Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, and Washington County, Texas Section 8 Voucher Waiting List

The Brazos Valley Council of Governments (BVCOG) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from March 11, 2024 , until May 31, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Local Preference 
  • Any household where the head, spouse, or sole member is currently residing within BVCOG’s seven-county jurisdiction at the time of application. Brazos Valley jurisdiction includes the counties of Brazos, Madison, Leon, Grimes (excluding the city of Navasota), Burleson, Robertson, and Washington (excluding the City of Brenham).  
• Veteran
  • BVCOG grants preference to any household where head, spouse, or sole member is a discharged veteran, active military service member, or spouse of a discharged veteran whose discharge from the military was under any condition other than dishonorable or active military service member. 
• Non-elderly persons with disabilities
  • BVCOG also grants preference to non-elderly persons with disabilities who are transitioning from institutional or other segregated settings, at serious risk of institutionalization, homeless, or at risk of homelessness. Non-elderly person with disabilities must be at least 18 years of age and less than 62 years of age to be eligible for the mainstream program and does not need to be the head of the household. 
• Elderly
  • Any household where the head, spouse, or sole member of the household is a person who is at least 62 years of age.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received.

For more information, visit the BVCOG website.

Sources: This information was verified by the BVCOG application page on March 13, 2024.