Mainstream Vouchers

Department Of Housing And Urban Development, Assistant Secretary For Public And Indian Housing

The Mainstream Vouchers (previously referred to as the Mainstream 5-Year Program and/or the Section 811 Voucher Program) were originally authorized under the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-625). The Mainstream Vouchers provides tenant-based assistance to persons with disabilities. Until the passage of the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-374) (Melville Act), the program operated as a separate program distinct from the regular tenant-based Hous

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Helps non-elderly people with disabilities pay for housing costs. Provides vouchers that cover rental expenses through public housing agencies.

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Housing & Community Development
Organization
Department Of Housing And Urban Development, Assistant Secretary For Public And Indian Housing

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What Is This Program?

Mainstream vouchers assist non-elderly persons with disabilities. Aside from serving a special population, Mainstream vouchers are administered using the same rules as the Tenant-based Rental Assistance program (14.871). Funding and financial reporting for Mainstream vouchers is separate from the regular tenant-based voucher program. Please see PIH Notice 2020-01 for more information. The 2017, 2018, and 2019 Appropriations Acts provided funded for new Mainstream vouchers. Since 2018, HUD has awarded over $500 million in funding to public housing agencies (PHAs) to support 50,000 new Mainstream vouchers.

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