.
Program details & compliance
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
This program is inactive. No new projects are being approved; however, tenants may apply for admission to projects with existing Section 8 assistance contracts. The assistance is paid by HUD to the owner of an assisted unit on behalf of an eligible family. The payment is the difference between the contract rent and the tenant rent. Assistance is currently available only on a renewal basis, i.e., projects currently assisted may receive a 1-year renewal, or multiple years, up to twenty years, upon expiration of the Section 8 contract.
Required Documentation
Applications for new projects are no longer being accepted. Project must meet minimum decent, safe, and sanitary standards for HUD to renew the Section 8 contract.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart E — Cost Principles