Project-Based Vouchers RFP

The Office of Housing Access and Stability in the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to award Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 Project-Based Vouchers (PBVs) for an initial term of up to 20 years. 

The use of federally-funded Project Based Vouchers is subject to the regulations set forth in 24 CFR 983, as well as the Project Based Housing Assistance Payment Contract (HUD Form HUD 52530B). 

Federal PBV regulations (24 CFR 983.54) limit the number of approved PBV units in a project, which cannot be more than 25 units or 25% of the total units. Projects in an area where vouchers are difficult to use, defined as in census tracks with a poverty rate of 20% or less or are in one of the zip codes listed here, may be approved for up to 40% of the total units in the project. Additional request for PBV assistance in a project must be for units designated to serve residents who are seniors, Family Unification Program (FUP) participants, or who are offered social service assistance. These units are considered “excepted” units.

Environmental review is required for all PBV awards. To ensure compliance with HUD Part 58, HPD recommends that Phase 1 of the review be conducted as a part of a PBV proposal.

A PBV award is based on multiple factors, including all other sources of funding that the project receives. If additional government assistance funding is received at any time after the application is submitted, applicants must notify HPD at PBVRFPSubmissions@hpd.nyc.gov. 

Fiscal Year 2025 Schedule

HPD’s  PBV RFP Application is one combined document for Newly Constructed, Rehabilitated, and Existing Housing projects. Please read the application instructions carefully to ensure you complete all required sections. Applicants may attend any one of the pre-submission conferences on the schedule below regardless of project type. Additionally, applicants can submit any questions to PBVRFPSubmissions@hpd.nyc.gov. 

• Please note that the current PBV RFP cycle with a March 19, 2025 submission deadline is subject to funding availability.
• Please continue to visit this website for updates and future PBV RFP application cycles.

Selection Criteria

HPD will apply the following selection criteria, comprised of HUD requirements and other relevant selection factors when evaluating requests under this competition:

• HUD required criteria
  • Accessibility to social, economic, educational and service opportunities;
  • Significant revitalization of a neighborhood and/or greater choice of housing opportunities for low-income families;
  • Extent to which housing and economic opportunity is expanded through de-concentrating of poverty; and
  • For Newly Constructed projects only: Must demonstrate that projects are not in areas with high minority concentration and show how opportunities are advanced under one of the exceptions listed in  24 CFR § 983.55(e). 

• Additional Selection Factors:
  • Extent to which the PBV proposal promotes the goals laid out in Housing New York, A Five-Borough, Ten-Year Plan, New York City’s affordable housing creation and preservation plan and other HPD-defined priorities. Priority will be given to proposals that:
    • • • house Seniors
        • prioritize individuals and families who are struggling to find housing opportunities in the housing market, including youth aging out of foster care, veterans, and households involved in the justice system;
  • Experience of ownership entity in sound building/construction management and responsiveness to address the needs of residents at risk of eviction;
  • Demonstrate the need for PBVs to address property health and provide tenant stability. This can include the use of PBV to leverage financing or to address project cash flow challenges; and
  • Extent the project makes units available in Exception Payment Standards and other areas that expand opportunities available to residents.

All selected proposals are subject to voucher and funding availability, subsidy layering review and approval, and environmental review (for Newly Constructed and Rehabilitated projects only) before contracts are awarded.

Submission Requirements

Please use the PBV RFP Application for your submission. he application is rolling and should be submitted electronically to PBVRFPSubmissions@hpd.nyc.gov.  When submitting your PBV RFP Application, please use the subject line “PBV RFP Submission_Project Name".

Inquiries

See our Frequently Asked Questions

To find FMRs and SAFMRs for 2024, which generally guide proposed rents, visit: FMRs and SAFMRs for 2024.

Questions about the application process should be directed to PBVRFPSubmissions@hpd.nyc.gov.