​The federal Housing Choice Voucher Program provides rental subsidies in the form of vouchers to eligible families or individuals to use toward housing payments.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds local public housing agencies – often the participant’s county or municipality – to administer the program. For the area they oversee, these public housing agencies are responsible for:

• creating the eligibility criteria,
• processing applications,
• developing and maintaining waitlists, and
• verifying requirements.

Housing Choice Voucher Contacts

To learn more about the Housing Choice Voucher program, contact the local organization that administers the program.

Waitlist Status

To check the status of your name on a waitlist for a housing voucher, go to MRI Waitlist Check.

State-Administered Local Programs

The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development acts as the Public Housing Authority for a portion of the state. It directly administers the federal Housing Choice Voucher program for:

• Caroline,
• Somerset,
• Talbot,
• Wicomico,
• Worcester,
• Kent,
• Dorchester counties, as well as
• The City of Cambridge and
• The City of Elkton.

Other jurisdictions in Maryland maintain their own local programs and waiting lists and should be contacted directly at the contacts provided above.

Resources

• Draft PHA 5-Year Plan FY 2026 ​- FY 2030
  
• Draft PHA Annual Plan ​​FY 2026
  
• Draft PHA Annual Plan FY ​2025​
  
• PHA 5-Year Plan FY 2021-FY ​2025​
• DHCD FY 2022 HCVP Administrative Plan​