2021-229-Housing-Housing Voucher- Emergency Housing Voucher Award Letter

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The following table provides the details of your agency’s administrative fees and other eligible fees under this award: EHV Eligible Fees Category Effective Date Fee Amount Preliminary Fee 6/1/2021 $400 x Unit Allocation Accepted Placement/Issuance Reporting Fee1 After Reporting Received by HUD1 $500 for HAP contracts in place by 11/1/21; $250 for HAP contracts in place by 1/1/22; $100 for each voucher leased provided PHA reported the EHV issuance date in PICNG within the qualifying time period. On-going Administrative Fee2 7/1/2021 Column A Admin Fee Rate x Unit Allocation Accepted Service Fee3 6/1/2021 $3,500 x Unit Allocation Accepted Total 1 The fee is dependent upon the timeframe in which an EHV family is placed under a HAP contract. $500 for each EHV family placed under a HAP contract that is in place no later than four months from the award date (11/1/21), $250 for each EHV family under a HAP contract that is in place no later than six months from the award effective date (1/1/22). An additional $100 will be provided if the PHA reports or reported the voucher issuance date for a leased voucher in the forthcoming PIC-NG system within 14 days of the later of the voucher issuance date or when PIC-NG system becomes available for reporting. This Issuance Fee can be earned at any time that the voucher is placed under lease, regardless of whether the leased voucher also qualified for the $500 or $250 component of the fee. Initially HUD will provide these fees based on information reported in VMS with the exception of the $100 issuance fee. HUD will collect issuance data in PICNG, once the system is in place later in 2021. 2 PHAs will receive the full Column A administrative fee amount for each EHV that is under HAP contract as of the first day of each month and reported in VMS. PHAs will receive an initial advance for the first 3 months as per Notice PIH 2021-15 (HA). 3 One-time fee will be provided for every unit allocation accepted. Two types of EHV-related funding, preliminary fees and service fees, will be provided in advance in accordance with Notice PIH 2021-15 (HA). The eligible uses of these funds are described in the Notice PIH 2021-15 (HA). Leasing and expenses for these vouchers should be reported in the Voucher Management System (VMS) under the appropriate fields. The VMS is being updated to reflect fields that will be used to capture this information and additional details will be provided once the fields are available. This letter has indicated the specific number of vouchers allocated to your PHA in accordance with the allocation formula set forth in Notice PIH 2021-15 (HA). To accept or decline this award, you must respond to HUD by May 24, 2021 using the attached method. While PHAs are encouraged to accept the entire EHV allocation, the PHA may choose to accept a lower number of vouchers than the number offered by HUD in the notification, but not less than the minimum allocation of 25 EHVs, or 15 EHVs, as applicable. Your PHA may also request that if available, HUD provide any additional vouchers that result from reallocation. Additional information regarding EHVs can be found at: www.hud.gov/EHV, including details on an introductory webinar for PHAs on EHVs that HUD will offer on May 11, 2021 at 4pm ET. Additional support and technical assistance will be offered to support participating communities.