The PHA Plan is a comprehensive guide to public housing agency (PHA) policies, programs, operations, and strategies for meeting local housing needs and goals. There are two parts to the PHA plan: The Five-Year Plan, which each PHA submits to HUD once every fifth PHA fiscal year, and the Annual Plan, which is submitted to HUD every year. It is through the Annual Plan that a PHA receives capital funding and/or Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (PHDEP) funding. Section 511 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act (QHWRA) of 1998 created the public housing agency Five-Year and Annual Plan requirement. The Five-Year Plan describes the mission of the agency and the agency’s long-range goals and objectives for achieving its mission over a five-year period, and their approach to managing programs and providing services for the upcoming year. The PHA Plan also serves as the annual application for grants to support improvements to public housing buildings (Capital Fund Program) and safety in public housing (Public Housing Drug Elimination Program). Any local, regional or State agency that receives funds to operate Federal public housing or Section 8 tenant-based assistance (vouchers) programs must submit a PHA Plan. The law considers these agencies to be public housing agencies even though they may not be called a PHA locally. For example, State Housing Finance Agencies that administer vouchers are considered PHAs and required to submit a PHA plan. To view SEMMCHRA's PHA Plan, click HERE. |
