The Federal Five-Year and Annual Plan and Amendments and State Annual Plan

Federal: Congress passed a law in 1998 that requires Housing Authorities administered by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to create Five-Year and Annual Plans. The Federal Five-Year Plan details Boston Housing Authority's major goals for a period covering five fiscal years while the Annual Plan details BHA’s programs and policies covering a single fiscal year (April 1 – March 31). You can also find information below about the Capital Fund Program (CFP) where the BHA plans on spending capital funds in the future but they are not submitted as part of the Annual Plan. 

The below sections include the documents that make up the current approved Five-Year Plan covering April 2025 - March 2030; the current approved Annual Plan covering April 2025 - March 2026 and a draft proposed Annual Plan Amendment 1 with changes focused on the Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy and to the Leased Housing Administrative Plan.  Following that is the draft proposed Annual Plan covering April 2026 - March 2027. Following that are Archives for previous Plans along with a brief description of the plan process including notice and amendments. 

State: Massachusetts passed a law, MGL Ch. 121B Sec. 28A that requires State-Assisted Housing Authorities administered by the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC), formerly Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), to also create an Annual Plan and BHA worked on the State Annual Plan for the first time in fall 2020.  To learn more about the current State Annual Plan for April 2025 - March 2026 for which EOHLC has completed review as well as the proposed State Annual Plan for April 2026 - March 2027, click here and be brought to a separate page with plan documents as well as an archive for plans from prior years.

Current Approved: HUD Federal Five-Year Plan documents:

Approved Five Year Plan spanning the dates of April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2030, click here. To find Five-Year Plan Progress Reports, go to Annual Plans below.

Current Approved: HUD Federal Annual Plan documents:
Approved HUD Federal FY 2025 Annual Plan (covers April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026)

All the documents associated with the approved Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Plan  that spans April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 are posted below.  Documents were available for review and comment November 1, 2024 to December 15, 2024 and were submitted to HUD by Jan 15, 2025.

To see the annual plan public hearing flyer that describes the virtual public hearing held on December 9, 2024, click here.

• Annual Plan 2025 template spanning April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, click here.

• Annual Plan 2025 supplement, click here.

• 5 Year Plan (2025-2029), click here.
• ​Five Year Plan Progress Report, click here.

• Five Year Capital Plan (Fiscal Year 2025-2029) on HUD form HUD-50075-5Y, Parts I, II, and III, click here.

• Five-Year Capital Fund Program FY2025-2029 Work Activities Sheet, click here.

• Rental Assistance Demonstration attachment to annual plan, redlined, click here.

• Site Based Applicant and Resident race, ethnicity, and disability status, click here.

• Four Factor Analysis for the Limited English Proficiency program, click here.                                                                             
• Leased Housing Administrative Plan, redlined, with appendix, Admin-Plan for 2025 and appendix, click here. 
• Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy, redlined, click here.
• Responses to Comments, available with Plan submission in Jan 2025, click here.
• Plan Certifications from BHA and City of Boston, click here.

 

DRAFT Proposed HUD Annual Plan 2025 Amendment 1:

All the draft documents associated with the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Plan Amendment 1 that spans April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 are posted below.  Documents were available for review and comment July 7, 2025 to August 21, 2025 and were submitted to HUD following review of comments. 

Amendment Review period / Public Hearing Notice, click here
Annual Plan Template, click here
Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy, in redline, click here
ACOP changes summary, click here
Admission Policy for 900 Morrissey PBV project, click here
Leased Housing Administrative Plan, in redline, click here
Lsd Hsg Admin Plan summary, click here

Plan Certifications, click here
Responses to Comments, click here

 

DRAFT Proposed HUD Federal FY 2026 Annual Plan (covers April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027)

All the documents associated with the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Plan  that spans April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027 are posted below.  Documents are available for review and comment November 1, 2025 to December 15, 2025 and will be submitted to HUD by Jan 15, 2026.

To see the annual plan public hearing flyer that describes the in-person and on-line public hearings to be held on December 8, 2025, click here. 
Note there are two public hearings, December 8th, 2025: in-person at 11 AM at Boston City Hall Room 801, no registration required.  Then later Dec 8th, 2025 at 6 PM there is an on-line hearing and people do need to register using this information:  tinyurl.com/BHApublichearing. (Copy and paste into an internet browser and it should bring you to an airtable page with the BHA logo and ask you a few questions.) After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting.

• Annual Plan 2026 template spanning April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027, click here.

• Annual Plan 2026 supplement, click here.

• ​Five Year Plan Progress Report, click here.
• Five Year Capital Plan (Fiscal Year 2025-2029) on HUD form HUD-50075-5Y, Parts I, II, and III, click here.
• ​Federal Capital Fund Program 2026-2030, BHA format, click here.

• Capital Fund Program Overview of Planned/Completed projects, click here.

• Rental Assistance Demonstration attachment to annual plan, redlined, click here.

• Site Based Applicant and Resident race, ethnicity, and disability status, click here.

• Language Access Summary, click here.                                                                             
• Leased Housing Administrative Plan, redlined, with appendix, click here. Summary of changes, click here.
• Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy, redlined, click here. Summary of changes, click here.
• Responses to Comments, available with Plan submission in Jan 2026
• Plan Certifications from BHA and City of Boston, available with Plan submission in Jan 2026

 

HUD Federal Plan Archives

Archived Annual Plan Documents may be located here.

The Federal Plan Process

Boston Housing Authority (BHA) submits the Federal Plan by January 15 each year to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for its review (BHA submits the Five-Year Plan once every five years and submits the Annual Plan every year). HUD has 75 days to review and either approves it or identifies deficiencies. If there is a deficiency, BHA addresses the issue and re-submits. 

Members of the Resident Advisory Board meet regularly with BHA staff to discuss the Plan. 

HUD Plan Public Notice

The 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. BHA places a legal notice in a newspaper each year, typically the Boston Globe and sends a notice in the mail to housing program participants alerting them to the Plan and how to access it as well as to provide comment.  Comments can be sent in writing through the mail, via email, and also at a public hearing.

Copies of the draft Plans are sent to the Resident Advisory Board and Local Tenant Organizations. The 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 on the BHA website. 

If you would like to receive notice of public comment items, please subscribe to the BHA’s Public Review mailing list.

HUD Plan 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. Typically BHA holds two public hearings with one being during daytime hours and one in the evening and also one of the hearings is in person while the other is virtual on-line. BHA includes the record of comments and responses in the final Plan package to HUD.

If you have a reasonable accommodation request for reviewing the 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 with advance request. 

Comments can be sent to 52 Chauncy Street Boston, attn: John Kane, Boston, MA 02111; or by email. 

HUD 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.