Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

AYBR Program Administration

How GCHS runs the Amy Young Barrier Removal Program from start to finish: the rules, the Reservation System, outreach and intake, eligibility, inspection and the work write-up, procurement, construction, draws, closeout and monitoring.

Why this course

Every AYBR household file has to stand up to a TDHCA review

AYBR pays for accessibility modifications and hazard repairs for low-income households that include a person with a disability, in one reimbursement after the work is done. TDHCA approves each stage before the next one starts, and it can disallow costs that skipped a step. This course walks the whole process in the order GCHS will do it, with the document that proves each step.

Sources and status

All 12 lessons are live

Lessons are built from the adopted rule text (10 TAC Chapter 26, Subchapter B, effective July 4, 2024, plus Chapters 20 and 1), the 2026 AYBR NOFA, the AYBR Program Manual (May 2025) and the Reservation System User Guide. GCHS's own intake and selection procedures are marked as drafts pending attorney review. Where the rules leave a question open, the lesson says so; those questions are going to TDHCA in writing. When GCHS's executed RSP Agreement arrives, lessons 2, 3 and 11 will be updated to match it.

Lessons

Practice exam