Below are some resources for our stakeholders to help guide decisions on their response to COVID-19.

CARES Act Waiver Reporting

• PIH Notice on CARES Act Waiver Reporting
• CARES Act Waiver Reporting Tool (CAWRT)
• CAWRT Instructions
• CAWRT Data Dashboard

CARES Act Waiver Expiration

• Guidance for PHAs Navigating Waiver Expiration (Updated February 22, 2022)
• FAQs: Implementing the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) Public Housing Income Limit (January 28, 2022)
• Archived Guidance

Vaccine Information

• FAQs for PHAs on Federal Vaccine Requirements (November 24, 2021)
• Guidance for PHAs on Supporting Access to COVID-19 Vaccinations for Residents and Staff (April 7, 2021)
• PIH COVID Vaccine Bulletins

Eviction Prevention and Stability Toolkit

This toolkit was last updated on June 30, 2021 to reflect CDC guidance. Building on innovative practices from Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and existing HUD guidance, the updated toolkit offers information and resources to PHAs and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) landlords on ways to stabilize families during and after COVID-19. The updated toolkit includes 10 attachments with links to a PHA best practices guide, tenant brochure with tips to avoid eviction, HCV landlord flyer to encourage engagement with tenants before the CDC moratorium expires, repayment agreement guidance and examples, a needs assessment tool, and HUD’s ERAP FAQs.

• View Eviction Prevention and Stability Toolkit (June 30, 2021)
• Tenant Brochure in other languages, click here
• Webinar: Using the Eviction Prevention & Stability Toolkit (YouTube Video) (June 10, 2021)
• Webinar: Eviction Prevention: PHA Experiences (YouTube Video) (June 22, 2021)
• Webinar: Rental Assistance Coordination with PHAs (Slides) (July 28, 2021) (*NOTE: Google Chrome is the preferred web browser to view the slides.)
• Webinar: Rental Assistance Coordination with PHAs (YouTube Video) (July 28, 2021)

Policy Notices

• PIH Notice 2021-33: Submitting CARES Act Waiver Adoption Information to HUD by December 20, 2021 (December 6, 2021)
• PIH Notice 2021-29: Supplemental Guidance to the Interim Final Rule “Extension of Time and Required Disclosures for Notification of Nonpayment of Rent” (October 7, 2021)
• PIH Notice 2021-15: Emergency Housing Vouchers – Operating Requirements (May 5, 2021)
• PIH Notice 2021-14: COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers and Alternative Requirements for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream and Mod Rehab), Indian Housing Block Grant and Indian Community Development Block Grant programs, Suspension of Public Housing Assessment System and Section Eight Management Assessment Program, Revision 3 (May 4, 2021)
  • Attachment (MS WORD)
  • CARES Act Waiver Notice 2021-14 Webinar (May 7, 2021)
• PIH Notice 2020-33: COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers and Alternative Requirements for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream and Mod Rehab), Indian Housing Block Grant and Indian Community Development Block Grant programs, Suspension of Public Housing Assessment System and Section Eight Management Assessment Program, Revision 2 (November 30, 2020)
  • Attachment (MS-Word)
  • CARES Act Waiver Notice 2020-33, CDC Moratorium and Remote Hearings/Briefings Webinar (December 1, 2020)
• PIH Notice 2020-32: Guidance for PHAs on the Allowability of Remote Hearings and Remote Briefings. (November 20, 2020)
• PIH Notice 2020-31: Remote Video Inspections for Housing Choice Voucher Program (November 12, 2020)
• PIH Notice 2020-26: Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) – Supplemental COVID-19 Guidance (September 18, 2020)
• PIH Notice 2020-24: Extension of Period of Availability for CARES Act Supplemental Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Funds, Guidance on CARES Act Financial Reporting Requirements (FDS and Quarterly Reporting), and Other CARES Act Provisions (September 15, 2020)
• PIH Notice 2020-22: CARES Act Implementation for the Mainstream Voucher Program (September 8, 2020)
• PIH Notice 2020-20: Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program – CARES Act Supplemental HAP Funding Allocation and COVID-19 Waivers and Alternative Requirements (August 26, 2020)
• PIH Notice 2020-18: CARES Act – HCV Program Administrative Fees – Second Award (July 31, 2020)
• PIH Notice 2020-17: CARES Act – Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Supplemental Funding (July 31, 2020)
• PIH Notice 2020-16: Implementation of Public Housing Operating Fund Shortfall Funding from Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2020 Appropriations (July 28, 2020)
• PIH Notice 2020-13: COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers and Alternative Requirements for PH, HCV, IHBG, and ICDBG, Rev 1 (July 2, 2020)
  • Attachment 1
  • Attachment 2 (*Note: Internet Explorer is the preferred web browser to view this attachment.)
• PH HCV and Native Programs COVID-19 Waiver Summary Chart (MS-Word)
• PIH Notice 2020-08: CARES Act – HCV Program Administrative Fees (April 28, 2020)
• PIH Notice 2020-07: Implementation of Supplemental Guidance to the Federal Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Fund Appropriations (April 28, 2020)
• PIH Notice 2020-05: COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers (April 10, 2020)

FAQs

NOTE: The FAQs for the CARES Act eviction moratorium have been removed from the latest FAQs to avoid confusion with CDC’s Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions. Refer to the July 16^th version of the FAQs for reference.

• Frequently Asked Questions on the U.S. Treasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) and Other Rental Assistance Programs (August 3, 2021)
• Frequently Asked Questions for Public Housing Agencies (March 24, 2021)
• Frequently Asked Questions on REAC Inspections (November 13, 2020)
• Frequently Asked Questions for Public Housing Agencies (September 29, 2020)
• Frequently Asked Questions for Public Housing Agencies (July 16, 2020)
• Frequently Asked Questions for Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) (May 11^th, 2020)

​See Archived FAQs

Resident Information

• Tenant Flyers/Brochures on the Eviction Moratoriums and other COVID-19 information

Letters from HUD

• Letter from the Office of Public and Indian Housing to Executive Directors (August 4, 2020)
• Letter from the Office of Public and Indian Housing to Section 184 Lenders (March 16, 2020)
• Letter from the Office of Public and Indian Housing and the Office of Multifamily Housing (March 13, 2020)

CDC Resources

• When and How to Clean and Disinfect a Facility