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Housing Choice Voucher Program

The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program is the federal government’s major program for providing housing assistance to over 2.3 million American families.

Housing Choice Voucher Program

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Stability Voucher Program

The Stability Voucher program is available through Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) in partnership with local Continuum's of Care and/or Victim Service Providers.
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Enterprise Voucher Management System

Learn about and find resources for the transition to eVMS, the future payment processing system for the HCV program. 
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HCV Funding Opportunities

2023 HCV Funding Updates

The HCV program received a historic increase in funding. See detailed steps your PHA must take to prepare.


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Special Purpose Voucher Programs and Other HCV Initiatives
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Recent Publications

PIH Notice 2022-30 - Extension of Certain Regulatory Waivers for the Housing Choice Voucher (including Mainstream) Program and Streamlined Review Process.
FAQ on PIH Notice 2022-30
PIH Notice 2022-29 - Allocation and Special Administrative Fee for New Incremental Housing Choice Vouchers
PIH Notice 2022-26 - Registration of Interest for HUD-VASH Vouchers
PIH Notice 2022-25 - Voluntary Reallocation or Recapture of HUD-VASH Vouchers
PIH Notice 2022-24 - Stability Voucher Program
PIH Notice 2022-22 - Revoke and Reallocation of Emergency Housing Voucher Awards
PIH Notice 2022-21 - CARES Act Funding Reconciliation and Closeout - Housing Choice Voucher Program, Mainstream Vouchers, and Moderate Rehabilitation Program: (CARES Act Recon SF-425 Templates) | Attachment (MS-Excel)
PIH Notice 2022-19 - Mainstream Vouchers - Non-Competitive Opportunity for Additional Vouchers Authorized by the CARES Act and Extraordinary Administrative Funding, Correction
PIH Notice 2022-18 - Use of Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Mainstream Voucher Administrative Fees for Other Expenses to Assist Families to Lease Units
PIH Notice 2022-14 - Implementation of FY2022 HCV Funding Provisions
HCV Program - Admin Fee Proration Update for Portability Billing 
Worst Case Housing Needs: 2021 Report to Congress
2023 FMRs
2023 SAFMRs