Supportive Housing Program Desk Guide
This updated guide describes the SHP grant process from grant award onward. It will take you through the life cycle of a grant, incorporating everything from very basic information to the intricacies of grant administration. The guide is not a substitute for the SHP regulations. However, it is a practical guide to issues that arise during project implementation.
Use the links below to access each section of the guide individually. These sections contain active links to regulations and other outside resources. If you would like to print the entire guide, use the PDF link under "Printable Desk Guide" below. Please note, the PDF "print-ready" version does not contain active links to outside resources.
- Welcome to the SHP Desk Guide
- Key Terms
- Section A: Program Goals
- Section B: Eligible Participants
- Section C: Program Components
- Section D: Eligible Activities
- Section E: Match Requirements
- Section F: Important Dates
- Section G: Conditional Awards and Technical Submission
- Section H: Site Control & Environmental Review
- Section I: Grantee Responsibilities
- Section J: Project Financing
- Section K: Calculating Resident Rents
- Section M: Financial Management
- Section N: Annual Progress Report
- Section O: Fair Housing & Civil Rights Laws
- Section P: Technical Assistance
- Section Q: Project Renewals
- Section R: Grant Amendments
- Section S: Grant Extensions
- Section T: Definitions in Program Regulations
- Section U: Spending & Recaptures
- Acknowledgements
Printable Desk Guide
As stated above, the PDF "print-ready" version below does not contain active links to outside resources. The sections of the guide accessible above contain these active links and other outside resources.
- HUD's Homeless Assistance Programs - Supportive Housing Program Desk Guide (PDF)

- Introducing the Revised Supportive Housing Program (SHP) Desk Guide (PDF)

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