Mainstream Project-Based Vouchers for Persons with Disabilities in Tarrant, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, Rockwall and Ellis counties offered by the Dallas Housing Authority
The Federal Mainstream Voucher Program is designed to help non-elderly people with disabilities who are transitioning from institutional live independently in the community. Housing vouchers enable people with disabilities to pay up to 30% of their income to rent (SSI/SSDI included) There are two types of voucher programs. In 2022, Additional Vouchers Authorized by the CARES Act and Extraordinary Administrative Funding
the Mainstream Housing Choice Voucher Program (the individual holds the voucher and locates a unit that accepts the voucher
The Mainstream Housing Project-Based Voucher Program (the voucher is associated with the property)
The Housing Authority chooses to convert Choice Vouchers to Project-Based Vouchers.
For the Mainstream Housing Project-Based Voucher, tenants come into the home as a “family” (do not need to be related). The head of household has the rental agreement with the property owner. The head of household makes arrangements with the other tenants to pay their portion of the rent, if necessary. If there is a change in tenants, the DHA must be notified or the property owner will be fined.
The Dallas Housing Authority requests vouchers from the Federal government. If they are awarded Mainstream Housing Choice vouchers they may publish an announcement to solicit applications to use the vouchers (sometimes called a Request For Proposal) These announcement are made on their website or in the local newspaper. The RFP is the only official document for this project. DHA has the authority over this project and owns the schedule for this project. If you are interested in requesting conversion of a Mainstream Housing Choice Voucher to a Mainstream Housing Project-Based Voucher, you will need to contact DHA. The contacts are:
Dallas Housing Authority https://dhantx.com
Diversity Office DisabilityRights@dhantx.com
Brooke Etie Brooke.Etie@dhantx.com
Troy Broussard Troy.Broussard@dhantx.com
CPSH is a resource to assist you in the process of applying for housing vouchers for people with disabilities. We provide our experience in working through the process in past years. CPSH is not a member of the selection team to determine to whom the vouchers are awarded. CPSH is not the final authority on any aspect of this program.
If you have the slightest interest in applying for these housing vouchers, we suggest you work through this information in the near future. If you are in contact with a property owner who might be interested, please let them know about this opportunity. CPSH doesn’t know if these vouchers will be available after the 15 vouchers have been awarded.
Links of interest:
Small Area Fair Market Rent Tables (2023)
Dallas, TX HUD Metro Fair Market Rent Area (includes Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall, Counties)
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HUD Metro Fair Market Rent Area (includes Tarrant County)
Total Tenant Payment + Public Housing Rent Subsidy = Your Total Rental Payment
These are negotiated
Reasonable Accommodation: Going over 120% of Payment Standard
Tenant Family Income
HUD Statement - Scroll down to “Am I Eligible” “ In general, the family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area in which the family chooses to live. By law, a PHA must provide 75 percent of its voucher to applicants whose incomes do not exceed 30 percent of the area median income.”
Dallas, TX Metro Income Limits 2022 - coming soon
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Income Limits 2022 - coming soon
Support Services:
Must address the unique needs of the tenants. Services may be addressed by entities other than the applicant.
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ARCHIVE - before 2023
Checklist - Applying for the PBV:
Download the Request For Proposal (RFP)
DHA (Dallas Housing Authority) Page (http://www.dhadal.com/DHA/Procurements.aspx)
Find RFP Mainstream Project-Based Vouchers and select download on the far right.
On the Vendor Sign In page, on the lower left select Sign Up and fill in the fields. You’ll receive an email with sign in instructions.
Sign In to the Vendor Page
Select Download under RFP Mainstream Project-Based Vouchers.
Review the RFP and record all questions.
DHA Pre Proposal presentation
DHA Responses to submitted questions are posted here (Addendum 2 - 7/17/20, Addendum 3 -8/18/20, Addendum 4- 9/28/20). If you have question please send them to Syed.Raza@dhantx.com and Brooke.Etie@dhantx.com.
DHA Reasonable Accommodation Form is posted here (Request For Reasonable Accommodation)
DHA will open and begin to evaluate proposals received on and after July 31, 2020. This RFP will remain open until DHA awards 15 Mainstream Project Based Vouchers i.e.; DHA will continue to accept proposals in response to this RFP until such time that DHA awards a sum total of 15 Mainstream Project Based Vouchers.
Proposals in response to this RFP must be submitted to DHA at the address listed below. Completed proposals must be submitted by mail or delivery. Respondents should provide six (6) proposal applications, one (1) clearly marked "Original" and an additional five (5) copies. Proposals must be submitted in sealed envelopes or boxes clearly marked Mainstream Housing for Persons With Disabilities and delivered to:
DHA Housing Solutions for North Texas
Procurement Department
Attention: Syed Raza
3939 N. Hampton Rd, Dallas, Texas 75212