Moving to Work
program of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Moving to Work (MTW) is a demonstration program for public housing authorities (PHAs) that provides them the opportunity to design and test innovative, locally designed strategies that use Federal dollars more efficiently, help residents find employment and become self-sufficient, and increase housing choices for low-income families. MTW gives PHAs exemptions from many existing public housing and voucher rules and more flexibility with how they use their Federal funds. PHAs can use special funding formulas for MTW agencies and permit agencies to shift funds between the programs or to other uses.
The program is operated by 39 PHAs nationwide.
History
The Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration program was authorized by the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996.
There are currently 39 MTW public housing agencies. Each agency has an agency-specific contract with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), called the MTW Standard Agreement. The MTW Standard Agreement details the flexibilities granted to MTW agencies in order to meet program and statutory goals. In 2016, at the direction of Congress, HUD provided an extension of the Standard Agreements until the end of each agency's 2028 fiscal year.
The current 39 MTW agencies are:
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Atlanta Housing
Housing Authority of Baltimore City
Boulder Housing Partners
Cambridge Housing Authority
Housing Authority of Champaign County
INLIVIAN (Charlotte Housing Authority)
Chicago Housing Authority
Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia
Delaware State Housing
DC Housing Authority
Fairfax County and Redevelopment Authority
Holyoke Housing Authority
Keene Housing
King County Housing Authority
Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority
Lexington Housing Authority
Lincoln Housing Authority
Louisville Housing Authority
Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development
Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
Elm City Communities (New Haven)
Oakland Housing Authority
Orlando Housing Authority
Philadelphia Housing Authority
Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh
Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority
Home Forward (Portland)
Housing Authority of the City of Reno
San Antonio Housing Authority
Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino
San Diego Housing Commission
Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo
Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara (including City of San Jose)
Seattle Housing Authority
Tacoma Housing Authority
Housing Authority of Tulare County
Vancouver Housing Authority
2018 renewal
HUD announced that it plans various changes to MTW beginning in 2019:
End preferential funding formulas for some MTW agencies, replaced by equitable funding to all agencies that operate public housing.
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