The Annual Plan
Congress passed a law in 1998 that requires Housing Authorities to create an Annual Plan.
The Annual Plan details Boston Housing Authority’s programs and policies for the upcoming fiscal year (April 1 – March 31). It also includes information about the Capital Fund Program (CFP) where the BHA plans on spending capital funds in the future.
Annual Plan 2020 and Five-Year Plan (2020-2024) approved documents
Documents are available for review and comment November 1, 2019 to December 15, 2019 and were submitted to HUD by Jan 15, 2020.
To see the annual plan public hearing flyer that describes where the annual plan documents can be accessed along with the dates and locations of the public hearing on December 9, 2019, click here.
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Annual Plan 2020 template spanning April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021, click here.
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Annual Plan 2020 supplement, click here.
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Five Year Plan (Fiscal Year 2020-2024) on HUD form HUD-50075-5Y, click here.
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Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy in revision mode, click here.
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Leased Housing Administrative Plan Summary of Changes, click here, and in revision mode, click here.
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Five Year Capital Fund Program Action Plan (Fiscal year 2020-2024) Parts I, II, and III, click here.
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Five-Year Capital Fund Program FY2020-2024 Work Activities Sheet, click here.
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Rental Assistance Demonstration attachment to annual plan, click here.
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Site Based Applicant and Resident race, ethnicity, and disability status, click here.
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Four Factor Analysis for the Limited English Proficiency program, click here.
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Plan Certifications, click here.
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Responses to Comments, click here.
FY 2019 Annual Plan Amendment #2 - approved
All the documents associated with the approved Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Plan Amendment #2 that spans April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 are posted here.
FY 2019 Annual Plan Amendment #1 - approved
All the documents associated with the approved Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Plan Amendment #1 that spans April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 are posted here.
FY 2019 Annual Plan - approved
All the documents associated with the approved Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Plan that spans April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 are posted here.
Annual Plan Archives
Archived Annual Plan Documents may be located here.
Five-Year Plan
In addition to the Annual Plan, the BHA also develops a Five-Year Plan establishing its major goals and objectives. The current Five-Year Plan covers the period 2020-2024. To see the current Five-Year Plan click here. Each year as part of the Annual Plan, the BHA updates the Five-Year Plan in a document called Five-Year Plan Progress Report to reflect the work done towards achieving the goals. The Five-year Plan Progress Report can be viewed by looking at the documents posted as part of each Annual Plan above.
The Annual Plan Process
Boston Housing Authority (BHA) submits the Annual Plan by January 15 each year to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for its review. HUD has 75 days to review the Annual Plan – and either approves it or identifies deficiencies. If there is a deficiency, BHA addresses the issue and re-submits the Annual Plan.
Members of the Resident Advisory Board meet regularly with BHA staff to discuss the Annual Plan.
Public Notice
The Annual Plan is available to residents and the public for 45 days for review and comment before being reviewed by HUD. In a typical year, the Annual Plan is available for public review on November 1 and the comment period closes on December 15.
Copies of the draft Annual Plan are sent to the Resident Advisory Board and Local Tenant Organizations. The Annual Plan is available at BHA’s Planning Department (52 Chauncy Street, Boston), see above for links to approved plan, at the Boston Public Library Copley Branch, and in BHA management offices.
If you would like to receive notice of public comment items, please subscribe to the BHA’s Public Review mailing list.
Public Hearing
BHA holds a Public Hearing each year to provide an opportunity for BHA residents and the public to comment on the Annual Plan. BHA includes the record of comments and responses in the final Annual Plan package to HUD. To see the 2020 Annual Plan and Five-Year Plan 2020-2024 public hearing flyer, click here.
If you have a reasonable accommodation request for reviewing the Annual Plan or attending a Public Hearing, please call (617) 988-4107 or TDD (800) 545-1833 ext. 420. Interpreters can be made available at the Hearing upon request.
Comments can be sent to 52 Chauncy Street Boston, attn: John Kane, Boston, MA 02111; or by email.
Annual Plan Amendments
Occasionally the BHA will submit a significant amendment to its Annual Plan during the year. This requires the BHA to hold an additional review and comment period and a public hearing.