The State of Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is seeking proposals from qualified applicants to request an allocation of Project-Based Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Vouchers (VASH) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  All proposals will be evaluated on scoring criteria developed by DHCD.  DHCD will select one proposal to submit to HUD for consideration as part of a national competition.  DHCD must submit its proposal to HUD by August 28, 2015. All applications to DHCD for Project-Based HUD-VASH vouchers are due no later than 4:30 pm on Wednesday, August 12, 2015.  Applications should be submitted to the DHCD mailroom located at: 7800 Harkins Road, Room 291, Lanham, Maryland 20706, Attention:  Gregory Hare, Deputy Director, Rental Services. The DHCD application can be downloaded at the following website: http://mdhousing.org/Website/Programs/lihtc/Documents/RFP-VASH.pdf.