Project-Based Voucher Program

LHC’s Commitment

In keeping with its mission to ensure that every Louisiana resident is granted an opportunity to obtain safe, affordable, energy-efficient housing, the LHC offers the Project-Based Voucher Program.

These vouchers are a component of an agency's housing choice voucher program. The voucher assistance is attached to specific housing units if the owner agrees to either rehabilitate or construct the units, or the owner agrees to set-aside a portion of the units in an existing development.

Read on for more information on the the Project-Based Voucher Program.

Program Overview

Under the project-based voucher program, a PHA enters into an assistance contract with the owner for specified units and for a specified term. The PHA refers families from its waiting list to the project owner to fill vacancies. Because the assistance is tied to the unit, a family who moves from the project-based unit does not have any right to continued housing assistance.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The 2020 Louisiana Housing Authority (LHA) draft PHA Annual Plan will be available for public comment from August 26, 2019 through October 10, 2019. The PHA Annual Plan includes information about how the LHA will manage its voucher programs through the next year. A public hearing will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, October 14, 2019 at the Mid-City Gardens office building at 1690 N. Blvd. in Baton Rouge, LA. 70802. The LHA will accept comments in writing during the public comment period. Additional comments may be submitted at the public hearing. Written comments should be submitted to Chawuna Parker at the Louisiana Housing Authority via mail at 2415 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808 or via email at cparker@lhc.la.gov.

Project-Based Voucher Program Waiting List

Effective April 2, 2018

The Louisiana Housing Authority (LHA) has opened the following waiting lists effective April 2, 2018.

IP applications for all WL
Single Room Occupancy waiting list for all areas
All Elderly-Only Waiting Lists
Region 1 (Two bedroom waiting list only)
Region 1 (Site-specific waiting lists)
Hammond (Two and three bedroom waiting lists only)
Slidell (Two and three bedroom waiting lists only)
Region 3
Region 4
Region 5
Waiting lists for all other areas that were not mentioned above will remain closed until further notice.

If you are interested in starting an application to participate in the Permanent Supportive Housing Program Project-Based Voucher Program, please contact the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) at PSHApplications@la.gov, 504-568-2774 or 1-844-698-9075.
Have you already submitted an application for the PSH Project-Based Voucher Program and you now have questions? Please contact the program using the contact information above.

Owner Information

Have you already submitted an application to place a home under contract with the PSH Project-Based Voucher Program and you now have questions? Please contact Andrew Jackson at the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) at, 504-568-5255 or andrew.jackson@la.gov.