Cedar Rapids Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Cedar Rapids Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Cedar Rapids Housing Authority administered a total of 1,265 Section 8 Vouchers. Cedar Rapids Housing Authority currently has Section 8 as its program type. Cedar Rapids Housing Authority is located at 101 First St., SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52401 and serves the city of Cedar Rapids. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Cedar Rapids Housing Authority at, (319) 286-5872 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

The City of Cedar Rapids Housing Services Office administers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, which is federally funded by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). This program is designed to accommodate very low-income families and individuals with rent assistance for decent, safe, and sanitary housing provided by private owners and rental agents.

The Housing Services Office serves as the recognized public housing authority (PHA) for the Cedar Rapids/Marion area, Linn and Benton counties. Voucher holders may seek available housing within this area. Housing Assistance can also be transferred to other locations in the continental United States for eligible families.

The City of Cedar Rapids administers the Housing Choice Voucher Program and the functions and responsibilities of the PHA through the HCV Administrative Plan. The purpose of the administrative plan is to establish policies for carrying out the program in a manner consistent with HUD requirements and local goals and objectives.