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Commerce Fiscal Year 2026 PHA and Administrative Plan

Montana Department of Commerce is providing an opportunity for public review and comment on the proposed amendments to the FY2026 Administrative Plan. This plan is available for public comment from Feb. 28, 2025, until April 14, 2025.

A virtual public hearing occured on March 5, 2025, to discuss changes regarding revisions to the Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan. Presentation for the public hearing.

Full Draft FY26 Admin Plan

Chapter 1: Overview
Chapter 2: Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Chapter 3: Eligibility
Chapter 4: Applications, Waiting List, and Tenant Selection
Chapter 5: Briefings and Voucher Issuance
Chapter 6.A: Income and Subsidy Determination
Chapter 6.B: Income and Subsidy Determination
Chapter 7.A: Verification
Chapter 7.B: Verification Under Hotma
Chapter 8.A: Housing Quality Standards
Chapter 8.B: NSPIRE
Chapter 9: General Leasing Policies
Chapter 10: Moving with Continued Assistance and Portability
Chapter 11.A: Reexaminations
Chapter 11.B: Reexaminations Under HOTMA
Chapter 12: Terminations of Assistance and Tenancy
Chapter 13: Owners
Chapter 14: Program Integrity
Chapter 15: Special Housing Types
Chapter 16: Program Administration
Chapter 17: Project-Based Vouchers
Chapter 18: Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) Under the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Program
Chapter 19: Special Purpose Vouchers
Chapter 20: Emergency Housing Vouchers
Chapter 21: The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program and the FSS Action Plan
Chapter 22: Glossary

This plan will not go into effect until July 1, 2025. Please refer to the current FY2025 Administrative Plan available below until that time.

Provide Public Comment

Commerce Fiscal Year 2025 PHA and Administrative Plan

Full Admin Plan FY2025
Streamlined Annual PHA Plan (form HUD-50075-HCV)
Summary of Changes from the Fiscal Year 2024 Administrative Plan

Full Draft FY25 Admin Plan

Chapter 1: Overview
Chapter 2: Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Chapter 3: Eligibility
Chapter 4: Applications, Waiting List, and Tenant Selection
Chapter 5: Briefings and Voucher Issuance
Chapter 6: Income and Subsidy Determination
Chapter 7: Verification
Chapter 8: Housing Quality Standards and Rent Reasonableness Determinations
Chapter 9: General Leasing Policies
Chapter 10: Moving with Continued Assistance and Portability
Chapter 11: Reexaminations
Chapter 12: Terminations of Assistance and Tenancy
Chapter 13: Owners
Chapter 14: Program Integrity
Chapter 15: Special Housing Types
Chapter 16: Program Administration
Chapter 17: Project-Based Vouchers
Chapter 18: Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) Under the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Program
Chapter 19: Special Purpose Vouchers
Chapter 20: Emergency Housing Vouchers
Chapter 21: The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program and the FSS Action Plan
Chapter 22: Glossary