1. HUD 811 Project-Based Rental Assistance & Weinberg Apartments
Lorraine

2. Acknowledgements
This training is made possible by the Maryland Partnership for Affordable Housing, a Real Choice Systems Change Grant project funded by the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and by:
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Department of Housing and Community Development
Maryland Department of Disabilities
Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities
Lorraine

3. Dept. of Housing and Community Development
Diane

4. Maryland’s History of Accomplishments
2002 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Qualified Allocation Plan
Added points for set aside of 10% of new units for people with disabilities with income at 30% of Area Median Income (AMI)
To date production:
2003
Housing and Disability Services Resource Guide (updated in 2011)
2004 Governor’s Commission on Affordable Housing
Recommended a Bridge Subsidy Program
2006 Bridge Subsidy Demonstration Program
$2.1 million
Assisted 110 people with disabilities for 3 years
All transitioned to permanent assistance
Diane

5. Maryland’s History of Accomplishments
2009
Allocation of 30 vouchers from Baltimore County to assist with closing Rosewood Center
2010 DDA/MFP Bridge Subsidy Program
$1 million assisted 20 people for 5 years
All will transition to permanent assistance
2010 Statewide Housing Task Force
Led by MDOD
Resulted in successful applications for NED (non-elderly disabled) vouchers
260 Category I
112 Category II
MD most successful State to ensure full voucher utilization
2011 Weinberg Apartments
$2 million from Weinberg Foundation for development of units for people with disabilities affordable between 15% - 30% AMI
Diane

6. Maryland Partnership for Affordable Housing
Oct CMS Real Choice Systems Change (RCSC) grant
16 states applied
6 grants were awarded (MD, IN, TX, WI, OR, MI)
Purpose - Develop infrastructure to implement a new rental assistance program - HUD 811Project Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (PRA)
Diane

7. HUD 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration Program
Required Partnership Agreement
Department of Housing & Community Development
Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene/Medicaid
Dept. of Disabilities
July MD applied for HUD 811 PRA
35 states applied
February 2013 – MD received award for $10.9 million
13 states received award
2 states with RCSC grant received award (MD & TX)
Diane

8. Why is 811 PRA Important? New funding for ongoing rental assistance
Case managers are central to success
Decent, affordable housing for people with disabilities and extremely low income
Integrated units – means there are no more than 25% for people with disabilities in any development
Safe, decent housing units near transportation and services
Lorraine

9. HUD & CMS MPAH DHCD DHMH MDOD HUD and CMS form partnership
Sec 811 PRA
HUD and CMS form partnership
MDOD manages web-based eligibility system; processes for tenant selection & referral; track unit availability
DHCD reaches out to developers and funds units; pays rent subsidies; ensures housing quality standards; ensures HUD program compliance
DHMH (and associated Case Managers) enroll applicants, make services available, assists with transition and manages tenant issues
MPAH
DHCD
DHMH
MDOD
Lorraine
Developers & Property Management Companies
Service Providers & Case Managers
Housing Developers and Property Managers partner with Case Managers for continued assistance

10. 811 PRA Program
Goal
150 permanent supported housing units
Program Type
Project–based rental assistance
Located in multi-family housing developed with affordable housing development funds
Integrated – no more than 25% of units designated for people with disabilities
Eligible Applicants:
Medicaid recipients with disabilities eligible for services
Head of household age 18 and under age 62
Access to services
Income at or below 30% Area Median Income (AMI) – includes SSI level income
Rent Contribution
30% of income for rent and utilities combined
Elaine - Talk about definition of integrated (see handout), multi-family and AMI and project-based

11. MD 811 PRA Target Population
Non-elderly adults with disabilities, between 18 and 62 years of age, with income below 30% of AMI who are receiving Medicaid services (waiver & State Plan)
Prioritized in this order:
Recipients who are institutionalized: nursing facility, ICF/ID, state psychiatric hospital or hospital where assistance is available under the State Medicaid
Recipients at risk of institutionalization due to current housing situation: i.e. change in health status, change in available supports, deplorable housing conditions
Recipients moving to independent renting: DDA Community Pathways Waiver participants moving from Group Homes/Alternative Living Units to independent renting and MHA Residential Rehabilitation Program participants
Recipients who are homeless (as defined by HEARTH Act)
Actually homeless
Imminent risk of homelessness
Homeless under other Federal statutes (i.e. unaccompanied youth/families with youth)
Fleeing domestic violence
Jennifer - Add 4 HEARTH Act definitions; add HUD definition of disability – put these on handout

12. 811 PRA Unit Locations Baltimore metro area Washington metro area
Priority locations:
Baltimore metro area
Anne Arundel County
Baltimore City
Baltimore County
Carroll County
Harford County
Howard County
Queen Anne’s County
Washington metro area
Calvert County
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Prince George’s County
Elaine

13. Income Thresholds 1-Person Household 2-Person Household Jurisdiction
Median House
hold Income
15% Household Income
Income Limit 30%
Max. Gross Rent
% of SSI – $710
15% House
% of SSI- $710
Baltimore PMSA*
$85,600
$9,000
$18,000
$450
63%
$10,300
$20,600
$515
73%
Washington, D.C. PMSA**
$107,300
$11,275
$22,550
$564
79%
$12,900
$25,800
$645
90%
Elaine

14. Voluntary Support Services
5 Medicaid Waivers
Living At Home – age 18 to 64
Older Adults Waiver – age 50 and older
Traumatic Brain Injury – adults with TBI
Community Pathways and New Directions – people with a developmental disability
Case management through Medicaid services
Assistance through CILS for people with no service funded case management
Jennifer

15. Roles & Expectations of Case Managers
Outreach
Provide program information
Enter outreach activities into 811 PRA tracking system
Referral
Register as user with Social Serve
Identify and overcome challenges – criminal background and credit, housing history
Keep information current in MPAH referral system
Transition Planning
Coordinate and facilitate access to services and housing
Obtain needed documentation (i.e. birth certificate, benefit letter)
Assist with applications, reasonable accommodations
Housing Retention
Ongoing contact with tenant
Work with property manager, tenant and MFP HD to resolve issues
Jennifer

16. Enrollment Jennifer Eligibility list
Web-based system – roll out projected for Summer 2013
Case manager must enroll participant
Transition planning must begin early and continue to be updated
6 month advance notice for new units
2 month notice on turnover
Jennifer

17. Documentation
Martha

18. Documentation
Credit check & criminal background performed by property manager
Two “never” convictions
Lifetime sex offender registration requirement
Methamphetamine production on federally-assisted housing property
Other restrictions
Currently engaging in illegal drug activity, fugitive felons, parole violators, evicted from federally-assisted housing due to drug-related criminal activity within last 3 years
Reasonable cause to believe person is a danger
Martha

19. Transition Planning DO NOT WAIT!!!
Gather documents as soon as person indicates interest in permanent supportive housing
Martha

20. Case Manager Training and Support
Person Centered Planning for Housing
PRA Users Guide
Use of Social Serve System
811 Outreach Tracking System
Reasonable Accommodations
Tenant Training
Technical Assistance
MPAH Advisory Group
MDOD
MFP
Martha

21. Weinberg Apartments
John

22. Weinberg Apartments
Joint program between Weinberg Foundation, DHMH and DHCD
$2 million in capital funding to develop apartments for non-elderly people with disabilities
Funding makes apartments affordable for very low income households
Tenants pay 30% of income for rent
John

23. Weinberg Apartments ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Residency: Willing to live in the identified Weinberg Apartment at the identified Weinberg Unit project location
Age: Non-elderly individuals with disabilities between the ages of at time of occupancy
Income: Recipients of SSI or SSDI with household incomes between 15-30% of the area median income
John

24. Weinberg Apartments REFERRAL PROCESS
Must be made by a professional service provider, case manager, independent living specialist, social worker, etc.
Web-based referral and unit registry system is soon available for referrals to the program
Referrals will be screened for eligibility by MDOD and placed on a waiting list in order of:
Greatest need
Date of application
Willingness to live where a Weinberg Apartment is available
Applicant and the referring service provider will be notified and receive a lease application when a unit is available
Completed applications will be forwarded to property manager for separate lease application review and approval process
John

25. Weinberg Apartments PROJECT DETAILS
Project Affordability: not less than 40 years;
Various room sizes, all units accessible;
Developers/Projects:
Homes For America (HFA), Hudson Townhomes, Cambridge
Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP), Parkview Towers, Takoma Park
Osprey, Salisbury
Unit Availability:
HFA: Occupied May 2013
MHP: Projected Spring of 2014
Osprey: Projected Fall of 2014
John

26. Weinberg Apartments Temporary Registration Procedures
Call toll-free: between 8:30-5:00 EDT, Monday – Friday
A Socialserve.com representative will answer your call. If all lines are busy, you will be asked to leave your contact information, and someone will return your call.
John

27. Weinberg Apartments Temporary Registration Procedures
The Social Serve representative will ask you for the following information about your client:
Date of birth
Household size
Total Household income
Is the applicant applying for or receiving SSI or SSDI?
Is the applicant a registered sex offender?
Has the applicant been convicted of Methamphetamine possession on Public Housing Authority property?
All the counties in which the applicant is interested in living
John

28. Weinberg Apartments Temporary Registration Procedures
Social Serve will determine potential eligibility in the county(ies) in which they are interested in living 
If determined preliminarily eligible, Social Serve will assist you in completing and submitting an application
This information will be sent securely to MDOD staff who will determine final eligibility at the time the property manager is ready to accept lease applications.
John