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HCR Releases Request for Proposals for Section 8 Project Based Vouchers

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) has released the Request for Proposals (RFP) for federal Section 8 Project Based Vouchers (PBVs). Through this RFP, applicants may request PBV rental assistance for new projects also seeking HCR financing or existing projects in HCR’s current affordable housing portfolio. These vouchers will be targeted to very low (50 percent Area Median Income (AMI)) and extremely low (30 percent AMI) income levels. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2020. The anticipated date of awards is on or around Oct. 1, 2020.

A webinar regarding the PBV RFP will be held on Fri., Aug. 7th at 2:30 p.m. The webinar will provide an overview of the content of the RFP and the three application tracks: New Construction or Rehabilitation, Existing Properties, and Existing Properties with a Current PBV Contract with HCR. Questions may be submitted prior to the webinar to Courtenay.Loiselle@nyshcr.org.

Login information for the webinar is as follows:

https://meetny.webex.com/meet/courtenay.loiselle

Meeting Number: 161 140 0653

Meeting Password: PBVRFP202

Contact: Sara Neitzel, sneitzel@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8835