From: Subject: Printer-friendly page from www.hud.gov Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:58:07 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="text/html"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0000_01C7F523.6B8383B0" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C7F523.6B8383B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: http://www.hud.gov/utilities/print/print2.cfm?page=80$%5e@http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ehud%2Egov%2Foffices%2Fpih%2Fpha%2Fabout%2Foverview%2Ecfm&portnum=80 =EF=BB=BF Printer-friendly page from www.hud.gov
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This page=20 is located on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban = Development's Homes=20 and Communities Web site at htt= p://hwvauwp340.hud.gov/offices/pih/pha/about/overview.cfm.

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Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan=20 Overview

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Background

Section 511 of the Quality Housing and Work = Responsibility Act=20 (QHWRA) of 1998 created the public housing agency Five-Year and = Annual=20 Plan requirement. The Five-Year Plan describes the mission of the = agency=20 and the agency=E2=80=99s long-range goals and objectives for = achieving its mission=20 over a five-year period, and their approach to managing programs = and=20 providing services for the upcoming year. The PHA Plan also serves = as the=20 annual application for grants to support improvements to public = housing=20 buildings (Capital Fund Program) and safety in public housing = (Public=20 Housing Drug Elimination Program).

Any=20 local, regional or State agency that receives funds to operate = Federal=20 public housing or Section 8 tenant-based assistance (vouchers) = programs=20 must submit a PHA Plan. The law considers these agencies to be = public=20 housing agencies even though they may not be called a PHA locally. = For=20 example, State Housing Finance Agencies that administer vouchers = are=20 considered PHAs and required to submit a PHA Plan.

Congressional Intent and Purpose in Creating the PHA Plan=20 Requirement

The=20 Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act (QHWRA) of 1998 = provided more=20 flexibility and discretion for PHAs to use funding to address the = needs of=20 low-income families. The PHA Plan is Congress=E2=80=99s way of = ensuring that the=20 PHA is accountable to the local community for choices it makes = with this=20 flexibility.

With=20 the creation of the PHA Plan requirement, the law specified both = the type=20 of information that should be included in the plan =E2=80=93 the = content of the=20 Plan =E2=80=93 and the steps a PHA must go through to obtain = resident and public=20 involvement in the plan =E2=80=93 the process for its development. = In addition,=20 the law required that the plan be consistent with the housing and=20 community development plans of the community (as described in the=20 jurisdiction=E2=80=99s Consolidated Plan).

To=20 ensure public participation in the process, PHA Plans, including=20 attachments and supporting documents, must be available for = inspection by=20 the public at the principal office of the PHA during normal = business hours=20 both during the public review period prior to the board hearing = and=20 submission to HUD, as well as after HUD approval of the PHA Plan. = HUD=20 encourages PHAs to make the PHA Plan available at the principal = business=20 office(s) of the jurisdiction(s) served by the PHA if different = from the=20 PHA=E2=80=99s principal office (or of several of the jurisdictions = served by the=20 PHA if the PHA covers a large jurisdiction). PHAs are also = encouraged to=20 make the PHA Plan and attachments available at other locations, = such as=20 libraries or community centers and on PHA or community web=20 sites.

The PHA Plan as a Strategic Planning Tool

With=20 the passage of the QHWRA, PHAs have many more = =E2=80=9Ctools=E2=80=9D to manage their=20 programs. These tools include:

  • Flexible rent structures and payment standards=20
  • New admissions and occupancy procedures (including = site-based=20 waiting lists)=20
  • Alternative management options=20
  • Steady formula funding for capital and drug elimination = programs=20
  • Replacement of obsolete public housing with = vouchers=20
  • Strengthened ties to Temporary Assistance to Needy = Families=20 (TANF) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) agencies.=20

The=20 PHA Plan is the opportunity for the PHA to fully consider these = tools and=20 then inform the public how the PHA will use them. The PHA Plan = process is=20 an annual opportunity to determine the role of the PHA in the = community =E2=80=93=20 now and in the future. Strategic planning helps the PHA decide = what=20 mechanisms it will use to reach its goals.

PHA Resident Community Involvement in the PHA Plan = Process

The=20 PHA=E2=80=99s resident community plays an important role in the = development of the=20 PHA Plan. Residents can ensure that their needs are being = addressed and=20 become more involved in issues that directly affect them. In = addition,=20 through involvement in the PHA Plan, residents will be more aware = of the=20 process that the PHA undergoes to prioritize agency activities. = PHAs also=20 benefit by working with residents since the residents can provide=20 important information regarding the physical condition of the=20 developments, physical or management improvements that are needed, = and=20 resident self-sufficiency needs. This information helps PHAs to = prioritize=20 capital improvement activities and obtain supportive services for=20 residents.

PHAs=20 are required to establish one or more Resident Advisory Boards = (RAB) to=20 enable residents to advise the PHA in Plan development. The = membership=20 consists of individuals who reflect and represent the residents = assisted=20 by the PHA. The RAB makes recommendations regarding the = development of the=20 PHA Plan, and any significant amendments or modifications to the = Plan.=20


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