Housing assistance by state and territory

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Local agencies and contacts

A housing finance agency may offer affordable rental listings or homeownership programs. It is not necessarily the agency taking Section 8 applications. Use HUD’s public housing agency contacts for vouchers and public housing.

Alabama

Alabama Housing Finance Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Alaska

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

American Samoa

Development Bank of American Samoa
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
HUD housing agency contacts

Arizona

Arizona Department of Housing
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Arkansas

Arkansas Development Finance Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

California

California Housing Finance Agency
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Colorado

Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Connecticut

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Delaware

Delaware State Housing Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

District of Columbia

D.C. Housing Finance Agency
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Florida

Florida Housing Finance Corporation
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Georgia

Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Guam

Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
All HUD resources for this location

Hawaii

Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Idaho

Idaho Housing and Finance Association
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Illinois

Illinois Housing Development Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Indiana

Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Iowa

Iowa Finance Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Kansas

Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Kentucky

Kentucky Housing Corporation
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Louisiana

Louisiana Housing Corporation
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Maine

MaineHousing
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Maryland

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Massachusetts

MassHousing
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Michigan

Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Minnesota

Minnesota Housing
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Mississippi

Mississippi Home Corporation
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Missouri

Missouri Housing Development Commission
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Montana

Montana Board of Housing
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Nebraska

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Nevada

Nevada Housing Division
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Housing
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

New Jersey

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

New Mexico

Housing New Mexico
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

New York

New York State Homes and Community Renewal
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

North Carolina

North Carolina Housing Finance Agency
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

North Dakota

North Dakota Housing Finance Agency
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Marianas Housing Corporation
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
HUD housing agency contacts

Ohio

Ohio Housing Finance Agency
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Oregon

Oregon Housing and Community Services
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Rhode Island

RIHousing
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

South Carolina

South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

South Dakota

South Dakota Housing
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Tennessee

Tennessee Housing Development Agency
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Texas

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

U.S. Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
HUD housing agency contacts

Utah

Utah Housing Corporation
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Vermont

Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Virginia

Virginia Housing
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Washington

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

West Virginia

West Virginia Housing Development Fund
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

Wyoming

Wyoming Community Development Authority
Ask about the agency’s affordable housing programs and application routes.
Shelter and homelessness contacts
Local contacts listed by HUD; ask about coordinated entry and space today.
Rent relief and tenant help
Local assistance and tenant resources listed by HUD. Funding and eligibility vary.
Affordable rentals and housing agencies
Start here for subsidized rentals and local public housing agency contacts.
All HUD resources for this location

More ways to reach help

These directories serve multiple locations; enter your ZIP code or select your area after opening them. Service availability varies, especially in territories.

Section 8 and public housing

Contact every public housing agency serving places you could live. Ask whether its waiting list is open and how to apply.

HUD public housing agency directory

Urgent shelter or rent help

Call 211 where available, or use the local contacts above. Ask about shelter, coordinated entry, and programs accepting requests now.

211 housing referrals · HUD Find Shelter

Eviction or a court deadline

Contact legal aid promptly. An assistance application does not automatically stop an eviction or extend a court deadline.

Find local legal aid

Housing counseling

Ask about rental options, foreclosure prevention, or buying a home. Confirm fees before booking; foreclosure and eviction counseling is free at HUD-approved agencies.

Find a HUD-approved counselor

Before you apply

Confirm that the site belongs to the provider you intended to contact.
Never pay to join a Section 8 or public housing waiting list.
Ask which program the application covers, whether applications are open, and what documents are required.
Save the official application link, confirmation number, and contact details.

Directory compiled October 1, 2026, using HUD’s local resources, the NCSHA housing agency directory, and the Development Bank of American Samoa. Listings are contact routes, not confirmation of available funding or eligibility. Report a directory correction.