COVID-19 Administrative Relief and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

To assist grantees during the COVID-19 emergency HUD will provide administrative relief. On March 19, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued memorandum M-20-17, “Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to loss of Operations,” providing HUD and Federal awarding agencies flexibilities in administering relief to grantees. Below are links to the following resources: Grantee FAQs, relevant OMB memos, links to HUD Grantees guidance from specific Program Offices, and a summary of the appropriations; click here for Public Law 116-136: Title XII of Division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).

FAQs Link - click here

Resources

Links to OMB Memos:

M-20-11 Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (March 9, 2020) (3 Pages, 1,333 KB)[1]
M-20-17 Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations (March 19, 2020) (5 Pages, 5,575 KB)[2]
M-20-18 Managing Federal Contract Performance Issues Associated with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (March 20, 2020) (7 pages, 6,685)[3]
M-20-20 Repurposing Existing Federal Financial Assistance Programs and Awards to Support the Emergency Response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (April 09, 2020) (2 Pages, 653 KB)[4]

Additional OMB Guidance to address 1510 – Program Audit Requirements and 1511 – OMB Reporting Requirements can be found at the link below

M-20-21 Implementation Guidance for Supplemental Funding Provided in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (April 10, 2020) (9 pages, 13,104 KB)[5]

PROGRAM INFORMATION FOR GRANTEES

Grantee information from CPD:

https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning
Home: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/home_covid-19
CPD Program Formula Allocations and Cares Act Supplemental Funding for FY 2020: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/budget/fy20/
Waivers Memo (March 31, 2020): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/CPD/documents/Availability-of-Waivers-of-CPD-Grant-Program-and-Consolidated-Plan-Requirements-to-Prevent-the-Spread-of-COVID-19-and-Mitigate-Economic-Impacts-Caused-by-COVID-19.pdf
Distressed Cities TA Program Resources: https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/dcta/resources/#covid-19-resources
Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG): https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/homeless_esg_covid-19
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs:
https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/cdbg/ https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/cdbg_programs_covid-19
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA): https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/hopwa_covid-19
Disease Risk and Homelessness: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/disease_risk_homelessness_covid-19
Environment & Energy Grants: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/environment_covid-19

Grantee information from FHEO:

Grantee information from Housing:

https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing
Mortgage Repayment Relief: https://archives.hud.gov/news/2020/pr20-048.cfm
Multifamily: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/mfh
Letter from the Office of Public and Indian Housing and the Office of Multifamily: https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/pihmultifamilycovidfinal.pdf

Grantee information from OLHCHH: Not Applicable.

Grantee information from PD&R: Not Applicable.

Grantee information from PIH:

https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/covid_19_resources
COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers (PIH Notice 2020-05): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/PIH2020-05.pdf
- Subject: COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Indian Housing Block Grant and Indian Community Development Block Grant programs, Suspension of Public Housing Assessment System and Section Eight Management Assessment Program
Letter from the Office of Public and Indian Housing and the Office of Multifamily https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/pihmultifamilycovidfinal.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions (03-30-2020): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/COVID19_FAQ_PIH_3-30-20.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions (03-13-2020): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/COVID19_FAQ_PIH_Final.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions for Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) (03-30-2020): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/COVIDONAP2ndFAQs03302020.pdf

APPROPRATION SUMMARY

Click here for the CARES Act legislation [6] & click here for Appropriations Summary [7]

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) – $12.4 billion

CPD – Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – $5 billion. CDBG is a flexible program that provides communities and states with funding to provide a wide range of resources to address COVID-19, such as services for senior citizens, the homeless, and public health services. Funding will be distributed using formula. {2022}

Grantee information from CPD: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/cdbg_programs_covid-19

CARES Act Account: CPD | 0162-0011 | Disaster Assistance

CPD - Homeless Assistance Grants – $4 billion. These additional funds for the Emergency Solution Program (ESG), in combination with additional authority to waive ESG requirements, will enable state and local governments to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, among individuals and families who are homeless or receiving homeless assistance and to support additional homeless assistance and homelessness prevention activities to mitigate the impacts created by coronavirus. {2022)

Grantee information from CPD: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/homeless_esg_covid-19

CARES Act Account: CPD | 0192-0044 | Disaster Assistance

PIH - Tenant-Based Rental Assistance – $1.25 billion. These funds will preserve Section 8 voucher rental assistance for seniors, the disabled, and low-income working families, who will experience loss of income from the coronavirus. {2021}

Grantee information from PIH:

COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers (PIH Notice 2020-05): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/PIH2020-05.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions (03-30-2020): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/COVID19_FAQ_PIH_3-30-20.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions (03-13-2020): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/COVID19_FAQ_PIH_Final.pdf

CARES Act Account: PIH | 0302-0044 | Disaster Assistance

PIH - Public Housing Operating Fund – $685 million. These funds will provide Public Housing Agencies with additional operating assistance to make up for reduced tenant rent payments, as well as to help contain the spread of coronavirus in public housing properties. {2021}

Grantee information from PIH:

COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers (PIH Notice 2020-05): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/PIH2020-05.pdf

Letter from the Office of Public and Indian Housing and the Office of Multifamily https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/pihmultifamilycovidfinal.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions (03-30-2020): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/COVID19_FAQ_PIH_3-30-20.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions (03-13-2020): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/COVID19_FAQ_PIH_Final.pdf

CARES Act Account: PIH | 0163-0004 | Disaster Assistance

PIH - Native American Programs – $300 million. These funds will be used to prevent homelessness due to lost income from the coronavirus, as well as to contain the spread of coronavirus on tribal lands. These programs provide flexibility to local tribal governments and Tribally-Designated Housing Entities to respond to local conditions and needs. {2024}

Grantee information from PIH:

Frequently Asked Questions for Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) (03-30-2020): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/COVIDONAP2ndFAQs03302020.pdf

CARES Act Account: PIH | 0313-0004 | Disaster Assistance

CPD - Housing Opportunities for Person with Aids (HOPWA) – $65 million. HOPWA is dedicated to the housing needs of people living with HIV/AIDS by giving grants to local communities, states, and nonprofit organizations for projects that benefit low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families. {2022}

Grantee information from CPD: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/hopwa_covid-19

CARES Act Account: CPD | 0308-0044 | Disaster Assistance

HSNG-MF - Project-Based Rental Assistance – $1 billion. This additional funding will make up for reduced tenant payments as a result of coronavirus. Preserving this critical housing assistance will prevent low-income families and individuals from being at risk of homelessness. {X}

Grantee information from Housing:

COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers (PIH Notice 2020-05): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/PIH2020-05.pdf

Letter from the Office of Public and Indian Housing and the Office of Multifamily https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/pihmultifamilycovidfinal.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions (03-30-2020): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/COVID19_FAQ_PIH_3-30-20.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions (03-13-2020): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/COVID19_FAQ_PIH_Final.pdf

CARES Act Account: CPD | 0303-0044 | Disaster Assistance

HSNG-MF - Section 202 Housing for the Elderly – $50 million. These funds will maintain housing stability and services for low-income seniors. Seniors are particularly at risk from the coronavirus. {2023}

Grantee information from Housing:

COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers (PIH Notice 2020-05): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/PIH2020-05.pdf

Letter from the Office of Public and Indian Housing and the Office of Multifamily https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/pihmultifamilycovidfinal.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions (03-30-2020): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/COVID19_FAQ_PIH_3-30-20.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions (03-13-2020): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/COVID19_FAQ_PIH_Final.pdf

CARES Act Account: HSNG | 0320-0044 | Disaster Assistance

PIH - Section 811 Housing for Persons with Disabilities – $15 million. This additional funding will make up for reduced tenant payments as a result of coronavirus. {2023}

Grantee information from Housing:

COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers (PIH Notice 2020-05): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/PIH2020-05.pdf

Letter from the Office of Public and Indian Housing and the Office of Multifamily https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/pihmultifamilycovidfinal.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions (03-30-2020): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/COVID19_FAQ_PIH_3-30-20.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions (03-13-2020): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/COVID19_FAQ_PIH_Final.pdf

CARES Act Account: HSNG | 0237-0044 | Disaster Assistance

FHEO - Fair Housing – $2.5 million for additional fair housing enforcement. {2021}

Grantee information from FHEO:

FHIP: https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/FHEO/documents/20FHIP%20COVID%20Policy_Final.pdf
FHAP: TK

CARES Act Account: FHEO | 0144-0044 | Disaster Assistance

HUD Administrative Expenses – $50 million. These funds will ensure that HUD’s workforce can continue to support its programs serving low-income vulnerable populations and prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

CARES Act Accounts:

ADMN | 0479-0004 | Disaster-Related Expenses [CFO; OGC; CAO; CHCO; FPM; CPO; DEEO; CIO $35M]
ADMN | 0335-0004 | Disaster-Related Expenses [CPD $10M; PIH $5M]

HUD Inspector General – $5 million. Funding for the HUD Inspector General to provide oversight and ensure funds provided are used for lawful purposes. {X}

CARES Act Account:

OIG | 0189-0004 | Disaster Related Expenses [$5M]

[1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/M-20-11.pdf

[2] https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/M-20-17.pdf

[3] https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/M-20-18.pdf

[4] https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/M-20-20.pdf

[5] https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Implementation-Guidance-for-Supplemental-Funding-Provided-in-Response.pdf

[6] https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3548/text

[7] https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Coronavirus%20Supplemental%20Appropriations%20Summary_FINAL.pdf