Moving to Work Demonstration Program

 

Moving to Work (MTW) is a demonstration program for public housing authorities (PHAs) that provides opportunities to design and test innovative, locally designed strategies that use Federal dollars more efficiently, help residents find employment and become self-sufficient, and increase housing choices for low-income families. MTW allows PHAs exemptions from many existing public housing and voucher rules and provides funding flexibility with how they use their Federal funds.

Active 14.881 Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development A - Formula Grants Fiscal Year 2016 FY 2016 administration budget proposal includes a request to expand the MTW program. FY 2016 administration budget proposal expanded the MTW program for 36 families.
Fiscal Year 2017 FY 2017 administration budget proposal includes a request to expand the MTW program for 36 families..
Fiscal Year 2018 FY 2017 administration budget proposal includes a request to expand the MTW program to 39 families.
Fiscal Year 2019 HUD funded PHAs participating in MTW pursuant to their MTW agreements and in accordance with the requirements of the MTW program.
Fiscal Year 2020 As authorized by Section 204 of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996, 39 agencies were designated MTW.
Fiscal Year 2021 Section 239 of the Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations Act, P.L. 114-113 (2016 MTW Expansion Statute) authorized HUD to expand the MTW Demonstration by an additional 100 new agencies. In FY 2021, HUD announced and onboarded 41 Expansion MTW PHAs.
Fiscal Year 2022 HUD announced and onboarded 29 Expansion MTW PHAs. HUD will announce the remaining 30 Expansion MTW PHA open slots by September 30, 2022.
Fiscal Year 2023 HUD announced and onboarded 17 Expansion MTW PHAS. HUD will announce the remaining 14 Expansion MTW PHA open slots by September 30, 2024. Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016, Public Law 114-113
Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996, Public Law 104-134, Statute 110,1321
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Public Law 116-94
Appropriations Act, 2021, Public Law 116-260, Public Law -
CARES 2020, Public Law 116-136, Public Law -
American Rescue Plan (ARP), 2021, Public Law 117-2, Public Law -
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Public Law 117-103
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328 Public housing agencies administering the Public Housing program and/or the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program may be selected by the Secretary to participate. Low-income public housing and voucher residents. PHAs must enter into an agreement (i.e., MTW Agreement or ACC Amendment, as applicable) with the Department that details the terms and conditions of participation in the demonstration. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. PHAs annually submit an MTW Plan or MTW Supplement to the PHA Plan, as applicable, to HUD, which documents new and ongoing MTW activities. Plans and MTW Supplements must include criteria for: (A) families to be assisted, which shall require that at least 75 percent of the families assisted by participating demonstration public housing authorities shall be very low-income families, as defined in section 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937; (B) establishing a reasonable rent policy, which shall be designed to encourage employment and self-sufficiency by participating families, consistent with the purpose of this demonstration, such as by excluding some or all of a family's earned income for purposes of determining rent; (C) continuing to assist substantially the same total number of eligible low-income families as would have been served had the amounts not been combined; (D) maintaining a comparable mix of families (by family size) as would have been provided had the amounts not been used under the demonstration; (E) assuring that housing assisted under the demonstration program meets housing quality standards established or approved by the Secretary; and (F) may request assistance for training and technical assistance to assist with design of the demonstration. The program office reviews and approves the MTW Plan. Public and Indian Housing (PIH) field offices and the MTW Office review the MTW Supplement to the PHA Plan, and the field office approves the MTW Supplement to the PHA Plan. Contact the MTW Office in Headquarters for application deadlines. From 60 to 90 days. The program office or PIH field office must notify the PHA within 75 days after the PHA submits the Plan or MTW Supplement to the PHA Plan of disapproval. If the PHA is not notified of disapproval within 75 days, the MTW Plan or MTW Supplement to the PHA Plan shall be considered approved. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Under the demonstration, notwithstanding any provision of the United States Housing Act of 1937 except as provided in section 204(e) of Public Law 104-134, an agency may combine operating assistance provided under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and tenant-based assistance provided under section 8 of such Act, to provide housing assistance for low-income families, as defined in section 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and services to facilitate the transition to work on such terms and conditions as the agency may propose and the Secretary may approve. Not applicable. The MTW program is audited in conjunction with the regular HUD or independent public accountant audit of PHA operations. The PHA must maintain budgets and cumulative cost records for review by HUD and independent auditors, as applicable. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MTW agencies must meet the requirements stated in their MTW Agreement or ACC Amendment/MTW Operations Notice, as applicable. Funding agreements and outlines are executed and funds are made available through HUD's financial systems. Inquiries should be addressed to the Public Housing Director who has jurisdiction over the PHA (See the Catalog, Appendix IV for HUD Program office addresses). Marianne Nazzaro
451 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20410 US
Marianne.Nazzaro@hud.gov
Phone: 202.402.4306

John Concannon
451 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20410 USA
john.m.concannon@hud.gov
Phone: 617-994-8436 https://www.hud.gov/mtw 86-0163-0-1-604 (Formula Grants) FY 21$0.00; FY 22 est $0.00; FY 23 est $0.00; FY 20$5,236,590,531.00; FY 19$5,309,630,134.00; FY 18$5,019,978,847.00; FY 17$4,286,161,266.00; FY 16$3,703,906,074.00; - N/A Not applicable. Not applicable.