Consolidated Planning

The Certification of Consistency process enables public housing authorities (PHAs) and non-profit organizations to share their plans with the State of Tennessee to ensure their activities and goals are consistent with the strategic priorities of the Consolidated Plan.

Request for a Certification of Consistency with the State of Tennessee’s Consolidated Plan

Public Housing Authorities, Continuum of Care applicants and applicants to other affordable housing grant/loan programs (e.g. the Federal Home Loan Bank) are required to gain certification from the jurisdiction in which their grant will do their work that the proposed activity is consistent with the jurisdiction’s HUD Consolidated Plan.

When requesting a certification of consistency with the state’s Consolidated Plan, please supply the following information to ensure that Tennessee Housing Development Agency has the information needed to certify.

Overall Summary of the Activities/Project Proposed

• The brief summary should not exceed two (2) pages in length and should include information on the types of activities proposed, project location, funding sources, amount of funds requested and the benefit(s) provided to recipients.
• If information in the overall summary is insufficient, THDA will contact the applicant for additional information.
• If project or activities include demolition of public housing units, applicants should submit detailed information including, but not limited to, the following:
• Housing market analysis that demonstrates an existing supply of available affordable housing in the community.
• Proof of resident public hearing with resident comments.
• Number and types of units to be demolished (one-bedroom, multi-units, etc.)
• Demographics of and number of families being displaced.
• A plan indicating where residents will move once units are demolished.
• A plan for construction of replacement/new units if applicable. Also, note if former residents will receive preference for new units.
• If demolition is proposed, PHAs should submit plans for approval at least one month prior to submission of their plan to HUD. Additional information may be required.

Brief description of how the PHA or proposed project contributes to affirmatively furthering fair housing

The state’s certification must show how the activities proposed contribute to affirmatively furthering fair housing. A sentence or two describing this for the certification is helpful to getting the certification finalized. More information may also be included in the summary to help explain the anticipated fair housing implications.

Certification of Consistency Request Form

Please fill out the appropriate request form and submit it with the overall summary.

Certification for PHAs – Print HUD Form 50077-SL from your PHA portal and submit for signature.

Certification for applicants for HUD funding – Download HUD Form 2991, fill out proposed project details, and submit for signature.

Please allow THDA a minimum of two weeks (minimum of one month for demolition) to review all requests and have certifications returned. All requests for Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan forms should be sent via email to research@thda.org.