HUD Released NOFA for Supportive Services Demonstration for Elderly Households in HUD Multifamily Properties

Do you own or manage a Section 202, Section 8, or Section 515/8 property with at least 50 HUD-assisted units in a single or combined property location? Does this property house elderly households? If you answered “yes”, a new grant opportunity might be of interest to you.

On January 20, 2016, HUD released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Supportive Services Demonstration for Elderly Households in HUD-Assisted Multifamily Housing demonstration project. The NOFA offers a total of $15 million (for up to 80 grants for a three-year demonstration) to eligible owners of HUD-assisted senior housing developments to cover the cost of a full-time enhanced service coordinator, a part-time wellness nurse, and some start-up costs. There is no requirement for cost sharing or cost matching. Applicants must submit a completed electronic application through www.grants.gov by April 18, 2016.  Below is important information and related website links pertinent to this funding opportunity:

1. HUD’s press release regarding the grant funding is here.
2. Additional information about the grant can be found here, along with FAQs that are being routinely updated here.
3. HUD hosted a webinar to introduce the NOFA on February 2, 2016 at 1:00 pm EST.  
4. All questions related to the NOFA should be directed to mfsc@hud.gov.

The goal of the demonstration is to produce evidence of the positive impact supportive services have on elderly households living in affordable housing. Specifically, HUD and its Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) partners want to illustrate those supportive services:

• Can aid in avoiding early transitions to institutional care by allowing seniors to age-in-place with more housing stability
• Help prevent unnecessary, costly health care events such as emergency room visits and hospitalizations
• Afford seniors the opportunity to achieve an improved health outcome in the long-term.