DUNS/CCR Requirements in the News Again

Please note that RAP and Rent Supp contracts are now required to meet this DUNS/CCR requirement.  As of today, we’re being told that the May 2012 voucher may NOT be paid without this requirement being met. 

These contracts now fall within the requirements of Notice H 2011-01 issued on January 5, 2011.  Owners were required by this original Notice to have obtained a DUNS number and have an active, valid registration in CCR by March 5, 2011; and submitted Attachment A , DUNS Number and CCR Registration Certification to their local HUD office to verify compliance by that date.  The Notice further clarified that an Owner’s failure to obtain a DUNS number and CCR registration within the timeframe allotted may result in the suspension of housing assistance payments or rental assistance payments.

Read the original notice.

The new notice citing the inclusion of RAP and Rent Supplement subsidies should be released soon, according to Theresa Fields in the Office of Housing Assistance Contract Administration Oversight for Multifamily Housing Programs. She suggests that you begin the process now and proceed to get your DUNS Number and your CCR Registration Certificate in order to meet the deadline date.

For All Properties:  HUD Headquarters ran a list of DUNS numbers received in response to the Notice, and compared it to an extract received from CCR, to ensure compliance.  There are still properties without a DUNS Number and/or properties who failed to register in the CCR system!  In order to continue to receive HUD voucher payments, properties must comply with the requirements of Notice H 2011-01.

The CCR requires annual recertification.  CCR will be migrating into HUD’s new funding system, SAM (System for Award Management) in May 2012.  As a result, properties which are not in compliance with all Notice requirements by April 23, 2012, risk suspension of their housing assistance or rental assistance payments.

CCR has discontinued its M161 Product Service Code (PSC): Operation of Family Housing Facilities.  If you used this code last time, you MUST update it.  The appropriate new PSC is X1FA: Lease/Rental of Family Housing Facilities.

Be sure to update the CCR with any ownership, management company or bank account changes.  The CCR also asks for the last 3-year average of cash receipts, but doesn’t specify exactly which dates this should include.  It’s fine to use the dates easiest to obtain from your financial records – fiscal year or calendar year.