Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Operating Fund Grant Processing
This page includes information for PHAs and field offices for CY 2021 Operating Fund Grant Processing
Operating Fund (Op-Fund) Shortfall Funding
This provides information on Shortfall Funding established under the Federal Financial Year (FFY) 2021 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. The FFY 2021 Shortfall Funding encompasses a $25 million set-aside of Public Housing Operating Fund Grants to assist eligible Public Housing Agencies (PHAs). The application process for these funds are streamlined. HUD encourages small and very small PHAs to review this web site for information related to their eligibility and review the Shortfall Notice for instructions on how to apply for Shortfall Funding.
- Shortfall Notice (4/26/2021 – PDF)
- Shortfall Eligibility List (4/26/2021 – Excel)
- FY 2021 Shortfall Schedule (4/26/2021 – PDF)
- FFY 2021 SF-424 Guidance (4/26/2021 – PDF)
Operating Fund (Op-Fund) Web Portal
Logon to the OpFund Web Portal to access information on CY 2021 Eligibility
CY 2021 Schedule
- CY 2021 PHA OpFund Schedule (12/23/20 - PDF)
- OpFund Tools to be deployed in 2021
CY 2021 Explanation and Obligations
- Explanation of January and February Obligations
- January and February Obligation Letter
- January and February Detailed Calculation Reports
- Explanation of March and April Obligations
- March and April Obligation Letter
- March and April Detailed Calculation Reports
- Explanation of May and June Obligations
- May and June Obligation Letter
- May and June Detailed Calculation Reports
- Explanation of July Obligations
- July Obligation Letter
- July Detailed Calculation Reports
- Explanation of August and September Obligations
- August and September Obligation Letter
- August and September Detailed Calculation Reports
- Explanation of October and November Obligations
- October and November Obligation Letter
- October and November Detailed Calculation Reports
- Explanation of December Obligations
- December Obligation Letter
- Final Reconciliation 2021 Reports
- Explanation of 2021 Holdback Obligations
- 2021 Final Holdback Obligation Letters
Excel Tools and Data Collection
- Restore Excel Menu Bars Kit (MS-Excel/Zip File)
- CY 2021 PHA HUD-527235/HUD-2722 User Guide >> Login to OpFund Web Portal (Secure System)
Notices
- COVID-19-Notice.PIH-2020-07 (5/5/20 - PDF)
- Asset Repositioning Fee (ARF) Notice PIH-2017-22 (12/01/2017 - PDF)
- Property-Casualty-Insurance-Notice-PIH-2016-13 (1/22/2020 - PDF)
- CY2021-OpFund-Grant-Processing-Notice (1/15/2021 - PDF)
- Shortfall Grant SF-425 Reporting Requirements (1/5/2024-PDF)
Utility Information and Guidelines
- CY 2021 UEL Inflation Factors
- Rolling Base Adjustment - Guidance (PDF)
- Rolling Base Adjustment - Sample Calculation (MS Excel)
- Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) web page
- EPCs: Processing COCC Adjustments for an Existing Energy Performance Contract (PDF)
Guidance
- CY21NewProjectGuidance.pdf (9/17/20 - PDF)
- CY 2021 EDSC Guidance (8/17/20 - PDF)
- CY 2021 EDSC List
- CY2021 Formula Income Guidance
- CY 2021 Faircloth Guidance
- CY 2021 Faircloth limit
- JPEID Guidance
- CY21 JPEID Adjustment Worksheet
- Guidance on Reporting by Non-Asset Management PHAs: Audit, Formula Income, and PILOT (12/17/2018 – PDF)
- Guidance on Adjusting OpSub Excel Tools to Reflect Partial Conversions Through RAD (04/23/18 – PDF)
- Pre-pop Data Changes for Partial RAD Conversions (04/23/18 – Excel)
- Transition Stop Loss Asset Management Guidance (02/02/2018 - PDF)
- Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS//) Program: ACCOUNTING BRIEF #23 contains vital information on reporting requirements for FSS (i) Coordinator Grants (CFDA #14.896), (ii) Program Expenses, (iii) Escrow Activities, and (iv) the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program (PDF)
- Appeals for Changing Market Conditions (PDF)
- SF-424 Guidance in the Operating Fund Web Portal
- Please refer to SF-424 Guidance in the Operating Fund Web Portal
- DUNS-TIN-Guidance (1/9/20 - PDF)
- SAM Guidance
OP-Fund RAD Transfer
HOTMA
Operating Fund Grant Calculation Instructions and Paper Forms
Note: The Operating Fund program only accepts the Electronic Forms posted above unless otherwise approved by HUD Field Offices.
- form-HUD-52722: Operating Fund Calculation of Utility Expense Level - PHA-Owned Rental Housing (1/28/20 - MS Word)
- form-HUD-52723: Operating Fund Calculation of Operating Subsidy - PHA-Owned Rental Housing (1/28/20 - MS Word)
- form-HUD-53087: Calculation of Subsidies for Operations (Non-Rental Housing) (MS Word)
- form-HUD-50071: Certification of Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (4/15/2019 – PDF)