Implementation of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025 Funding Provisions for the Housing Choice Voucher Program
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Summary
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This notice implements the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program funding provisions of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119-4), covering renewal calculations, HAP Set-aside, administrative fees, Tenant Protection Vouchers, and Mainstream Vouchers for calendar year 2025. It provides PHAs with the methodology HUD uses to calculate renewal funding, offset excess reserves, and apply for various HAP Set-aside categories, along with application deadlines and eligibility criteria. PHA staff should use this notice to understand funding calculations, apply for set-aside categories by the specified deadlines, and note policy changes from the prior year's notice.
Key Quotes
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“This notice implements the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program funding provisions of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119-4)”
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“The 2025 Act provides up to $200,000,000 for the HAP Set-aside, under which HUD makes available additional funding to PHAs beyond their HAP renewal calculation.”
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“HUD will protect only amounts up to 4, 6, or 12 percent of PHAs’ calculated 2025 renewal funding eligibility, for PHAs administering 500 or more, 250 to 499, or fewer than 250 authorized vouchers, respectively.”
Key Dates
- Published
- May 14, 2025
Compliance deadlines
- Jun 2, 2025HAP Set-aside application links through DocuSign will become active
- Jun 27, 2025Deadline to apply for HAP Set-aside Categories 2 (Unforeseen Circumstances), 3 (Portability), 4 (Project-based Vouchers), 5 (MTW Expansion PHAs Development Adjustment), and 9 (Non-life Threatening Inspection Withheld HAP)
- Sep 26, 2025Deadline to apply for HAP Set-aside Category 6 (HUD-VASH)
- Dec 19, 2025Deadline to apply for HAP Set-aside Category 8 (Disaster)
- Jan 30, 2026Deadline to apply for HAP Set-aside Category 1 (Prevention of Terminations Due to Insufficient Funding/shortfall)