Florida Housing clarified that households receiving Section 8 rental subsidy, as well as other households receiving federal rental subsidy, who can demonstrate that their monthly incomes have been specifically impacted by the COVID-19 crisis are eligible to participate in CRF for the household’s portion of rent, options (such as washer and dryer rental included in the lease or through an addendum to the lease) that are not paid by any other federal rental subsidy. The prohibition of duplication of benefits does not prohibit stacking benefits but does prohibit duplication.

Some organizations are having difficulties obtaining their SAM.gov Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Codes. Please continue being diligent with your efforts to obtain your CAGE Codes. In the interim and to facilitate processing your rental subsidy requests, if the CAGE Code is unavailable, please submit the following information to CRFContracts@floridahousing.org:

  • Legal Name (owner entity of the development as identified in your funding agreement)
  • Address Line 1 (please furnish the address submitted to Duns & Bradstreet to obtain the DUNS #)
  • Address Line 2, if applicable
  • Address Line 3, if applicable
  • City Name
  • State Code
  • Zip+4
  • Congressional District (based on your physical address provided to Duns & Bradstreet to obtain your DUNS #. This will include the two-character abbreviation for the state or territory and the two-digit congressional district.
  • Country Name
  • Country Code
  • Organization Type (The majority of Grantees will be able to use ‘Business’ as their Organization Type; however we encourage you to review the definitions provided in Section 3.3.1.6.2. of the SAM.gov User Guide for the appropriate designation. Grantees affiliated with a governmental entity (such as a PHA) will want to refer to Section 3.3.1.6.3 of the User Guide)

Please remember, you should use the updated version 1.12a CRF Subsidy Request Report – Recap of Tenant Income Certifications templates when submitting your revised subsidy requests. The updated templates removed the 30 percent test.  Please submit your subsidy request reports to CRFReporting@FloridaHousing.org and your monitor using the designated email address for CRF reporting:

AmeriNat LLC:  CRFReporting@amerinatls.com

First Housing:  CRFReporting@firsthousingfl.com

Seltzer Management Group:  CRFReporting@seltzermanagement.com

Please submit any questions you may have to CRFRental@floridahousing.org.