Funding and Programs | ACL Administration for Community Living

Explore how funding and programs may help your partnership plan and launch new efforts to enhance housing options, expand access to voluntary community services, and end homelessness among people with disabilities and older adults.

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Cross-Cutting

Accessibility Requirements for Buildings: website with information on the housing accessibility requirements for both private and federally assisted housing
- Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards: document detailing the uniform standards for the design, construction and alteration of residential buildings covered by the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 so that individuals with physical disabilities will have ready access to and use of them
Applying New COVID-19-Related Funding to Address the Housing Needs of Individuals with Serious Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorders, and Co-occurring Disorders: paper on newly available federal funds that can be utilized for housing and paired with supportive services
Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Housing: set of issue briefs to help state and territorial health agency staff understand the process of braiding and layering funds to support housing
Community Mental Health Services Block Grants (MHBG): gateway website about this funding program for community-based mental health services for adults with serious mental illnesses and children with serious emotional disturbances
Funding Sources Successfully Used by States to Support Development of Integrated, Affordable, and Accessible Community Housing: quick reference guide to funding sources for integrated, affordable, and accessible housing for people with disabilities
Grant for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (GBHI): website on this funding program to help communities expand and strengthen treatment and recovery support services for individuals experiencing homelessness who have substance use disorders or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Homelessness Resources: website with information about federal homelessness programs and interactive directories for state programs and organizations
[Housing and Infrastructure] Funding Navigator: searchable tool for funding opportunities under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), and others related to climate resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy integration, healthy housing, workforce development, broadband access, community transportation, and environmental justice
Housing Discrimination Under the Fair Housing Act: website with information about the Fair Housing Act and other anti-discrimination provisions that apply to federally assisted housing
HUD Exchange: website that centralizes resources and services on housing and homelessness
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH): website with information about this federal funding source for services for people with serious mental illnesses who are at risk for or experiencing homelessness
Rural Housing: gateway website with information about programs to build or improve housing in rural areas
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grants (SABG): gateway website on this funding program to support and expand substance use disorder prevention and treatment
Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program: website with program description of and resources related to Section 202
Supportive Housing for People with Disabilities: website with program description of and resources related to Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program
Treatment for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness (TIEH): website on this discretionary funding program to help communities expand access to mental and substance use disorders treatment for people experiencing homelessness who have a serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

Accessibility

Accessibility Requirements for Buildings: website with information on the housing accessibility requirements for both private and federally assisted housing
Assistive Technology (AT) and Universal Design Working Group: design, development, policy, systems, and services research related to AT
Disability Housing Grants for Veterans: housing modification grants through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance for Accessibility Items for Homeowners and Renters: webpage with information about replacing adaptive or accessibility items damaged during a disaster
Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act: gateway website with ADA laws and regulations, design standards, and technical assistance materials
Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding opportunity to support low-income older adult homeowners through the use of low-cost and low-barrier home modifications.
A Primer on Affordable Housing Development and Key Funding Sources: guide for community agencies, Continuums of Care (CoCs), service providers, and other housing stakeholders to better understand the affordable housing development process and identify potential resources to support development in their communities
Reinstatement and Revision of Accessibility Requirements for Native American Programs: notice providing guidance for tribes and tribally designated housing entities on regulations regarding accessibility and nondiscrimination in HUD funded Indian housing programs
Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants (Section 504 Home Repair): program in rural areas that provides loans to very-low-income homeowners or grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners
Statement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the Role of Housing in Accomplishing the Goals of Olmstead: guidance for HUD-assisted housing providers on ways to support state and local Olmstead efforts to increase integrated housing opportunities for individuals with disabilities who are transitioning from, or at serious risk of entering institutions
U.S. Access Board: website that promotes equality for people with disabilities via accessible design and the development of accessibility guidelines and standards for architecture and community settings

Affordability

Assistance for Housing and Other Needs: website with information about federal assistance for individuals and families with disaster-caused damages to homes
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: information for consumers regarding financial issues related to housing, including COVID-19 housing resources, mortgages, rent and eviction, and more
COVID-19 Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) Referral Packet Template: Example Forms: editable referral packet template for public housing agencies and HUD Continuums of Care to support the EHV referral process
Do You Think Older Renters on a Fixed Income Can’t Get Help with Back Rent? Think Again!: issue brief on ways the Emergency Rental Assistance Program may help older adults and other people on a fixed income with paying back rent and utilities to prevent evictions and utility shutoffs
Emergency Rental Assistance Program: website with information about assistance through federal pandemic response legislation
Emergency Rental Assistance Programs & Other Tools to Prevent Evictions of Older Adult Tenants (National Center on Law and Elder Rights): brief with overviews of various tools available to prevent evictions of older adults
Homeowner Assistance Fund: website with information about the fund for preventing mortgage delinquencies and defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities or home energy services, and displacement of homeowners experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020
HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing: website with information program combines HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance for homeless veterans with case management and clinical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): website with information about LIHEAP, which assists eligible low-income households with their heating and cooling energy costs, bill payment assistance, energy crisis assistance, weatherization and energy-related home repairs
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC): searchable dataset of all LIHTC projects placed into service
A Primer on Affordable Housing Development and Key Funding Sources: guide for community agencies, Continuums of Care (CoCs), service providers and other housing stakeholders on the affordable housing development process and potential resources to support development in their communities
Products Offered by State Housing Finance Agencies: brief on the role of state housing finance agencies in creating affordable housing
Recovery and Economic Support: website about COVID-19 federal assistance and programs, including suspension of rent payments and funding opportunities
Single Family Housing Repair Loans and Grants: website about loans and grants to very-low-income homeowners for repairs, improvements, or removal of health and safety hazards
VA Housing Assistance: information about benefits and services to help veterans buy or build a home, refinance a loan, improve a home, or keep a home

Fair Housing

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: website on Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, known as the Fair Housing Act which, requires HUD and recipients of federal HUD funds to affirmatively further the policies and purposes of the Fair Housing Act, also known as “affirmatively further fair housing” or “AFFH.”
Fair Housing Information for Individuals with Disabilities: website with basic information about individuals with disabilities and protections under the fair housing laws
Housing Discrimination Under the Fair Housing Act (HUD): website about the Fair Housing Act and other anti-discrimination provisions that apply to federally assisted housing
Joint Statement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice on State and Local Land Use Laws and Practices and the Application of the Fair Housing Act: guidance detailing states and localities legal obligation to comply with the Fair Housing Act by prohibiting land use and zoning laws, policies, and practices that discriminate based on disability and other characteristics protected under the Act

Supportive Services that Make Community Living Possible

Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grants (SABG): website on this funding program to support and expand substance use disorder prevention and treatment
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Initiative for Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness (FR-6500-N-25S): package of resources to help communities implement coordinated approaches for assisting people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, including funds set aside specifically for vulnerable people in rural communities
Family Self Sufficiency: website on this federal program to develop local strategies that coordinate public and private resources so Housing Choice Voucher program participants and public housing tenants may obtain employment in support of economic independence
Implementation of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Section 9817: Additional Support for Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) During the COVID-19 Emergency: letter to state Medicaid directors with guidance on how states can receive enhanced funding to increase access to HCBS for Medicaid beneficiaries
Money Follows the Person (MFP) Program: website on this program that increases use of home and community-based services (HCBS) and reduces use of institutionally-based services so Medicaid-eligible individuals receive support for appropriate and necessary long-term services and supports in the settings of their choice
Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Program: website on federal program that enables public housing authorities to hire a program coordinator who links residents with training opportunities, job placement organizations, and local employers
Service Coordinator in Multifamily Housing: website on the federal program that supports service coordinators to be placed in insured and assisted Multifamily Housing designed for the elderly and persons with disabilities
Veteran Directed Care Program (VDC): program that enables veterans and their caregivers to choose what services they need and allows them to hire, schedule and supervise their own workers

Homelessness

Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (HUD Exchange): website for the federal program that 1) promotes community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; 2) provides funding for efforts by nonprofit providers and state and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to homeless individuals, families, and communities by homelessness; 3) promotes access to utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families; and 4) optimizes self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness
Homelessness Resources (HUD): website with information about federal homelessness programs and interactive directories for state programs and organizations
A Technical Assistance Guide: Addressing Homelessness in Rural Communities: guide that outlines federal funding sources for rental assistance and affordable rental housing development
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: gateway website with information, research, best practices, and tools for preventing and addressing homelessness
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness Annual Report to Congress on Targeted Programs That Help People Experiencing or At Risk of Homelessness: information includes the number of people served, barriers and restrictions to receiving services, and agency efforts to increase opportunities for individuals to receive services.

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