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COMMON HUD TERMS AND ACRONYMS
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| Acronym | Definition |
| 2LP | Home Afordable Second Lien Program |
| ABA | Annual Budget Authority (for HAP expenses in the HCV program) |
| ACA | Annual Community Assessment |
| ACA | Asset Control Area. FHA Single Family Housing designated area for special property sales initiatives. |
| ACC | Annual Contributions Contract. Annual Contracts with Public Housing Authorities for payments towards rents, fnancing debt service and fnancing for modernization. |
| ACOP | Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy |
| ACRS | Administration’s system for tracking requests for administrative services |
| ACS | American Community Survey |
| ADA | Americans With Disabilities Act (Section 504) |
| Adm | Administration (HUD Office of) |
| AFGE | American Federation of Government Employees. One of two (AFGE, NFFE) HUD employee unions. AFGE has national recognition. |
| AFFH | Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing |
| AFR | Applicable Federal Rate |
| AFS | Annual Audited Financial Statements |
| AHAP | Agreement to Enter into a Housing Assistance Payments Contract |
| AHS | American Housing Survey |
| AI | Analysis of Impediments (to fair housing); a part of Consolidated Plans |
| Allocation | Budget Authority transferred from one agency |
| Allotment | Authorization by authorized employee to subordinates to incur obligations |
| AMP | Asset Management Project |
| Antidefciency | Prohibits obligations or expenditures prior to appropriations or in excess of apportionment |
| APICs | America’s Private Investment Companies |
| APP | Annual Performance Plan |
| APPS | Active Partners Performance System |
| Apportionment | OMB distribution of authorized (appropriated) funds |
| Appropriations | Statutory authority permitting agency to incur obligations |
| APR | Annual Performance Report (Annual Progress Report for homeless programs) |
| ARAMS | Automatic Renewal and Amendment Management Subsystem |
| ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
| BEDI | Brownfelds Economic Development Initiative. Grants, connected with 108 guaranteed loans to improve security of viability of projects. |
| BLI | Budget Line Item (in LOCCS) |
| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor |
| BOSS | Budget Outlay Support System |
| BRI | Brownfelds Redevelopment Initiative. Interagency initiative addressing fnancial and legal risks of brownfeld clean-up and redevelopment. |
| Brownfelds | Vacant or underutilized industrial and commercial properties that are environmentally contaminated |
| Budget Authority | Legal authority to enter into fnancial obligations |
| CBD | Commerce Business Daily |
| CDBG | Community Development Block Grant (CPD program) |
| CEF | Community Empowerment Fund; administered by CPD |
| CFCF | Capital Fund Education and Training Community Facilities |
| CFFP | Capital Fund Financing Program |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer (HUD Office of) |
| CFP | Capital Fund Program |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CHAS | Comprehensive Housing Afordability Strategy |
| CHDO | Community Housing Development Organization. Nonproft housing provider receiving minimum of 15% of HOME Investment Partnership funds |
| CHRB | Community Housing Resource Board. Organization assisting with voluntary compliance with fair housing laws. |
| CIO | Chief Information Officer (HUD Office of) |
| CIR | Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations (HUD Office of) |
| CITI | Correcting Incorrect Tenant Identifers |
| CLPHA | Council of Large Public Housing Authorities |
| CMHI | Cooperative Management Housing Insurance Fund. One of four FHA funds |
| CO | Contracting Officer |
| CoC | Continuum of Care approach to assistance to the homeless |
| COCC | Central Office Cost Center |
| Continuum of Care | Federal program stressing permanent solutions to homelessness |
| COE | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Con Plan | Consolidated Plan; a locally developed plan for housing assistance and urban development under the Community Development Block Grant and other CPD programs |
| Contract Authority | Statutory authority. Budget authority permitting contracting or obligations prior to an appropriation for payment. |
| COOP | Continuity of Operations |
| CPD | Community Planning and Development (HUD Office of) |
| CPO | Chief Procurement Officer (HUD Office of) |
| CPU | Cost Per Unit (Total Cost/Numer of Units) |
| CSI | Community Strategies Institute |
| DAP | Development Application Processing (FHA – Multifamily Housing) |
| DAP | Downpayment Assistance Program (FHA – Single Family Housing) |
| DARTS | Departmental Accounts Receivable Tracking/Collection System |
| Data Warehouse | Information system storing HUD program and operational data |
| Davis Bacon | Statutory requirement that persons working on federally assisted projects be paid at least minimum prevailing wage rates. |
| DCR | Debt Coverage Ratio (NOI/Hard Debt) |
| DE | Direct Endorsement. Program permitting lender processed and endorsed FHA mortgages. |
| DEC | Departmental Enforcement Center |
| DGMS | Departmental Grants Management System |
| DHAP | Disaster Housing Assistance Program (HCV Program) |
| DM | Data Mart |
| DOFA | Date of Full Availability |
| DOT | Declaration of Trust |
| DSCR | Debt Service Coverage Ratio |
| DT | Delivering Together |
| DUNS | Dun and Bradstreet Numbering System |
| EA | Environmental Assessment. Analysis to determine afect of a project on the environment. May lead to an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). |
| EC | Enforcement Center (formally called Departmental Enforcement Center) |
| EC | Enterprise Community |
| ED | Executive Director |
| EDA | Economic Development Administration (part of Dept. of Commerce) |
| EDI | Economic Development Initiative (CPD program) |
| EDSC | Elderly/Disabled Service Coordinator |
| EDSS | Economic Development and Supportive Services (CPD program) |
| EEO | Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EGI | Efective Gross Income (GPR – Vacancy Loss + Other Income = EGI) |
| EHOP | Equal Housing Opportunity Plan. Plan developed by Public Housing Agencies for use in Sec. 8 and Moderate Rehabilitation programs. |
| EIS | Executive Information System. Designed for senior management for analysis |
| EIS | Empowerment Information System. Programmed reports for top executives |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement. Analysis of environmental impacts of a proposed project. |
| EIV | Enterprise Income Verifcation |
| EMAD | Econmic and Market Analysis Division |
| EMM | Executive Management Meeting |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPACS | (HUD) Executive Performance Accountability and Communication System (for performance plans for Senior Executives) |
| EPC | Energy Performance Contracting |
| EPIC | Energy Performance Information Center |
| EPLS | Excluded Parties List System |
| EPPES | Employee Performance Planning and Evaluation System. Used to measure/rate employee job performance. |
| ESG | Emergency Shelter Grants (CPD program) |
| EVS | Employee Viewpoint Survey |
| EZ | Empowerment Zone |
| F47 | see MFIS |
| FA | Financial Analyst |
| FAIR | Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998 |
| Fair Housing Act | 1968 act (amended in 1974 and 1988) providing HUD Secretary with fair housing enforcement and investigation responsibilities |
| Fannie Mae | See FNMA |
| FAR | Federal Acquisition Regulation |
| FASPHA | Financial Assessment Subsystem |
| FASS | Financial Assessment Subsystem |
| FBCO | Faith-Based and Community Organizations |
| FDS | Financial Data Schedule |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Administration |
| FERA | Front-End Risk Assessments (FERAs) are documented reviews by management of a component’s susceptibility to waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement. FERAs are conducted on new or sustantially revised programs or administrative functions. |
| FFS | Federal Financial System |
| FFY | Federal Fiscal Year |
| FHA | Federal Housing Administration (HUD Office of Housing) |
| FHAP | Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHEO program). Program assisting state/local government with processing fair housing complaints. |
| FHEO | Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (HUD Office of) |
| FHIP | Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHEO program). Program to assist state/local government, community groups and housing resource boards to combat housing discrimination. |
| FHLBB | Federal Home Loan Bank Board |
| FHLMC | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. Federally chartered stockholder owned corporation supporting secondary market for conventional mortgages. |
| FLRA | Federal Labor Relations Authority |
| FMC | Financial Management Center (Section 8; under PIH) |
| FMD | Financial Management Division (Public Housing) |
| FMR | Fair Market Rent (maximum rent for Section 8 rental assistance) |
| FMS | Facilities Management Specialist |
| FNMA | Federal National Mortgage Association. Federally chartered, stockholder owned corporation supporting secondary market for FHA, VA and conventional mortgages. |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FONSI | Finding of No Signifcant Impact. Environmental Assessment fnding that a project will not signifcantly afect the quality of human life. |
| FPM | Field Policy and Management (HUD Office of) |
| Freddie Mac | See FHLMC |
| FSI | Financial Systems Integration |
| FSS | Family Self-Sufficiency program |
| FTE | Full-time equivalent (employee) (2080 hours of paid employment) |
| FUP | Family Unifcation Program |
| FWG | Field Working Group |
| FY | Fiscal year |
| GI | General Insurance Fund (one of four FHA insurance funds) |
| GIMS | Grants Interface Management System |
| Ginnie Mae | (HUD) Government National Mortgage Association |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GMC | Grants Management Center (under Public and Indian Housing) |
| GMP | Grants Management Process |
| GMS | Grants Management System |
| GNND | Good Neighbor Next Door-program for sale of Single Family Properties in revitalization areas to law enforcement officers, frefghters, emergency medical technicians and teachers in order to improve neighborhood security |
| GPO | Government Printing Office |
| GPR | Gross Potential Rent (Number of Units x Monthly Rent x 12 (months/annual) = GPR) |
| GPRA | Government Performance and Results Act. Requires Federal Agencies to establish performance standards and report on results. |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| GTM | Government Technical Monitor (for contracts) |
| GSE | Government Sponsored Enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) |
| GTR | Government Technical Representative (for contracts) |
| HAMP | Home Afordable Modifcation Program |
| HAP | Housing Assistance Payments |
| HAP | Housing Assistance Plan. Housing plans required by CDBG program. |
| HARP | Home Afordable Refnance Program |
| HART | HUD’s Assistance and Recovery Team |
| HCA | Housing Credit Agency |
| HCA | Housing Counseling Agency |
| HCV | Housing Choice Voucher |
| HERA | Housing and Economic Recovery Act |
| HERFORU | HEREMS Field Office Reporting Utility aka HEREMS |
| HFA | Housing Finance Agency. State or local agencies responsible for fnancing and preserving low/mod housing within a state. |
| HHS | Health and Human Services (U.S. Department of) |
| HIFMIP | HUD Integrated Financial Management Improvement Project |
| HIPRS | HUD Integrated Performance Reporting System (HIPRS) application tracks and reports accomplishments on the national Management Plan goals in Headquarters and the local goals in the Field offices. |
| HMDA | Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. 1975 Act, amended 1989, requires mortgage lending institutions to collect and disclose information on their lending practices. |
| HOC | Homeownership Center (FHA – Single Family Housing feld structure) |
| HOME | Home Investment Partnerships (CPD program) |
| HOPE VI | Program for Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (PIH program) |
| HOPWA | Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (CPD program) |
| HQS | Housing Quality Standards |
| HUD | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| HUDCAPS | HUD Central Accounting Processing System |
| HUDCLIPS | HUD Client Information and Policy Systems |
| HUDstat | Internal Reporting System |
| HUD-VASH | HUD-Veterans Afairs Supportive Housing program |
| HUSM | HUD Utility Schedule Model |
| IBS | Integrated Business System |
| ICDBG | Indian Community Development Block Grant program |
| IDA | Individual Development Account |
| IDIS | Integrated Disbursement and Information System (CPD system) |
| IG | Inspector General (HUD Office of) |
| IHA | Indian Housing Authorities |
| IHBG | Indian Housing Block Grants program |
| IMS or (IMS- PIC) | Inventory Management System |
| IPA | Independent Public Accountant |
| IPA | Intergovernmental Personnel Act. Permits temporary assignment of employees to public and private sector. |
| IPIA | Improper Payments Information Act |
| IRR | Internal Rate of Return |
| IRV | Traditional method of determing property values (NOI/Cap Rate = Value) |
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITIM | Information Technology Investment Management |
| LAS | Loan Accounting System; direct loans |
| LASS | Lender Assessment Subsystem |
| LDRS | (HUD) Leadership Development Recognition System (incentive awards system for executives, managers and supervisors) |
| LGBT | Collectively refers to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community |
| LIHTC | Low Income Housing Tax Credit |
| LM | Loan Management |
| LMR | Labor Management Relations |
| LOCCS | Line of Credit Control System |
| LDP | Limited Denials of Participation |
| LR | Labor Relations (usually in reference to HUD programmatic compliance with Davis-Bacon and related Acts) |
| MAHRA | Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Afordability Act of 1997 |
| MAP | Multifamily Accelerated Processing (FHA-Multifamily Housing process) |
| MAPS | Monitoring and Planning System |
| MARS | Multifamily Accounting Reporting and Servicing System aka CSMS; HUD-held loans |
| MBA | Mortgage Bankers Association |
| MBE | Minority Business Enterprise |
| MBS | Mortgage-Backed Securities (for secondary market issued by Ginnie Mae) |
| MDDR | Multifamily Delinquency and Default Reporting |
| MFHRHIIP | Multifamily Housing Rental Housing Integrity Improvement Project |
| MFIS | Multifamily Insurance System aka F47-insured loans |
| MHA | Making Home Afordable |
| MIS | Management Information System |
| MLIS | Mortgage Lending Information System |
| M&M | Management and Marketing. Single Family program to manage and market acquired properties using contractors. |
| MMIF or MMI | Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (one of four FHA funds) |
| MSPB | Merit Systems Protection Board. Independent agency which hears and adjudicates federal employees’ allegations of abuse of merit principles. |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MTCS | Multifamily Tenant Characteristics System |
| MTW | Moving to Work |
| NACO | National Association of Counties |
| NAHASDA | Native American Housing Assistance Self-Determination Act |
| NAHB | National Association of Home Builders |
| NAHRO | National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials |
| NAPA | National Academy of Public Administration |
| NAR | National Association of Realtors |
| NAREB | National Association of Real Estate Brokers |
| National Partnership for Reinventing Government | Formally known as NPR (National Performance Review). Review of federal government operations resulting in recommendations for improvement. |
| NCHS | National Center for Health Statistics |
| NCSBCS | National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards |
| NED | Non-Elderly Disabled |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| NFC | National Finance Center |
| NFFE | National Federation of Federal Employees (one of 2 employee unions in HUD) |
| NGMS | Next Generation Management System |
| NIBS | National Institute of Building Sciences |
| NOFA | (HUD) Notice of Funding Availability |
| NOI | Net Operating Income (EGI – Operating Expenses = NOI) |
| NPV | Net Present Value |
| NRP | Nuisance Remedy Program |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| NSP | Neighborhood Stabilization Program |
| NTO | National Tenant’s Organization |
| OCHCO | Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer |
| ODEEO | (HUD) Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity |
| ODOC | (HUD) Office of Departmental Operations and Coordination |
| Officer Next Door/OND | HUD sale of Single Family Properties in revitalization areas to police officers in order to improve neighborhood security. Now Good Neighbor Next Door (GNND) |
| OFFP | Operating Fund Financing Program |
| OFND | Operating Fund Program |
| OGC | (HUD) Office of General Counsel |
| OHHLHC | (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control |
| OIG | Office of Inspector General |
| OLHC | See Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control |
| OLR | (HUD) Office of Labor Relations-now OLSE |
| OLSE | (HUD) Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement |
| OMB | U.S. Office of Management and Budget |
| OMB Circular A-76 | Policies and procedures to determine if work should be contracted or performed in-house |
| OMB Circular A-102 | Policies for Federal Departments for establishing and maintaining internal controls in program and administrative activities |
| OMHAR | (HUD) Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring |
| ONAP | Office of Native American Programs |
| Operating Subsidies | Payments authorized by the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 for operating costs of low-rent public housing projects. |
| OPIIS | Online Property Integrated Information Suite formerly NASS |
| OPM | Office of Personnel Management |
| OPPLI | Office of Policy, Program, and Legislative Initiatives |
| Outlay | Measure of government spending for budget purposes. Any type of funds used to liquidate a federal obligation. |
| OSDBU | (HUD) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization |
| P&F | program and funding (budget table) |
| PACS | HUD Performance Accountability and Communication System (for managers and supervisors) |
| PAE | Participating Administrative Entity. Organization eligible to implement mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency (Restructuring) Plans. ( multifamily housing assistance restructuring) |
| PAS | Program Accounting System; grants |
| PASS | Physical Inspection Assessment Subsystem |
| PATH | Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PD&R program) |
| PATH | Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (Homeless program ) |
| PBCA | Performance Based Contract Administrator |
| PBVP | Project-Based Voucher Program |
| PEL | Project Expense Level |
| PD | Property Disposition. Disposition of real property. |
| PD | Position Description. Description of the functions of a position |
| PD&R | Policy Development and Research (HUD Office of) |
| PFS | Performance Funding System. Formula used to calculate the amount of operating subsidies required by each PHA to operate it’s public housing. |
| PFS | Pre-Foreclosure sale (REO program) |
| PHA | Public Housing Authority |
| PHARS | Public Housing Authority Recovery and Sustainability Initiative |
| PHAS | Public Housing Assessment System (under REAC) |
| PHDEP | Public Housing Drug Enforcement Program (PIH program) |
| PHMAP | Public Housing Management Assessment Program (under PIH) |
| PHRS | Public Housing Revitalization Specialist |
| PIC | Public and Indian Housing Information Center |
| PIH | Public and Indian Housing (HUD Office of) |
| PILOT | Payment in Lieu of Taxes |
| PJs | Participating Jurisdictions (in HOME program) |
| PMS | Portfolio Management Specialist (Public and Indian Housing) |
| PMS | Property Management System (Multifamily) |
| POST | PIH One Stop Tool |
| PTR | Post Technical Reviews |
| PUM | Per Unit Month |
| PV | Present Value |
| QHWRA | Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act |
| QMR | (HUD) Quality Management Review program (for oversight of feld operations) |
| RAD | Rental Assistance Demonstration |
| RAMPS | Recovery Act Management and Performance System |
| REAC | (HUD) Real Estate Assessment Center |
| REAP | Resource Estimation and Allocation Process (under Chief Financial Officer) |
| REMIC | Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (under Ginnie Mae) |
| REMS | Real Estate Management System (under REAC) |
| Rent Supplement | Payments to owners of private housing on behalf of qualifed low income tenants. (Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965). |
| Rental Rehabilitation | Grants to cities and states for rehabilitation of rental housing. (Housing Act of 1937) |
| REO | real estate owned (in reference to defaulted FHA-insured properties) |
| Reservation | Set-aside of funds for a particular program initiative. |
| RESPA | Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. Requires lenders to provide borrowers under Federal loan or mortgage insurance programs to receive specifc loan transaction information. |
| RHF | Replacement Housing Factor |
| RHIIP | Rental Housing Integrity Improvement Project |
| RFP | Request for Proposals. Used to solicit proposals for contracts under the negotiated procurement method. |
| RFQ | Request for Quotations. Used to solicit price quotes under the simplifed acquisition procurement method. |
| RIF | Reduction In Force. Action by management to reduce or adjust an agency’s workforce. |
| RMI | Removed from Inventory |
| ROI | Rate on Investment (Cash Flow/Initial Investment) |
| ROSS | Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services |
| S+C | Shelter Plus Care |
| S&E | salaries and expenses appropriation |
| SAC | Special Applications Center (under PIH) |
| SAMA | Site Appraisal and Market Analysis. Required for commitment of FHA mortgage insurance on most Multifamily Projects and large subdivisions. |
| SAVE | Systematic Alien Verifcation for Entitlements Program |
| Schedule A | Excepted appointment for positions which are not practical to examine |
| Schedule B | Excepted appointment to positions for which there is not competitive exams |
| Schedule C | Appointment exempt from competitive procedures for individuals involved in setting Presidential policies or serving in confdential positions reporting to policy makers. |
| SCS2 | Strong Cities, Strong Communities |
| Section 3 | Obligates PHAs to aford resident access to jobs and contracting opportunities created by federal funding |
| Section 5(h) | Permits PHAs to sell all or part of a public housing development to eligible residents |
| Section 8 | Housing Assistance Payment Program (Housing and Community Development Act of 1974) |
| Section 8 | Housing Choice Voucher Program (Housing and Community Development Act of 1974) |
| Section 8(a) | Small Business Act authorizing SBA to enter into contracts with other federal agencies for goods and services. SBA then subcontracts work with eligible small frms. |
| Section 8 FMC | Section 8 Financial Management Center (under PIH) |
| Section 9 Operating Subsidies | See Operating Subsidies |
| Section 184 | Loan Guarantee Program |
| Section 202 | Loans for construction/rehab of housing for the elderly or handicapped |
| Section 203 | Basic FHA Single Family mortgage insurance program. |
| Section 108 | Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program (under CPD) |
| Section 202/811 | Programs for housing assistance to the elderly and people with disabilities |
| Section 207 | Basic FHA multifamily insurance program |
| Section 221(d) (2) | FHA Single Family Mortgage insurance for low/moderate income families |
| Section 221(d) (3) | FHA mortgage insurance for Multifamily housing for low/moderate income families. |
| Section 223(e) | FHA mortgage insurance with housing in older declining neighborhoods |
| Section 223(f) | FHA mortgage insurance to refnance existing multifamily housing |
| Section 231 | Mortgage insurance for housing constructed or rehabilitated primarily for elderly persons |
| Section 235 | FHA single family mortgage insurance with subsidies on interest for low/moderate income families |
| Section 236 | FHA multifamily mortgage insurance with subsidies on interest for low/moderate income projects |
| SEMAP | Section 8 Management Assessment Program |
| SES | Senior Executive Service. Personnel/Payroll system for executives. (Civil Service Act of 1978) |
| SHP | Supportive Housing Program |
| SLR | Subsidy Layering Review |
| Source Evaluation Board | Group of HUD officials responsible for reviewing proposals on competitive contracts of more than $500,000 |
| Special Risk Insurance Fund | One of four FHA funds used primarily for higher risk programs (eg. Section 235; Section 223(e) |
| SRI | Special Risk Insurance Fund (of FHA) |
| SRO | Single-Room Occupancy. Mortgage insurance under Section 221(d) for single room apartments. |
| STARS | System for tracking calls requesting computer-related assistance |
| START | Neighborhood Networks Strategic Tracking and Reporting Tool |
| Super NOFA | HUD’s consolidated approach to issuance of Notices of Funding Availability |
| TAC | Technical Assistance Center (REAC Helpdesk) |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families |
| TARC | Troubled Agency Recovery Center (under PIH) |
| TASS | Tenant Assessment Subsystem |
| TDAT | Tribal Directory Assessment Tool |
| TDHEs | Tribally Designated Housing Entities |
| TEAPOTS | Title VIII Paperless Office and Tracking System (FHEO system) |
| Title I (HCD 1974) | Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (CDBG) authorized CDBG |
| Title I (NHA 1937) | Title I of the National Housing Act of 1937 provided FHA insurance for home improvements and mobile homes. |
| Title VI | Loan Guarantee Program |
| TLI | Targeted Lending Initiative (of Ginnie Mae) |
| TRACS | Tenant Rental Assistance Certifcation System |
| Turnkey | Completed housing unit initially fnanced and constructed by private sponsor and purchased by PHA |
| UEL | Utilities Expense Level |
| UFAS | Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards |
| UMA | Unit Months Available |
| UML | Unit Months Leased |
| UNP | Formerly known as UNA Unrestricted Net Assets will now be referred to as Unrestricted Net Position |
| UPCS | Uniform Physical Condition Standards |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| USHA | United States Housing Act of 1937 |
| VA | Veterans Afairs (U.S. Department of) |
| VASH | HUD-Veterans Afairs Supportive Housing Program |
| VAWA | Violence Against Women Act and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 |
| VCA | Voluntary Compliance Agreement. Conciliation agreement signed by a complainant to resolve a complaint. |
| VMS | Voucher Management System |
| WASS | Web Access Security Subsystem |
| Youthbuild | HUD program to promote apprenticeships for needy youth in building trades |
