Summary of Funding Availability for Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-sufficiency (FSS) Program Coordinators

FSS Program Purpose

The Housing Choice Voucher FSS program is intended to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher program with public and private resources to enable participating families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency. An FSS program coordinator assures that program participants are linked to the supportive services they need to achieve self-sufficiency. View the SuperNOFA announcement on funding availability for Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Coordinators for information on uses of these funds.

Funds Available

This NOFA announces the availability of up to $46.4 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 for Housing Choice Voucher FSS program coordinators.

Eligible Applicants

Renewal Applicants. Public housing agencies (PHAs) eligible to receive funding under this NOFA are those that received funding for one or more FSS program coordinators under the FY 2001 FSS Program Coordinator NOFA. PHAs that were funded under the FY 2001 FSS NOFA that offer homeownership opportunities to FSS program participants may also apply for funding for an additional coordinator position to support homeownership activities for its FSS program participants.

New Applicants. Public housing agencies (PHAs) eligible to receive funding under this NOFA must meet one of two criteria:

1. They have HUD approval to administer a Housing Choice Voucher FSS program of at least 25 slots OR
2. They apply jointly with one or more other PHAs so that between or among them they have HUD approval to administer at least 25 Housing Choice Voucher FSS slots.

Application Due Date

The completed application (an original and two copies) is due on or before May 21, 2002.

For More Information and Technical Assistance

For more information about funding availability for Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Coordinators, view the SuperNOFA announcement. For answers to your questions about this NOFA, please contact one of the following: