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Creates and expands multiple federal grant programs and protections to fund, hire, and retain service coordinators who connect residents of federally assisted housing to supportive services that promote housing stability, health, and aging in place. The bill funds HUD programs (including a new competitive grant for Section 202 properties and additional annual authorizations for services in public and Indian housing), directs HRSA to fund grants for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties, and creates a USDA Rural Housing Service Coordinator Grant Program for Section 515 properties. Requires training and reporting for coordinators, sets allowable uses (salaries, fringe, training, limited admin), sets funding priorities for elderly/disabled-serving properties and properties in persistent poverty counties or underserved rural areas, and preserves resident choice (residents cannot be required to accept services). The bill also amends a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) provision but the supplied text does not include the specific change to PSLF eligibility.
The bill expands funded on-site service coordinators and training to help vulnerable assisted-housing residents access supports and stabilize health and housing, while increasing federal spending and creating coverage limits and additional administrative requirements that may leave many properties unserved and strain budgets.
Residents of federally assisted housing (Section 202, public housing, LIHTC, and Section 515) — especially seniors, people with disabilities, low-income renters, tribal and rural residents — gain funded on-site service coordinators who connect them to supportive services that improve housing stability, health, and aging-in-place.
Service coordinators will receive dedicated training funding and HUD reporting requirements (including a minimum training allocation), improving the quality, consistency, and accountability of supportive services for residents.
The bill prioritizes assistance for properties serving elderly/disabled residents, those in persistent poverty, and underserved rural or tribal areas, directing scarce resources to higher-need communities.
Taxpayers face higher federal spending across multiple authorizations (large annual and multi-year authorizations across Sections 2, 4, 5, and 6), which could contribute to budgetary trade-offs or deficits absent offsets.
Limited authorization levels and a capped number of grants (e.g., only 150 LIHTC grants and limited Section 515/other authorizations) mean many eligible properties and residents will likely be left without coordinators or services.
Grant recipients, property owners, and service coordinators will face added reporting, training, and compliance requirements (including Secretary-set duties and reporting), increasing administrative burden—especially for small owners and rural properties.
Introduced August 26, 2025 by Adam Smith · Last progress August 26, 2025