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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 1-8 <br />What Does HUD Do? <br />HUD has the following major responsibilities: <br /> Develop regulations, requirements, handbooks, notices and other guidance to implement <br />HCV housing program legislation passed by Congress; <br /> Allocate HCV program funds to PHAs; <br /> Provide technical assistance to PHAs on interpreting and applying HCV program <br />requirements; <br /> Monitor PHA compliance with HCV program requirements and PHA performance in <br />program administration. <br />What Does the PHA Do? <br />The PHA administers the HCV program under contract with HUD and has the following major <br />responsibilities: <br /> Establish local policies to administer the program; <br /> Review applications from interested applicants to determine whether they are eligible for <br />the program; <br /> Maintain a waiting list and select families for admission; <br /> Issue vouchers to eligible families and provide information on how to lease a unit; <br /> Conduct outreach to owners, with special attention to owners outside areas of poverty or <br />minority concentration; <br /> Approve the rental unit (including assuring compliance with housing quality standards and <br />rent reasonableness), the owner, and the tenancy; <br /> Make housing assistance payments to the owner in a timely manner; <br /> Recertify families for continued eligibility under the program; <br /> Ensure that owners and families comply with their contractual obligations; <br /> Provide families and owners with prompt, professional service; <br /> Comply with all fair housing and equal opportunity requirements, HUD regulations and <br />requirements, the ACC, HUD-approved applications for funding, the PHA’s administrative <br />plan, and other applicable federal, state and local laws. <br />EXHIBIT 1