The District of Columbia Housing Authority (“DCHA”) is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in the District of Columbia by providing and effectively managing affordable housing, which is diverse, well maintained, and aesthetically pleasing for those whose circumstances prevent them from competing in the general marketplace. Besides operating over 8,300 units with public housing operating subsidy, DCHA also contracts over 14,000 private units through its Housing Choice Voucher Program (“HCVP”). DCHA has embarked on an ambitious program of development and redevelopment to create economically diverse communities and neighborhoods. DCHA is one of the most innovative housing authorities in the nation and is actively pursuing non-governmental sources of financing to promote HCVP homeownership assistance programs, project-based public housing subsidies, and implement more creative uses of its authority through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Move to Work (MTW) Demonstration Program.
