Rental Assistance - Affordable/Accessible Housing Registry 2005

• The Affordable/Accessible Housing Registry has been created under the Nursing Facility Transition Grant or NFTG (Grant #18-P91524 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services). The Nursing Facility Transition Grant's purpose is to assist at least 150 disabled individuals residing in Maryland's nursing facilities, over a three-year period, in transitioning back into their communities and implement strategies to change policies and regulations to increase accessible and affordable housing in Maryland. For further details regarding Maryland's Nursing Facility Transition Grant Program, please click on the Maryland Department of Human Resource's Office of Personal Assistance Services

• The purpose of the Affordable/Accessible Housing Registry is to assist in the identification of community-based housing in Maryland that is affordable and/or accessible. The inclusion of a property in the Affordable/Accessible Housing Registry is solely based on its classification as providing affordable and/or accessible housing opportunities.

• In keeping with the NFTG objective of promoting community based living, the properties listed contain family, individual, and elderly/disabled community based housing opportunities throughout the State.

• The heading "Units" gives the specific number of units in a property. This number does not reflect availability of units.

• The number of accessible units, shown under the heading "Accessible Units", has been calculated based on HUD regulations of Section 504/24 CFR 8 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (5% of totals units are to be mobility accessible). This regulation is limited only to those developments having received financial assistance from HUD programs. Henceforth, the number of accessible units stated is approximate.

• Those developments with an (HA) listed beside the address should be contacted directly through the corresponding HA. Click the following links for addresses and phone numbers of Maryland's housing authorities/agencies, along with a listing of the State's Centers for Independent Living (CILs).

  • For more information about Project Based Section 8 housing, visit U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development.

  • Also, visit Low-rent apartment search to perform a search of Subsidized Apartments in Maryland, according to property name, city, apartment type, and/or number of bedrooms.

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Disclaimer: These documents were developed under Grant #18-P91524 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. However, the contents herein do not necessary represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and you should not infer endorsement by the Federal Government. Please include this disclaimer whenever copying or using all or any part of this document in dissemination activities.