If you are an affordable housing developer, public housing authority, or community organization that wishes to apply for funding for affordable housing development, homelessness prevention, or rental assistance projects, download the development application instructions, application, and related forms from this page. See application instructions for Division of Housing priorities, eligibility and requirements.
If you are a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) seeking operating funds, sign up for our mailing list where we will announce the opening of the application and instructions.
Application Schedule
All application cycles are competitive. DOLA accepts applications according to the following schedule:
| Upcoming DOH Grant and Loan Application Due Dates and Funding Available FY 24-25 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Applications Due | Application Type | Funds Available* | Source of Funds |
| October 18, 2024 | LOIs due for December 2 application cycle | ||
December 2, 2024 First round anticipated to be subject to competitive scoring | Rental or Homeownership Development | $9.5 million, approx. | Federal HOME Federal HTF Federal HOME - CHDO Set Aside |
| Homeownership Development | $10 million, approx. | State Prop 123 Homeownership funds | |
| December 19, 2024 | LOIs due for January 3 and February 3 application cycles | ||
| January 3, 2025** | Homeownership Programs (DPA & SFOO) | $5 million | State Prop 123 Homeownership funds |
| January 17, 2025** | LOIs due for March 3 application cycle | ||
| February 3, 2025** | Rental or Homeownership Development | $5 million | Federal CDBG |
| March 3, 2025** | Rental or Homeownership Development | $2 - 8 million, approx. | State Housing Development Grant
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| Homeownership Development | $7 million, approx. | State Prop 123 Homeownership funds | |
| March 17, 2025** | LOIs due for May 1 application cycle | ||
| May 1, 2025** | Rental or Homeownership Development | Should any FY24-25 funding remain uncommitted at this point, it will be rolled into May 1, 2025 application cycle | |
| Homeownership Development | $4 million, approx. | State Prop 123 Homeownership funds | |
*Funding amounts are subject to change, as Vendor Fee allocations are received periodically and are dependent on sales tax proceeds. DOH will confirm how much funding will be made available with each application cycle upon publication of LOIs.
**DOH is publishing this anticipated calendar through June 2025 to allow applicants to begin planning. However, this calendar and application amounts are subject to change due to changes to projected funding amounts or changes in policy. Any changes will be communicated ASAP; any revisions to the calendar will be published at least 60 days prior to the start of the next quarter.
Application LOIs
Application Forms
- Development Funding Application - You can submit an application for funding in Neighborly. Contact your Housing Development Specialist to open a new application.
- Example Neighborly Application
- DPA Program Spreadsheet
- SFOO Program Spreadsheet
- CHDO Program Spreadsheet
- CHDO LOI Template
- Rental/PSH: Budget Spreadsheet (.XLSX)
- Homeownership: Budget Spreadsheet (Pilot)(.XLSX)
- Mobile Home: Budget Spreadsheet (Pilot) (.XLSX)
- Legacy Template: Budget Spreadsheet (.XLSX)
- Application LOI Template
- Tenant Selection Plan Framework
Housing Development Scoring Criteria
The Department of Local Affairs’ Division of Housing (DOH) has developed the following scoring criteria to apply to its quarterly, competitive application cycles for rental and homeownership projects beginning December 2, 2024. DOH will use this to help guide recommendations for housing development funding.
Instructions and Reference Materials
- Development Application Instructions Effective September 25, 2024
- Application Checklist Updated October 18, 2024
- Supplemental CDBG Application Checklist Updated August 1, 2024
- Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Addendum to Application Instructions
- PSH Services Plan and Budget
- DOLA Environmental Review page(with links to forms)
- Multifamily Rehab Standards
Contact
Contact one of our Housing Development Specialists for questions about the application, forms or process.
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