HUD opened a $98 million competitive Section 811 Project Rental Assistance opportunity supporting affordable, integrated housing for people with disabilities through housing–Medicaid partnerships.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has opened a $98 million fiscal-year 2027 competition under its Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) program, aimed at expanding access to affordable, integrated housing for people with disabilities.
A new competitive housing-assistance funding round
HUD listed the opportunity as open on November 5, 2026, under HSG-2700-DC-0053 (Assistance Listing 14.326). The federal record anticipates 14 awards, sets the maximum award at $7,094,211, and specifies that no cost-sharing or matching contribution is required. Awards will use cooperative agreements.
Applications must be submitted by April 20, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. The $98 million is estimated program funding available for competition; HUD has not identified award recipients in the November 5 notice.
For context, HUD's separate FY2026 Section 811 PRA notice, posted in May 2026, listed $158 million and 16 expected awards. The two notices concern different funding rounds; the amounts should not be treated on their own as proof of a change in congressional appropriations or an actual decline in households served.
How Section 811 Project Rental Assistance works
Section 811 PRA helps connect extremely low-income people with disabilities to rental units in integrated multifamily housing. Unlike a construction grant, this specific program provides rental assistance and relies on existing or separately financed affordable housing development.
HUD describes a state-level model that pairs housing agencies with health and human services and Medicaid agencies. Housing agencies administer or arrange rental-assistance contracts, while the health and Medicaid side supports identification, referrals, and access to voluntary community services. Program assistance does not mean that every building, tenant, or provider is automatically eligible.
HUD's program descriptions distinguish Section 811 PRA from the separate Section 811 Capital Advance program. Construction and rehabilitation are not funded by this PRA notice.
Who is eligible to apply
According to the published opportunity, eligible applicants include qualifying state or local housing agencies that allocate Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, administer HOME assistance, or oversee comparable housing programs. The listing classifies the applicant type as government.
State housing agencies must have an interagency partnership with both the responsible health and human services agency and the state Medicaid agency. The notice permits only one funded applicant per state; it also establishes coordination rules if multiple state applications are filed.
Individuals cannot apply directly for these federal cooperative agreements. Under HUD's broader Section 811 PRA program guidance, eligible occupancy generally concerns extremely low-income households with a qualifying member with a disability aged 18 through 61 at admission. The availability of assistance for a particular household will depend on subsequently funded local projects and applicable occupancy, income and referral rules.
Relevance to reentry, disability and community care
The program is not designated as a corrections, probation, parole, or prisoner-reentry grant. Its direct population is people with disabilities who meet Section 811 PRA eligibility requirements, including income and other program conditions.
For OACRA readers, the cross-system significance is the connection between accessible housing, Medicaid-linked referrals, and ongoing community-based support. Those pathways may also matter to eligible people leaving institutional or correctional settings, but the notice does not establish a special allocation or entitlement for justice-involved applicants.
Funding record and next lifecycle milestones
- Jurisdiction / agency
- United States · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Funding notice
- HSG-2700-DC-0053; Assistance Listing 14.326
- Posting / update date
- November 5, 2026 (version 1)
- Estimated funding
- $98,000,000 across approximately 14 expected awards; ceiling $7,094,211 per award
- Deadline
- April 20, 2027, 11:59 p.m. Eastern
- Program / instrument
- Section 811 Project Rental Assistance; discretionary cooperative agreements
- Recipient / vendor
- No grant recipient named; no procurement vendor selection
- Lifecycle
- Open NOFO; applications pending; future awards and implementation unconfirmed
- Recommended treatment
- News + Funding & Implementation; Justice Services context
Subsequent changes in the official funding record would control any amendments, deadline revisions or final awards. The initial notice alone does not establish when assistance will reach a particular state, property or household.
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