HUD has issued a notice that permits Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) that are in Presidentially declared disaster areas to request an extension to the due date for making submissions if they meet either of the following qualifications:

  1. a) have submitted Letters of Interest (LOI) to reserve their position on the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) waiting list and that have subsequently been notified that they are eligible for award if they submit a complete RAD Application, Portfolio Award proposal, or Multi-phase Award Application within 60 days of notification or;
  1. b) have received a Portfolio Award and have been provided 365 days from issuance of the Portfolio Award to submit acceptable RAD Applications for the remaining projects included in the Portfolio Award.

This notice is effective on October 23, 2017.   This authority is not limited to the recent events.   Click here to learn more.