Project Based Voucher (PBV) FAQ
PBV is part of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, which is operated by Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) and overseen at HUD by the Office of Public and Indian Housing. Project-based assistance means that the voucher is committed or 'tied' to one or more units in a specific building or complex for a specific period.
The project-based voucher program is for people with low income who are willing to live in specific housing units that are offered to them. When a unit is available, the PHA will offer it to someone who is on the PBV waiting list. This is different from the tenant-based program, because if you accept PBV assistance, you do not get to choose the unit you live in nor do you get to keep your PBV benefit if you move.
The exact income limit for PBV assistance depends on the number of people in your household and where you live. The best way to know the income limit in an area is by contacting a local public housing authority (PHA). When you apply for the project-based voucher program, the people reviewing your application may also look at: Your history with federal housing programs, your criminal background and your credit history.
Project-based units are subject to most of the standard regulations of the HCV tenant-based voucher program. Families in units with PBVs contribute 30 percent of their income for rent and utilities; the voucher pays the difference between the tenant contribution and the unit’s total rent and utility costs.
To ensure the quality of the housing, PHAs must inspect all units upon turnover, and additionally inspect a certain number of randomly selected project-based units at least biennially.
After one year of assistance, a family may move from a project-based voucher unit. The family may switch to the PHA’s tenant-based voucher program when the next voucher is available. The PBV unit is then leased to another HCV-eligible household from the waiting list.
Canyon Terrace Apartments (Family Units) 3921 E Comstock Ave, Nampa, ID 83687
You may download the application here for English or here for Spanish.
Golden Glow Tower (Elderly Units) 1108 7th St. So. Nampa, ID 83657
Applicants must be 62 years of age or older. These units consist of studio and one bedroom apartments.
You may download the application here for English or here for Spanish.
The Section 8 Project Based Voucher program is not Emergency Housing
All applications may be returned by fax to (208)585-9326, by mail, by email to pbvwaitlist@sicha.org, or dropped off to the SICHA main office located at 377 Cornell Street, Middleton, ID 83644.
Please note that our waiting list may be approximately 2-3 years long.