VASH Award Letter

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2023-02-06)

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
WASHINGTON, DC  20410-5000 
 
 
 
 
                OFFICE OF PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
CITY OF CHANDLER HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
P. O. BOX 4008
CHANDLER, AZ  85244-4000
Dear Executive Director:
December 22,  2022
         I am pleased to notify you that your public housing agency (PHA) has been awarded funds from 
HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) awards under Notice PIH 2022-26 
(Registration of Interest for HUD-VASH Vouchers).  These vouchers should be administered in 
partnership with the VA Medical Center listed below to serve veterans in your jurisdiction.  With your 
direct effort, these vouchers will help provide veterans with immediate access to permanent housing.  
This letter provides the details of the funding awarded and information concerning the disbursement of 
these funds.
Amy Jacobson
Executive Director
        The enclosed table (see last page) shows the number of units and the budget authority 
awarded.  If your agency wishes to decline this award, please reply to VASH_ROI@hud.gov  by 
noon (EST) December 30, 2022, or they will be deemed accepted.  The default effective date of 
your award will be February 1, 2022, unless you contact VASH_ROI@hud.gov by January 18, 
2023, to request an alternative effective date.  Your effective date may be the first of any month 
beginning February 2023 through June 2023.
         Please remember, as with the regular voucher program, the awarded budget authority and 
number of units both serve as a cap.  Your agency may only lease until you have reached the lower of 
your budget authority or number of units allocated.  If you have money left but you have leased all the 
awarded units, this extra funding will go into your agency’s HUD-VASH Housing Assistance Payment 
(HAP) reserves.  If you are on track to spend all of the awarded funding but still have units left, you 
must manage your funds in a responsible manner that will not result in a shortfall.
         The Financial Management Center (FMC) will provide your agency with an amended Annual 
Contributions Contract that reflects the obligation of funds and monthly disbursements amount to be 
scheduled.  Initially, the first three months of disbursements will be automatically scheduled.  Each 
disbursement will equal 1/12th of your award amount.  Thereafter, monthly disbursements will be 
scheduled based on monthly HUD-VASH expenses reported in the Voucher Management System 
(VMS).  If you have not leased any vouchers by month three, you will not receive additional 
disbursements until VMS data shows you are incurring HAP expenses.  If at any time such 
disbursements are not sufficient to cover your monthly expenses, your agency should contact your 
Financial Analyst at the FMC.
         Your PHA is required to follow relevant statutes, regulations, and HUD guidance when 
administering the HUD-VASH Program, including the regulations at 24 CFR part 982, and the 
requirements in PIH Notice 2022-26 and the guidance set forth in Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers: 
Revised Implementation of the HUD Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program published in the 
Federal Register on September 27, 2021.
www.hud.gov                         espanol.hud.gov

for                                                              
Danielle L. Bastarache
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
   Public Housing and Voucher Programs
Sincerely
        Please contact your local HUD field office or email VASH@hud.gov if you have any questions or 
need any other information.
         To ensure that HUD-VASH families are recorded properly, you must record “VASH” on line 2n of 
the form HUD-50058 (Family Report).  Remember to accurately record families who are homeless at 
admission on line 4c of the HUD-50058.  HUD-VASH vouchers and corresponding HAP expenses must 
also be accurately reported in VMS.
        Additional information regarding the HUD-VASH Program can be found at:
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/vash.
PHA Code
Name of Partnering VAMC
Number of 
Vouchers 
Budget Authority
AZ028
10
V22/Phoenix
$140,650.41