HUD PIH Notice § 2026-25

Special Attention of:                              Notice PIH 2026-25
Public Housing Agencies
Public Housing Directors                           Issued: September 29, 2026
Regional Public Housing Directors
                                                   Expires: The notice remains in effect until
                                                   amended, superseded, or rescinded.

                                                   Cross References: Pub. L. 117-2; Pub. L.
                                                   119-103; 2 CFR 200; 24 CFR 982; Notices
                                                   PIH 2018-16, 2023-35 (as amended by
                                                   2026-02), 2025-07, 2025-19, 2026-12


Subject: Availability of Tenant Protection Vouchers for Emergency Housing Voucher Families

I.     BASIC INFORMATION

       A. Purpose
          This notice establishes the requirements, funding process, and timeline for awarding
          tenant protection vouchers (TPVs) by December 31, 2026, to all families under
          emergency housing vouchers (EHVs) housing assistance payments (HAP) contracts
          as of September 30, 2026, consistent with the Continuing Appropriations and
          Extensions Act, 2027 (section 153 of Pub. L. 119-103) (“2027 CR”).

          On September 2, 2026, the President signed the 2027 CR, which provided for
          continued government funding through December 11, 2026. As part of the act, HUD
          is authorized to provide TPVs for any EHV family under lease as of September 30,
          2026. After implementing this provision, all EHVs will be fully converted to the
          Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program (“EHV-TPVs”).

          The 2027 CR directs that these TPVs are not replacement vouchers and, as such, they
          cannot be reissued upon turnover.

       B. Background
          Section 3202 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) (Pub. L. 117-2,
          approved March 11, 2021) authorized $5 billion for the provision of EHVs,
          associated administrative costs and other eligible expenses. ARP made EHV funds
          available for obligation by HUD until September 30, 2030, with these funds being set
          for cancellation as a matter of law effective September 30, 2035.

          On March 6, 2025, HUD sent a letter notifying public housing agencies (PHAs) that
          the remaining available EHV funds were likely to only cover EHV families through


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   most of calendar year (CY) 2026. HUD then obligated remaining EHV funding to
   participating PHAs.

   On March 26, 2025, HUD published Notice PIH 2025-07, which directed PHAs to
   stop issuing any EHVs to new families and reminded PHAs that any incoming EHV
   portability moves must be billed to the initial PHA.

   Notice PIH 2026-12 provided that HUD had HAP funding available from returned
   EHV services fees to address EHV shortfalls. HUD has proactively provided EHV
   shortfall funding with these EHV funds based on need documented by Voucher
   Management System (VMS) expenditure data.

   In addition, Notice PIH 2026-12 stated that HUD would provide future guidance on
   the implementation of the 2026 Appropriations Act provision that allowed TPV
   funding to be used for CY 2026 assistance to PHAs that would otherwise be required
   to terminate EHVs for families as a result of insufficient funding. As the 2027 CR
   repealed this provision and authorized HUD to provide TPVs, that guidance is no
   longer necessary.

   This notice provides TPVs for all EHV families under lease as of September 30,
   2026, and requires the conversion of these families from EHV to EHV-TPVs by the
   end of December 2026.

   Once this conversion is complete, the EHV program will end. No later than
   December 31, 2026, PHAs will no longer have EHV families under lease. ARP
   prohibited PHAs from reissuing EHV vouchers after September 30, 2023.

   In early 2027, HUD will begin the process of closing out the EHV program in
   accordance with Notice PIH 2023-35, as amended by Notice PIH 2026-02, which
   accelerated the services fee reconciliation and closeout timeline. As part of the
   closeout process, PHAs must remit all unexpended EHV funds to HUD.

C. Key Dates
    Date                   Event
    On or about October    HUD notifies PHAs of potential EHV-TPV award amounts
    1, 2026                based on an estimated number of EHV families under lease
                           as of September 30, 2026.
    11:59:59 p.m. ET on    Deadline for PHAs to respond to HUD with a correction of
    October 15, 2026       HUD’s estimate, if necessary.
    December 2026          HUD awards all EHV-TPV funds in one round of funding
                           (equivalent to 1 month of TPV funding for CY 2026), and
                           PHAs transition families from EHV to EHV-TPV
                           assistance.
    CY 2027                Future EHV-TPV funding will be provided as first-time
                           renewals, subject to the availability of future appropriations.
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II.        FUNDING DETAILS

           A. Award Calculation
              EHV-TPVs are funded from the $600.6 million made available for TPV under the
              2027 CR. TPV HAP award estimates will be based on the leased EHV HAP costs
              reflected in VMS and reported in the Inventory Management System/PIH Information
              Center (IMS/PIC). This notice does not provide funding beyond the period covered
              by the 2027 CR. The TPV awards will cover 1 month (December 2026), and future
              months are planned to be covered as renewals. All funding is subject to future
              appropriations.

                HUD will calculate funding eligibility for EHV-TPVs based on the average per unit
                cost (PUC) in the PHA’s EHV program and the total units estimated to be under lease
                as of September 30, 2026, using July 2026 VMS and current IMS/PIC reporting data.
                Funding is based on PUC and reported expenses only; no prior year or renewal
                amount is carried forward. Unit count estimates are based on the lower of the July
                2026 VMS or IMS/PIC figures, except in those cases of correction.

                If a PHA has concerns regarding the sufficiency of the EHV-TPV funding based on
                the amounts provided in HUD’s notification, it must contact EHV@hud.gov by
                October 15, 2026, and document why HUD’s calculation is incorrect.

                PHAs will receive ongoing administrative fees for the converted EHV-TPVs on the
                same basis as the rest of their HCV program. Beginning with the effective date of
                EHV-TPVs, when the families begin being assisted under the HCV program, these
                vouchers are administered under 24 CFR part 982 and are included in the PHA's
                HCV unit months under lease (UML) reported in VMS for purposes of the ongoing
                administrative fee earned under the annual appropriations act. The EHV-specific
                administrative fee and the one-time EHV services fee do not apply to these vouchers
                and may not be claimed for this conversion.

           B. Continued Applicability of Notice PIH 2025-19
              PHAs generally may still use the conversion process and waivers set forth in Notice
              PIH 2025-19 to transition EHV families to one of the PHA’s existing HCVs instead
              of transitioning the family to an EHV-TPV. Similarly, if the PHA transitions an EHV
              family to a unit in the PHA’s PBV portfolio,1 that family may not receive an EHV-
              TPV because it is no longer an EHV family. EHV-TPVs cannot be project-based, as
              they are not replacement vouchers. HUD will no longer accept waiver requests that
              are focused on transitioning EHV to a PHA’s PBV program after the publication of
              this notice.

                Families transitioned to the HCV or PBV program are not eligible for EHV-TPVs
                under this notice because these families are no longer leasing units under the EHV

1
  Notice PIH 2025-19 only applies to transitions from the EHV to the HCV program. Nevertheless, PHAs were able to submit a waiver request
through the process set forth in Notice PIH 2018-16 to facilitate the transition of EHV families to PBV units, and some PHAs were approved for
such waivers.
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          program. Rather, they are assisted under the PHA’s HCV or PBV program. If a PHA
          intends to transition any families to the HCV or PBV program between September 30
          and November 1, 2026, they must inform HUD upon receiving their estimated awards
          so the estimate can be reduced accordingly. All transitions to HCV or PBV must be
          completed no later than November 1, 2026, after which all EHV families must be
          converted to EHV-TPVs.

III.   ELIGIBILITY

       A. Eligible Recipients
          PHAs currently participating in the EHV program that have EHV families under lease
          as of September 30, 2026, are eligible to receive funding under this notice. Non-EHV
          PHAs administering an EHV household through portability billing as of September
          30, 2026, are also eligible to receive funding for that family. HUD will use data from
          IMS/PIC for families that have moved through portability to non-EHV PHAs and
          have not been absorbed to determine potential eligibility for awards.

          To determine a PHA’s award, a family is attributed to the PHA administering the
          HAP contract for the family as of September 30, 2026. In an EHV portability case,
          the family is included in the count of the PHA administering the HAP contract on that
          date. This includes PHAs without EHV programs who didn’t absorb families into
          their HCV program and instead chose to bill, as the initial PHA still reported those
          families in EHV fields for VMS and paid with EHV funds. If the family is under
          lease in the EHV program in the initial PHA’s jurisdiction while searching for a unit
          in the receiving PHA’s jurisdiction, the family is counted by the initial PHA.

          A former EHV family that transitioned to the HCV program or any other housing
          assistance program before September 30, 2026, is not eligible for inclusion in any
          PHA’s prospective EHV-TPV award. EHV families placed on the HCV waiting list
          but not yet transitioned to the HCV program are eligible for EHV-TPVs if they were
          still under lease in the EHV program as of September 30, 2026. Such EHV families
          would be removed from the HCV waiting list once they have been issued an EHV-
          TPV.

          EHV families under lease as of September 30, 2026, are eligible for the EHV-TPV
          and are considered continuously assisted. PHAs do not need to add families to the
          waiting list or rescreen families, and families can remain in units under lease. The
          PHA’s administrative plan regarding payment standard for HCV program participants
          is applicable to the EHV-TPV families.
          When the EHV-TPV family leaves the program, the PHA must not reissue the
          voucher. HUD will reduce the PHA’s unit months authorized to reflect EHV-TPV
          families that have left the program.

       B. Eligible Activities
          Families converted to EHV-TPVs will continue to receive tenant-based assistance
          under 24 CFR 982 without interruption. EHV fees cannot be used to cover the cost of
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                  the conversion, and PHAs are not eligible for a transition fee under Notice PIH 2026-
                  12 for converting the EHV voucher to an EHV-TPV. PHAs must track EHV-TPVs
                  separately from other vouchers as they cannot be reissued upon turnover.

IV.          HUD NOTIFICATION
             All eligible PHAs will receive an estimate of their EHV-TPV HAP funding intended to
             cover December 2026 via email2 on or around October 1, 2026. This document will
             consist of your estimated number of EHVs under lease as of September 30, 2026.

V.           PHA RESPONSE
             PHAs can respond to HUD’s estimate of award by contacting the EHV mailbox at
             EHV@hud.gov by 11:59:59 ET on October 15, 2026. Any award given in excess of a
             PHA’s families under lease as of September 30, 2026, may be reduced once September
             VMS is available.

VI.          HUD REVIEW
             HUD will review each PHA’s award against IMS/PIC and VMS data to validate the EHV
             family count. Where a PHA submits a correction or documented exception, HUD will
             reconcile the discrepancy and adjust the award as warranted.

VII.         AWARD NOTICE
             HUD will send a final notice of award to PHAs several weeks ahead of the December
             EHV-TPV HAP disbursements.

VIII. FUNDING REDUCTION AND REALLOCATION
      HUD may terminate, reduce, or limit the availability of funding for substantial
      noncompliance with program requirements. Because EHV-TPVs are tied to families
      under lease as of September 30, 2026, and cannot be reissued upon turnover, HUD will
      adjust or recapture funding for any voucher not supported by the confirmed leasing data.

IX.          POST-AWARD REQUIREMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION

             A. Regulatory and Administrative Requirements
                The General Administrative, National, and Departmental Policy Requirements
                and Terms for HUD’s Financial Assistance Programs and the General Statutory and
                Regulatory Requirements Affecting Eligibility for HUD’s Financial Assistance
                Programs are posted on the HUD’s Policies and Regulations webpage.
                All recipients of Federal financial assistance are responsible for ensuring activities
                funded by Federal awards comply with the relevant executive orders and other
                Presidential actions as part of the administrative requirements, whether the recipients
                carry out those activities directly or use contractors or subrecipients. Review these
                directives on the White House’s Presidential Actions webpage.

                  If any part or provision of the terms of this notice are enjoined or held to be void or
                  unenforceable in any jurisdiction, they shall be ineffective as to such jurisdiction and

2
    HUD uses the primary email recorded by the PHA in IMS/PIC. To receive the email, your PHA must have the correct primary email listed.
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   only to the extent of such prohibition or enjoinment and shall not invalidate or affect
   the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions and applications of the
   agreement and notice. In the event the enjoinment of such provisions is stayed,
   dissolved, or reversed, the full terms of the grant agreement and notice, including
   such provisions, will automatically become effective. This clause is self-executing
   and will become effective, binding, and enforceable automatically upon issuance of
   this notice.

B. Remedies for Noncompliance
   HUD may terminate all or a part of your award as described under 2 CFR 200.340-
   343 pursuant to the terms and conditions of your award, including to the extent
   authorized by law:

          if an award no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities; or

          in the case of a partial termination, if HUD determines that the remaining
           portion of the award will not accomplish the purposes for which the HUD
           award was made.

   HUD may also impose specific conditions on your award or take other remedies as
   described by 2 CFR 200.339-343 if you do not comply with your award terms and
   conditions.

C. Reporting
   Successful recipients of awards will be subject to HUD’s reporting requirements.

   1. IMS/PIC Reporting
      PHAs are required to submit tenant-level EHV-TPV participant data into
      IMS/PIC. PHAs must follow the standard reporting fields identified on the Form
      HUD-50058 or HUD-50058 MTW. PHAs must enter “TEHV” as the special
      program code on line 2n.

       HUD will use this reporting to track turnover among this cohort of TPVs and to
       track vouchers to ensure they are not reissued upon turnover. For MTW
       Expansion PHAs unable to submit 50058s, HUD will create an alternative process
       of reporting to ensure they receive funding and to track participant turnover.


   2. VMS Reporting
      PHAs must continue to report leasing and HAP data on the EHV tab in VMS.
      HUD will disable the EHV fields that are no longer needed. Later, HUD will
      modify VMS to move EHV Units Leased and monthly HAP fields to the
      Vouchers UML/HAP tab with the other special purpose vouchers. PHAs should
      continue to report their expenses and leasing totals in these fields following these
      system updates. HUD will maintain separate tracking of the EHV-TPVs to the
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             maximum extent possible so these sunsetting, non-reissuable vouchers remain
             distinguishable from other TPVs.

         3. Other Reporting
            The recipient hereby acknowledges that HUD is in the process of implementing
            new grants management and reporting tools for all records pertinent to the Federal
            award. The recipient agrees to report on grant performance and financial activities
            (including vendor and cash disbursement supporting details for the recipient and
            its subrecipients) using these new tools when they are released and to satisfy
            occasional requests for records pertinent to the Federal award, consistent with the
            requirements for recordkeeping, access to records, and reporting laid out in 2 CFR
            200, which may be amended from time to time. HUD will work with the recipient
            to support its transition to the new reporting tools. HUD reserves the right to
            exercise all its available rights and remedies for any noncompliance with these
            grants management and financial reporting requirements, to include, without
            limitation, requiring additional or more detailed financial reports, suspension of
            disbursements, and all other legally available remedies, to the furthest extent
            permitted by law.

X.    ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
      In accordance with 24 CFR 50.19(b)(11) and 58.35(b)(1), activities funded under this
      notice are categorically excluded from environmental review under the National
      Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321) and are not subject to environmental
      review under related laws and authorities.

XI.   CONTACT
      Direct questions about this notice to EHV@hud.gov or your local field office.




                                           Benjamin Hobbs
                                           Assistant Secretary
                                           for Public and Indian Housing