KDHAP (Katrina Disaster Housing Assistance Program)
To be Administered by
HUD and the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA established the KDHAP (Katrina Disaster Housing Assistance Program) housing program in a joint announcement from HUD on September 23, 2005. The KDHAP program went into effect October 1, 2005.
Persons Eligible for
Assistance –
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Displaced public housing residents and voucher
participants from
Ø Displaced families from other HUD assisted programs (for the elderly, disabled and project-based section 8)
Ø Pre-disaster homeless individuals directly affected by the disaster
Program Requirements
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Ø Must be administered by a local PHA that currently operates a Housing Choice Voucher Program
Ø Participants must register with FEMA either on line or in person by December 31, 2005 and obtain a FEMA registration number
Ø Participants must have spoken with a KDHAP Referral Call Center (RCC), 1-866-373-9509.
Program Provisions –
Ø Provides housing assistance up to 18 months (at end of period family may be transitioned into the regular voucher program)
Ø Suspends all income eligibility requirements
Ø Provides security deposit assistance up to 100% of fair market rent (FMR) and utility connection assistance up to $325.00
Ø Full rent subsidy (no family contribution) up to 100% of FMR for the local area
Ø PHA coordinates transportation upon the family’s arrival in the local jurisdiction, secures temporary lodging and provides housing search assistance