Greensboro Housing Authority Resident Advisory Board Meeting FY2022 Agency Plan Overview
The Agency Plan serves as a detailed roadmap outlining Greensboro Housing Authority's policies, programs, operations, and strategies to meet local housing needs and goals. It includes components such as the Admissions & Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP) and the Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Plan. GHA aims to achieve High Performer Status, increase affordable housing supply, preserve assets, promote self-sufficiency, and ensure fiscal integrity. The revision process involves input from the Resident Advisory Board, public review, and HUD submission. Changes to the HCVP Admin Plan focus on waiting lists and targeted assistance categories.
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GREENSBORO HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING Fiscal Year 2022 Agency Plan June 22, 2021 1
What is the Agency Plan? The Agency Plan is a comprehensive guide to GHA s policies, programs, operations and strategies for meeting local housing needs and goals. It consists of the following: Admissions & Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP) Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Plan (Admin Plan) The Agency Plan is updated annually. 2
GHA Goals 1. Achieve and maintain High Performer Status in all corporate and programmatic assessment systems annually. 2. Increase the supply of affordable housing within GHA s service area by 500 units over the next 10 years. 3. Preserve and enhance the value of all existing assets and program resources by 2% annually over the next 10 years. 4. Create an environment that encourages self-sufficiency and enhances the quality of life for residents annually. 5. Ensure the fiscal integrity of GHA by exceeding ethical standards annually. 3
Agency Plan Revision Process Develop Draft Agency Plan with input from Resident Advisory Board. Distribute Draft changes to Agency Plan for review 45 days prior to required Public Hearing. Hold Public Hearing to obtain comments on Agency Plan. Consider recommendations of Resident Advisory Board and the Public prior to submitting Agency Plan to HUD. 4
Agency Plan Changes to HCVP Admin Plan 5
Changes to the HCVP Admin Plan WAITING LISTS Section 5.2-E, 28.5-D Of the Admin Plan Greensboro Housing Authority will maintain a separate waiting list for those families living in GHA owned communities that will be displaced due to Asset Repositioning programs. The Targeted Program, Smith Homes families, and Emergency Housing Voucher program will maintain separate waiting lists. 6
Changes to the HCVP Admin Plan WAITING LISTS (Cont d) Section 5.3 of the Admin Plan GHA will use its waiting list to select families that fall into the specific targeted assistance categories. If GHA has closed the housing choice voucher program waiting list, it must reopen the waiting list to accept a FUP, Welfare-to- Work, Shelter Plus, Designated Housing and Mainstream applicant family who is not currently on GHA s waiting list. The Targeted Program, Smith Homes families, and Emergency Housing Voucher program will maintain separate waiting lists. 7
Changes to the HCVP Admin Plan Emergency Housing Vouchers Section 5.4 of the ADMIN Plan EHVs are tenant-based vouchers under Section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. Individual and Family Eligibility under the Qualifying Categories In order to be eligible for an EHV, an individual or family must meet one of four eligibility categories: Homeless At-risk of homelessness; Fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking; and Recently homeless, as determined by the Secretary, and for whom providing rental assistance will prevent the family s homelessness or having high risk of housing instability. 8
Changes to the HCVP Admin Plan Emergency Housing Vouchers (Cont d) Section 5.4 of the ADMIN Plan Recently homeless and for whom providing rental assistance will prevent the family s homelessness or having high risk of housing instability. In general, the verification that the individual or family meets one of these four eligibility categories is conducted by the CoC or another partnering agency that makes direct referrals to the PHA. The CoC or other direct referral partner must provide supporting documentation to the PHA of the referring agency s verification that the family meets one of the four eligible categories for EHV assistance. 9
Changes to the HCVP Admin Plan Emergency Housing Vouchers (Cont d) Section 5.4 of the ADMIN Plan After September 30, 2023, a PHA may not reissue any previously leased EHV, regardless of when the assistance for the formerly assisted family ends or ended. 10
Changes to the HCVP Admin Plan Separate waiting list for EHVs Emergency Housing Voucher program will a maintain separate waiting list. The HCV program regulations at 982.204(f) provide that a PHA must use a single waiting list for admission to its HCV program. It is possible that the number of applicants referred by partnering agencies at a given time may exceed the EHVs available for the PHA to issue to families. HUD recognizes that requiring PHAs to utilize its existing HCV waiting list to manage EHV referrals will create unnecessary administrative burden, complications, and delay. 11
2022 Agency Plan Revision Questions and Comments 12
