PSQ letter to projects

Email to PHAs/Owners Regarding Project Staff Questionnaire

Subject Line of email: HUDQC Study ’s Project Staff QuestionnairePSQ for [Project Name] needs your response

Dear [nameProject Contact]],

The Project Staff Questionnaire (PSQ) is the second and final survey for the FY 2013 HUDQC Study. The HUDQC study, as you may recall, measures the amount and sources of error associated with determinations of eligibility and tenant rent in HUD programs nationwide.

As you know, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is conducting a nationwide study to measure the amount and sources of error associated with determinations of eligibility and tenant rent in the Public Housing, Section 8, Section 202, and Section 811 programs.

The PSQ As part of our contract with HUD, ICF Macro has also been asked to collect information from PHA and project staff regarding attempts to gather your best practices for conducting certifications and recertifications by surveying projects selected for the study. Your response to this survey should be for the following PHA/project [PH and OA: [Project Name]; for VO: [Housing Choice Vouchers for [County name]; for MR: [Moderate Rehabilitation Units for [County name]]It should be completed in regard to the procedures and practices for administering [Project Information 2]. Please

Please ask theensure that the most appropriate person(s) at your PHA or p/Project to completes the on-line questionnaire.

The PSQ is due by [date]. The survey takes approximately 45 minutes to complete and data is saved as you go so you do not need to complete it in one session. To access the survey:

1. Click on the following link or copy and paste this address into your browser: The survey can be accessed by clicking https://hudqc.icfiwebservices.com/ or pasting this address into your Internet browser. To enter the survey you will need the following information:

2. Type or copy and paste the following information:

Survey ID: [ID number]

Username: [Username]

Password: [Password]

Your completed survey is needed by [date]. Please note that all the survey questions do not need to be completed in one session and your data is saved as you go.

Once again, we thank you for your cooperation with this study. We know you are busy and have many commitments. However, we also know you recognize how important this information is to HUD.

If you have any questions about the survey or how to access it, please feel free to call Ms. Jagruti Rekhi, ICF Technical Specialist, the Project Staff Questionnaire Manager. She can be reached by calling ICF International’s at toll- free number, (877) -392-9776 or send an email to hudqc@icfi.com. If you have questions about our ICF International’s authorization to collect this information, please contact Dr. Yves Djoko, HUD’s Government Technical Representative for the study, at (202) -402-5851.

We appreciate your cooperation and hope you can help us meet the timeframes in our study schedule.

We look forward to hearing about your best practicesThank you,

Mary K. Sistik

Project Director

C/P: [Cluster/Project #]

[Project Information 2]:

Public Housing = the Public Housing project(s) with AMP #__________

Section 8 = the project(s) with Contract #____________

HCV Program = the HCV Program in [selected area]

MR = Mod Rehab units in [selected area]