Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program
Program overview
Section 811 Project Rental Assistance expands affordable housing for low-income adults with disabilities. The program helps eligible residents live in stable housing with access to supportive services.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds the program. The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) manages it. Section 811 provides rental assistance tied to specific units in approved rental housing.
Eligible applicants
DHCD awards Section 811 funds to eligible rental projects through existing financing programs. Projects may qualify if they:
- Receive federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
- Receive State Rental Housing Funds
Note: These funds are awarded to housing projects, not directly to individuals.
Eligible residents
Section 811 rental assistance is for adults who:
- Are between ages 18 and 61 (non-elderly)
- Have a qualifying disability and receive Medicaid
- Have a household income at or below 30% of the Area Median Income (AMI)
- Are referred by the Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD)
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) and MDOD provide supportive services to program participants.
Eligible types of housing
Eligible housing must:
- Be a rental property
- Receive financing from DHCD
Program terms
- Section 811 is a rental assistance program, not a loan program
- Eligible properties receive project-based rental assistance to subsidize the contract rent of eligible participants
- Units are rented to eligible adults with disabilities referred by MDOD
Project selection process
DHCD meets with an Interagency Committee to review projects that align with the program's goals. The committee includes representatives from MDOD and MDH.
Once a project is selected, DHCD issues a Reservation Award Letter to the developer. The letter confirms that the property is eligible for funding to support unit subsidies for people with disabilities.
Section 811 resources
- Fiscal Year 2019 Section 811 PRA Program Cooperative Agreement
- Exhibit 1: Definitions
- Exhibit 2: Fiscal Year 2019 Section 811 PRA Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
- Exhibit 3: Inter-Agency Partnership Agreement
- Exhibit 5: Program Guidelines
- Exhibit 7: Agreement to Enter into Rental Assistance Contract, Form HUD-92240-PRA
- Exhibit 8: Rental Assistance Contract Part I, Form HUD-92235-PRA
- Exhibit 9: Rental Assistance Contract Part II, Form HUD-92237-PRA
- Exhibit 10: Section 811 PRA Model Lease, Form HUD-92236-PRA
- Exhibit 11: Use Agreement, Form HUD-92238-PRA
In March 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the award of another round of Section 811 Project Rental Assistance funding to 25 states, including Maryland. Maryland received full funding in the amount of $9,808,054. The funding is anticipated to provide project-based assistance for 150 units statewide. It is expected that 75% of the units will be in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. areas and the remaining 25% will be distributed on the Eastern Shore and Western Maryland. However, this may change as the program moves forward.
- FY 2013 Section 811 Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan - Revised 09.10.2018
- FY 2013 Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Award Letter
- Frequently Asked Questions
- FY 2013 Referral and Tenant Selection Plan
- FY 2013 Summary – Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program
Fiscal Year 2013 Cooperative Agreement
- Fiscal Year 2013 Section 811 PRA Program Cooperative Agreement
- Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2013 Section 811 PRA Program Depository Agreement
- FY13Exhibit 1: Definitions
- FY13Exhibit 2: FY13 Section 811 PRA Program NOFA
- FY13Exhibit 3: Interagency Partnership between DHCD, MDH, and MDOD
- FY13Exhibit 4: Grantee Program Description
- FY13Exhibit 5: Program Guidelines
- FY13Exhibit 7: Part I of the Agreement to Enter into a Section 811 Rental Assistance Contract (ARAC)
- FY13Exhibit 8: Part I of the Rental Assistance Contract (RAC)
- FY13Exhibit 9: Part II of the Rental Assistance Contract (RAC)
- FY13Exhibit 10: Use Agreement
- FY13Exhibit 11: Section 811 PRA Lease Agreement
In February 2013, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the award of Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration funding to 13 states, including Maryland. The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development in partnership with the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Department of Disabilities applied under HUD’s Notice of Funding Availability for $10,917,383 of Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration funding to serve 150 individuals with disabilities, as further described below. Maryland’s application was fully funded. In July 2014, HUD increased the award amount to $11,229,308. The funding is anticipated to provide project-based assistance for 150 units in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. Metropolitan Statistical Areas. It is expected that the units will be evenly spread between the two Metropolitan Statistical Areas. However, this may change as the program moves forward.
- FY 2012 Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration Program approval letter
- FY 2012 Program Summary
- Presentation from the Section 811 meeting on 9/9/2013
- FY 2012 Section 811 Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan - Revised 09.10.2018
- FY 2012 Referral and Tenant Selection Plan
Fiscal Year 2012 Cooperative Agreement
- FY12Exhibit 1: Definitions
- FY12Exhibit 2: HUD's FY 2012 Notice of Funding Availability
- FY12Exhibit 3: Interagency Partnership
- FY12Exhibit 4: Grantee Program Description
- FY12Amendment to Section XX-Depository Agreement
- FY12Final Cooperative Agreement
- FY12Exhibit 5: Program Guidelines
- FY12Exhibit 7: Agreement to Enter Rental Assistance Contract
- FY12Exhibit 8: Rental Assistance Contract
- FY12Exhibit 9: Part II of the Rental Assistance Contract
- FY12Exhibit 10: Use Agreement
- FY12Exhibit 11: HUD Lease
- Recommended Accessibility Features for Units with Section 811 PRA and/or Weinberg funds
- 811 HUD Systems - Owner Guide 3.2018
- Waitlist Change Notice-Section 811 PRA for People with Disabilities
- Reasonable Accommodation and the role of the 504 Coordinator
- Move-in/Move-out Inspection Form
- Addendum To Lease: Extended Absence Of Unit Due To Medical Reasons
- Applicant and Tenant Process
- Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Occupancy Interim Notice
- Revised Interagency Partnership Agreement (Effective 12/12/2016)
Program tenant selection plans
- PRA Tenant Selection Plan
- Revised Consumer Friendly Referral and Tenant Selection Plan (Effective 02/23/2017 )
Tenant/resident selection plans under Section 811 participating properties
- Brock Bridge Landing Tenant Selection Plan
- Cold Spring Lane Resident Selection Plan
- Magnolia Gardens Resident Selection Plan
- Renaissance Row Resident Selection Plan
- Reserve Commons Tenant Selection Plan
- Slippery Hill Tenant Selection Plan
- Westminster Way Resident Selection Plan
- Orchard Park at Ballenger Run 811 PRA Resident Selection Plan
- Momentum at Shady Grove Tenant Selection Criteria
- 22 Light - Section 811 PRA Resident Selection Plan
- Calvert Hills East - Section 811 PRA Resident Selection Plan
- Flamingo Place - Section 811 PRA Resident Selection Plan
- Homes at Fountain Green - Section 811 PRA Resident Selection Plan
- Robinson Overlook - Section 811 PRA Resident Selection Plan
- Towns at Padonia - Section 811 PRA Resident Selection Plan
- Walbrook Mill - Section 811 PRA Resident Selection Plan
- 300 North - Section 811 Resident Selection Plan
- 520 North Market 811 PRA Tenant Selection Plan
- Berger Square Resident Selection Plan - Revised February 2018
- Bladensburg Commons Revised Tenant Selection Plan: Effective 9/12/2017
- Brinkley Hill Section 811 Resident Selection Plan
- East Baltimore Historic Section 811 PRA Tenant Selection Plan
- Galloway Meadows Section 811 PRA Tenant Selection Plan
- Homes at Johnson's Pond Section 811 PRA Tenant Selection Plan
- Hopewell Station Section 811 PRA Tenant Selection Plan
- Merritt Station 811 PRA Resident Selection Plan
- Parkview Manor - Section 811 Resident Selection Plan
- Patuxent Crossing - Section 811 Tenant Selection Plan
- Preserve at Red Run - Section 811 Resident Selection Plan
- Red Run Station Section 811 PRA TSP
- Riverwoods at Tollgate Resident Selection Plan
- Riviera Apartments Resident Selection Plan
- Rock Spring Station 811 PRA Tenant Selection Plan
- Scotland Townhomes Resident Selection Plan - May 25, 2018
- Sinclair Way Section 811 Resident Selection Plan
- Willows at Centreville 811 PRA Tenant Selection Plan
- Woodfield Commons Tenant Selection Plan - Effective 11/21/2018
Current HUD forms
- Agreement to Enter into a Rental Assistance Contract (RAC) - PDF
- Updated version of 811 Lease - PDF
- Current version of RAC I
- Current version of RAC II
Contact information
Contact Program: Targeted Financing Programs
Email: [email protected]