1. Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) Program
Michigan State Housing Development Authority and Department of Health and Human Services

2. Today’s Goal
Today’s Purpose – Help develop an infrastructure necessary to implement PRA by:
Describing the 811 Program and
Getting your feedback prior to preparing the 811 Application
Getting your feedback on how to make 811 successful long-term

3. Today’s Presentation Describes
811 Timeline
811 Program Goals
Eligible Properties
Eligible Populations
Services and Supports
Potential Demand for Services
Referral Process
Q & A

4. 811 Application Timeline Focus Groups – GR, SE Michigan, Lansing
811 RFP - September or October, 2015
Webinars– Fall, 2015
Award Announcements – December, 2015

5. 811 Application Timeline Lease up begins – winter/spring 2016
Rolling Round – If not enough applications, MSHDA may do a “Rolling Round” – which is an open application process – first come, first served - allowing the state to achieve lease-up and provide housing and services in a timely manner.

6. Section 811 Goals
Integrated Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) rental units for people with disabilities that qualify for Medicaid
Creates new Project Rental Assistance (PRA)
Supports people in their transition out of nursing facilities, foster care, or homelessness
Supports the integration of individuals with disabilities into the community
Integrated LIHTC rental units for people with disabilities at or below 30% Area Median Income in multi-family housing developed with affordable housing funds
Integration into the community is done through subsidized rental assistance and long-term support and services who might otherwise be institutionalized or become homeless

7. MSHDA & DHHS Goals MSHDA Support 174 PRA units
Support 100 Housing Choice Voucher Units
DHHS
Use Medicaid and other support services
Establish an MOU between service providers, property owners and managers
Use support services as the individual is determined to be eligible for the 811 PRA program
MOU will describe how eligible participants will be referred to the property and services will be provided

8. Section 811 Owner Eligibility
Eligible Applicants - Low Income Housing Tax Credit Developer
4% combined with MSHDA direct lending programs, or 9% LIHTC
No Senior LIHTC Developments
Owners/property managers experienced with Project Based Section 8 & TRACS

9. Eligible Units Rents are set at 50% AMI by county
Primarily One bedroom units
A high need for accessible units
No more than 25% of total units can:
Be provided Section 811 PRA funds
Be used for supportive housing for persons with disabilities
Have any occupancy preference for persons with disabilities

10. Desired Development Amenities
Public Transportation and Community Resources
Reasonable size and configuration
Integration throughout the development

11. Environmental Requirements
A Phase I Environmental Study will be required if:
You do not have a Phase I from time you took ownership of the property OR if the Phase I you do have was not done in the timing requirements for the acquisition or real estate transaction, such as construction, rehab, or refinancing (prepared within a year, updated within 6 months);
If you do have a Phase I, it is was done prior to 1995.
Note: If you have a Phase I and it meets these requirements, but it does not include a “vapor screen” done in accordance with to ASTM , then 811 requires this additional screen be performed. Vapor screens became more common in Phase I’s around Check your report or ask your consultant to be sure.  
Environmental Study Questions:
Daniel Lince, MSHDA, at:
Michael Vollick, MSHDA, at:

12. Program Requirements Rental Assistance Contract (RAC)—20 year
can be amended to increase or decrease unit count
Use Agreement – for 30 years – shows the number of Assisted Units available for Occupancy.

13. Program Requirements
Use of: Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (TRACS) – a computer system created by HUD that enables Grantee to electronically submit their monthly tenant certifications and voucher information
Davis-Bacon: Developments that are in construction/rehab with 12 or more PRA units

14. 811 Development Benefits LIHTC Developer:
811 provides rental assistance paying the landlord directly.
Community partners provide services to keep the household stable.
Management company is provided with service agency contact information.

15. 811 Development Benefits LIHTC Developer:
Vacancy Loss claims allowed – up to 80% of the contract rent for up to 60 days of vacancy provided the owner (1) commences and performs actions to fill the vacancy, and (2) has not rejected any eligible applicants, except for good cause.

16. Eligible Tenants Disability & Age Income
Households with at least one individual with a disability
Non-elderly: between 18 and 61 years of age at time of lease-up
Household member must be eligible for community-based, long-term services such as those provided through Medicaid waivers
Services must be available and are voluntary
Income
Extremely low-income households with income at or below 30% AMI
Tenant must pay 30% of income toward rent and utilities

17. Timeline for Opening New Subsidized Rental Assistance Units
2016: 40 PRA Units
2017: 75 PRA Units
2018: 59 PRA Units
2016: 100 Housing Choice Vouchers

18. Security Deposits
MSHDA/DHHS has requested that DHHS provide security deposit funding (SER funds or MFP) to support tenants in the 811 program, thereby allowing:
Successful transition into the community;
Realize savings by reducing nursing facility costs

19. Eligible Tenants Individuals who:
Are in a nursing facility who might transition out into the community using services that are provided under the MI Choice Waiver, or
Have a developmental disability and are being served by a Community Mental Health Service Provider, or
Are in a nursing facility and might transition out into the community through nursing facility transition services that are provided by a Center for Independent Living, or
May be forced to enter a nursing facility because an affordable home is not available for them in the community, or
Are homeless with a link to a service provider, or
Live in foster care with a link to community based services.

20. Population for 811 Project
Eligible Populations
Program Name
Program Entity
Population for 811 Project
MI Choice Waiver
MI Choice Waiver Agent
Individuals who are eligible for long-term supports and services
Behavioral Health Services and Supports
Community Mental Health Agency
Center for Independent Living Services
Center for Independent Living

21. Population for 811 Project Eligibility Requirements
Eligible Populations
Program Name
Population for 811 Project
Eligibility Requirements
MI Choice Waiver
Individuals who are eligible for long term supports and services
Has application pending or has active Medicaid eligibility
Has income equal to or less than 300% of Supplemental Security Income
Meets “Nursing Facility Level of Care”
Requires supports coordination and at least one other MI Choice Waiver Service
Behavioral Health Services and Supports
CMHs are required to provide services to anyone with a Serious Mental Illness under the Mental Health Code
Payments are based on type of health coverage
Medicaid Services
FOR STATE PLAN AND B3 SERVICES – Is eligible for Medicaid and requires assistance with at least 3 activities of daily living
FOR C WAIVER SERVICES – Has an “Intermediate Care Facility Level of Care”
Center for Independent Living Services
Is eligible for Medicaid or other programs that provide long-term supports and services
Requires physical assistance with at least one activity of daily living

22. Types of Services available to tenant
Services and Supports
Program Name
Types of Services available to tenant
MI Choice Waiver
(1) Community transition services; (2) Community living supports; (3) Nursing services; (4) Respite services; (5) Adult day health; (6) Environmental modifications; (7) Non-medical transportation; (8) Medical supplies and equipment; (9) Chore services; (10) Personal emergency response systems; (11) Private duty nursing; (12) Counseling; (13) Home delivered meals; (14) Training in independent living skills; (15) Supports coordination; (16) Fiscal intermediary services; and (17) Other goods and services
Behavioral Health Services and Supports
Mental Health Specialty Services and Supports Program
Medicaid State Plan – Inpatient services, outpatient services, and community-based supports and services
Medicaid B3 Waiver – Assistance with activities of daily living including eating, toileting, bathing, grooming, dressing, transferring from one position to another, mobility within the home, taking medication, meal preparation, laundry, housework or shopping for essential items
Medicaid C Waiver (Habilitation Supports Waiver) – Residential and non-residential services and supports for individuals with an “Intermediate Care Facility Level of Care”
Center for Independent Living Services
Assistance with applying for Medicaid services including the Adult Home Help program
Assistance with activities of daily living including eating, toileting, bathing, grooming, dressing, transferring from one position to another, mobility within the home, taking medication meal preparation, laundry, housework or shopping for essential items

23. Michigan Partnership for Affordable Housing
Michigan State Housing Development Authority and Department of Health and Human Services
Money Follows the Person Project

24. Potential Demand for Section 811 Project Based Rental Assistance Units
The accompanying spreadsheet includes some estimates on the demand for the rental units.
Please note the following:
Some of the individuals included in these estimates already have some type of housing arrangement.
Individuals must be eligible for the housing supports AND eligible for long-term supports and services.

25. Top 10 Counties with High Need
Wayne
Genesee
Oakland
Muskegon
Macomb
Ingham
Kent
Ottawa
Washtenaw
Jackson

26. Referral Process
MDHHS is still working with MSHDA to develop the referral process for Section 811 Project Based Rental Assistance units.
One local entity will be responsible in each region/county for maintaining the waiting list for the units.
Other local entities within the region will be able to submit referrals to the coordinating entity for inclusion on the waiting list.
The waiting list will be organized based on a prioritization process.

27. Questions
Sue Eby Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration Gayle Haven Medical Services Administration Phil Kurdunowicz Office of Health Policy and Innovation

28. Questions Janet Irrer, MSHDA, irrerj@michigan.gov
Christine Miller, MSHDA,
Kelly Rose, MSHDA,