Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA)

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Project-Based Rental Assistance program (CFDA 14.195) provides rental assistance to very low-income individuals and families through contract renewals with existing project owners, with no funding currently available to new applicants.

The program funds rental assistance for very low-income households living in projects meeting minimum decent, safe, and sanitary standards. Eligibility is restricted to owners of record holding expiring project-based Section 8 contracts; new applicants cannot access this funding. Assisted families must have incomes not exceeding 80 percent of area median income adjusted for family size. Owners must reexamine tenant income and household composition annually and provide required information under the Section 8 contract. Assistance continues for families currently receiving aid as long as income thresholds remain met.

The program operates on one-year contract terms. Upon expiration, contracts renew subject to appropriations and the owner's interest in renewal. Approval is granted by contract expiration date. The program is funded through appropriations and depends on owner participation in contract renewal.

Because this program explicitly restricts new applicants and serves only existing project owners with expiring Section 8 contracts, pursuit is viable only for organizations currently holding active project-based Section 8 contracts approaching renewal. The source contains no recent grant award data, opportunity postings, award cadence information, or funding concentration metrics. Without access to current contract renewal schedules, expiration dates, or recent obligated dollars, the recency and activity level of this program cannot be assessed from the available information. Organizations with existing contracts should verify renewal eligibility and timelines directly with HUD's Assistant Secretary for Housing.