Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation for Single Room Occupancy Dwellings
The Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Program ) is one of three programs funded competitively under HUD’s Continuum of Care process. The SRO Program provides rental assistance for applicable properties that will—when the renovations are complete – contain upgraded single occupancy units for individuals who are homeless.
Eligible activities are restricted to rental assistance attached to a rehabilitated building; building rehabilitation must be funded by another source. Each unit must receive a minimum amount of rehabilitation, including the prorated share of materials and labor costs needed to bring the common areas or systems up to physical conditions standards. After the Annual Contributions Contract is in place, the property owner has 12 months to complete the rehabilitation.
To access the guidebook for service providers on the Continuum of Care program produced by HUD go to:
http://www.hudhre.info/documents/CoC101.pdf
Eligible Applicants:
Public housing agencies (PHAs) and private nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply for SRO Program funds. Nonprofit organizations, however, must subcontract with a PHA to administer rental assistance.
Eligible Beneficiaries:
Unaccompanied homeless individuals.
Funding Mechanism:
Grants under the SRO Program are awarded through a national competition held annually. A notice of funding availability, published in the Federal Register, establishes submission dates for applications. SRO projects should be submitted through the community Continuum of Care system.
Changes under HEARTH:
On May 20, 2009, President Obama signed the Homeless Emergency and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009.The HEARTH Act amends and reauthorizes the McKinney‐Vento Homeless Assistance Act with substantial changes, including a consolidation of HUD’s competitive homeless assistance grant programs (Supportive Housing Program, Shelter Plus Care, and Section 8/ Single Room Occupancy Dwelling) into one program – the Continuum of Care Program. These changes will not go into effect until HUD has issued final regulations. For more information, visit the HUDHRE.
