The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced new funding for the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Service Coordinator program for Public Housing Agencies on October 19. ROSS service coordinators serve Public and Indian Housing (PIH) residents by providing case management and coordinating available resources in the community.

HUD also extended eligibility of the ROSS Service Coordination Program to multifamily housing properties that converted from public housing to Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) properties, including either Project-based Voucher (PBV) or Project-based Rental Assistance (PBRA). This key change helps properties to maintain (or restart) service coordination through RAD conversion.

Multifamily housing properties that did not convert under RAD are not eligible for ROSS Service Coordination Program funding. HUD told LeadingAge that new funding for the Multifamily Service Coordination (MFSC) program will be made available soon.

HUD’s October 19 ROSS Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) makes $40 million available for service coordinators for Public and Indian Housing residents. Applications are due on December 18, 2023.

Similar to service coordinators in HUD-assisted multifamily housing programs, ROSS service coordinators target the entire resident community and aim to address needs at both the community and individual level. The ROSS service coordinator works with public and private partners to develop local strategies to address the needs of residents and remove barriers so that residents make progress towards achieving economic and housing self-sufficiency—or in the case of elderly or disabled residents, help improve living conditions and enable residents to age-in-place.

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