Overview
In January 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a demonstration program to offer a permanent home and supportive services to Native American Veterans who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. The Tribal HUD-VA Supportive Housing program (Tribal HUD-VASH) will provide rental assistance and supportive services to Native American veterans who are Homeless or At Risk of Homelessness living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas. In its initial funding round, HUD is making available $5.2 million in grant funding to Indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs) to fund this rental assistance and associated administrative fees. Indian tribes and TDHEs participating in this program must partner with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide case management and supportive services to eligible Native American veterans.
Learn how the Tribal Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program helps homeless Native American Veterans exit homelessness. Tribal HUD-VASH combines rental assistance from HUD with case management, clinical and supportive services provides by VA specifically for Native American Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Video produced by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Click Here to watch.
Tribal HUD-VASH Program Resources
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Tribal HUD-VASH Demonstration Program
- Expanding the Tribal HUD-VASH Program (5/3/19)
- Invitee List (5/18/16)
- Federal Register Notice (3/20/16)
- Press Release (10/21/15)
Dear Tribal Leader Letters
- Tribal HUD-VASH Expansion Program NOFO (11/2/21)
- Dear Tribal Leader- NOFO Training (1/28/21)
- Program Expansion NOFO (1/15/21)
- Expanding the Tribal HUD-VASH Program (6/3/19)
- THUD-VASH Implementation (10/23/15)
PIH Notices
- PIH 2024-13: FY24 Tribal HUD-VASH Renewal Notice
- PIH 2023-02: Closeout Instructions for the Tribal Housing and Urban DevelopmentVeterans Affairs Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) Grant Program
- Consolidated Notice (May 22, 2018)
- Federal Register Notice (Implementation Announcement 10/21/15) and Technical Correction (dated 12/6/16)
Program Guidance
- Program Guidance 2018-01: Use of FCAS units and IHBG funds for THVASH rental assistance.
- Tribal HUD-VASH Guidebook April 2016
- Program Guidance 2016-05: Tribal HUD VASH Record Keeping at Initial Occupancy
- Program Guidance 2016-04: Tribal HUD VASH Rental Assistance Payments (RAP) Contract Requirements
- Program Guidance 2013-05: Calculating Annual Income for NAHASDA and Attachment: Section 8 Definition of Annual Income
Frequently Asked Questions
- NOFO Frequently Asked Questions- (12/28/21)
- Tribal HUD-VASH Expansion NOFA FAQs (3/17/21)
- Tribal HUD-VASH FAQ 3 (4/25/17)
- Tribal HUD-VASH FAQ 2 (1/26/17)
- Tribal HUD-VASH FAQ 1 (3/22/16)
Forms
Training and Webcasts
- Tribal HUD-VASH Grant Renewal Training (5/29/24)
- Recording Password mw1$Lq+9
- Tribal HUD-VASH Phase II Reporting Tool Training (3/13/24)
- Limited Rollout Training PowerPoint (7/6/23)
- Tribal HUD-VASH Reporting Tool Grantee Training (6/28/23)
- THUD-VASH Renewal- Training (5/17/23)
Success Stories
Past NOFOs
- Tribal HUD-VASH Expansion FY20 NOFO Round II- Revised Rating Factor 2 PDF(Deadline 1/24/22)
- Tribal HUD-VASH Expansion FY20 NOFO Round II- PDF Version (Deadline 1/18/22)
- Tribal HUD-VASH Expansion NOFO - PDF Version (Deadline 4/15/21)
- FY 2021 Round I NOFA- FR-6400-N-73 Grants.gov (Deadline 4/15/21)
Awards
- FY2020 Tribal HUD-VASH Renewal Awards (10/19/20)
- Federal Register Notice-FY2015 Awards (3/20/16)
Visit THUD-VASH Archives for previous years NOFOs, Trainings and Guidance.
What's New!
Tribal HUD-VASH Renewal Notice Published
Grant Renewal Training
- Recording Password mw1$Lq+9
Reporting Tool Resources
User Resources
- Tribal HUD-VASH Phase II Reporting Tool Training
- Tribal HUD-VASH Reporting Tool Grantee Training (June 28, 2023)
- Reporting Tool- User Resources
Training and Demonstrations
- Limited Rollout training July 2023 PowerPoint and Recording (Coming Soon)
Questions?
- Email TribalHUDVASH@hud.gov or contact your local Area Office
Forms
- Form HUD-5980- Leasing Performance Report
- Sample VAMC Support Letter
- Sample Application Cover Letter
- HUD-VASH Sample Tribal Resolution Language
- Sample Implementation Schedule
Useful Links
- HUD VASH Homepage
- Office of Native American Programs
- VA Office of Tribal Government Relations
- VA Homeless Programs
- VA Health Care Fact Sheet
- United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
- National Directory of Tribes and TDHEs
- Headquarters (Washington, DC)
- Eastern Woodlands ONAP (Chicago, IL)
- Northern Plains ONAP (Denver, CO)
- Northwest ONAP (Seattle, WA)
- Southern Plains ONAP (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Southwest ONAP (Phoenix, AZ)