811 Project Rental Assistance Service Coordinators

Welcome Service Coordinators!

We are excited to have you as partners in the 811PRA program!

811PRA Eligibility Requirements:

• Have a severe disability of some kind (physical, mental, IDD, etc.).
• Be eligible for home or community-based, long-term care services as provided through Medicaid waiver, Medicaid state plan options, comparable state-funded services, or other appropriate services.
• Be between the ages of 18 and 61 upon move-in to housing.
• Be extremely low-income (30% Area Median Income).

To verify your applicant's income eligibility:

Click the link below and search by county. Look in the row labeled, "Extremely Low-Income Limits."

HUD 2025 Income Limits

811PRA Application Process:

• Applications are accepted online only; no paper applications will be available or accepted.
• Applications are to be submitted by a Service Coordinator only.
• Eligible 811PRA applications received through the link below will be entered on the 811PRA waiting list in the order received (date and time).

Service Coordinator, please sit with your client and perform the steps below from a computer or laptop and not a cell phone.

1. Click this link: 811PRA Application Form
2. Fill out the 811PRA application form and click submit.
3. Check your email. You should receive two emails.
4. Upload required documents to Portal.

Required Documents
Attachment 1: Proof of age (ex: birth certificate, SSA benefit letter)

Attachment 2: Income documentation (ex: SSA benefit letter, paystubs, zero income certification - found here: Verification of Zero Income)

Attachment 3: Verification of Disability form (found here: Verification of Disability)

Attachment 4: Consent to the Release of Information form (found here: HUD 9887 & HUD-9887A-Release of Info Form and Fact Sheet)

Due to increased security measures, access to the SharePoint site will only allow for uploading of data. No downloading, printing, or syncing is allowed.

If you have already submitted an 811PRA application and your client has a change of address, phone number, income, or family size, you must log in to the Applicant Portal to update their information.

Forms and Materials:

Fair Housing

• MSHDA's Affirmative Marketing Plan (For Reference)

Additional Information and HUD Brochures

• HUD 92006-Supplement to Application
• HUD Brochure: EIV & You
• HUD 27061-H-Race and Ethnicity Form
• HUD Brochure: Resident Rights and Responsibilities

HUD documents are available in many languages, and can be found on HUD’s translated materials website: HUD Translated Materials

All additional questions can be emailed to:
MSHDA-811PRA@michigan.gov

Under the 811PRA program, MSHDA has specific properties across Michigan in which MSHDA contracts with the owner to make rent subsidy payments on behalf of the individual. If an individual is approved to live in an 811PRA unit, the individual enters a lease with the owner and pays their share of the rent to the owner in accordance with the lease. The assisted individual will pay no more than 30 percent of their income towards rent and utilities. The contract between MSHDA and the owner covers the balance of the individual’s monthly rent. 

MSHDA 811PRA Home Page

Michigan State Housing Development Authority is committed to providing meaningful access. For accommodations, modifications, translation, interpretation, or other services, please contact: MSHDA-811PRA@michigan.gov