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HCD's Loans, Grants and Enterprise Zone Programs

Loan and Grant Program Directory

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Asset Management and Compliance Section (State Programs)

Division of Financial Assistance Publications

Bond-Funded Housing and Programs Update

List of Affordable Rental Housing Developments

Homebuyer Program Sample Guidelines and Checklist (Microsoft Word)

Loan and Grant Committee Members

Economic Development Advisory Committee Members

HCD administers more than 20 programs that award loans and grants for the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation and preservation of affordable rental and ownership housing, homeless shelters and transitional housing, public facilities and infrastructure, and the development of jobs for lower income workers. Please note that, with rare exceptions, these loans and grants are not made to individuals, but to local public agencies, nonprofit and for-profit housing developers, and service providers. In many cases these agencies then provide funds to individual end users.

Below is a Funds Available Calendar (FAC) that lists current Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) for HCD's loan and grant programs. Click on the program names to see program descriptions. Below the individual descriptions are links to NOFAs and other publications related to that program. At the bottom of this page are links to other program-related publications, including our Loan and Grant Program Directory.


Due to Budget Letter #08-33 issued by the Department of Finance, there are currently NO new Notice of Funding Availabilities (NOFAs) available for any of the Proposition 46 and Proposition 1C programs. All funds for the Infill Incentives Grant Program (IIG) and Transit oriented Development (TOD) have been awarded and there is no current anticipation of a third round due to disencumbrances of previously awarded projects.

Please note that all federally funded programs are continuing as normal.

Affordable Housing Innovation Program – Loan Fund (AHIP–L)

Program Development

• 12-May-09: Stakeholder Meeting

Guideline Development

• Guideline Notice — Request for Comments

• GSAF Guidelines — Draft

Affordable Housing Innovation Program – Practitioner Fund (AHIP–P)

Program Development

• 13-May-09: Stakeholder Meeting

Affordable Housing Innovation Program – Local Housing Trust Fund Program (LHTF)

Affordable Housing Innovation Program – Innovative Homeownership Program (IHP)

Affordable Housing Innovation Program – Construction Liability Insurance Reform Pilot Program (CLIRPP)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – Community Development Block Grant Recovery Program (CDBG-R)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)

• 09-Jul-09: NOFA Issuance

Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods Program (BEGIN)

Notice of Funding Availability ($40 million)

• 04-Dec-08: Amendment to May 23, 2008 NOFA

• 23-May-08: NOFA Issuance

These funds will be awarded on an "Over-The-Counter" basis

CalHome Program

CalHome General Funding Program, Notice of Funding Availability ($60 million)

• 18-Apr-08: NOFA Issuance

CalHome Development Project Loan, Notice of Funding Availability ($20 million)

• 03-Apr-08: NOFA Issuance

California Self-Help Housing Program

No current funding being offered and no applications are being accepted.

California Indian Assistance Program (CIAP)

Program not currently making loans or grants.

California Self-Help Housing Program (CSHHP)top

See CalHome Program

Catalyst Projects for California Sustainable Strategies Pilot Program

Request for Proposals (RFP)

• 17-Dec-09: RFP Released

• 11-Feb-10 (must be received at HCD): Application Submittal Date

• Apr-10: Preliminary Award Announcement

• Request for Proposals (RFP)

Disaster Recovery Initiative (DRI) - 2008top

• 2008 DRI Action Plan - Draft for Public Comment

• 2008 DRI Legal Notice - English

• 2008 DRI Legal Notice - Spanish

Downtown Rebound Program (DRP)

No current funding being offered for project loans or predevelopment grants.

Emergency Housing and Assistance Program Operations Grants (EHAP)

Approximately $3.8 million for all EHAP grants

• 20-Sep-07: NOFA Issuance

• 15-Nov-07: Application Deadline

Emergency Housing and Assistance Program Capital Development (EHAPCD)

Notice of Funding Availability (minimum $31 million)

• 08-Dec-08: NOFA Issuance: NOFA Issuance

• 05-Feb-09: Application Deadline: Application Deadline

• Anticipated Loan and Grant Committee – Approximately April & May 2009

• Anticipated Award Announcement – Approximately June 30, 2009

Enterprise Zone Programstop

• Enterprise Zones (EZs)

• Local Agency Military Base Recovery Areas (LAMBRAs)

• Manufacturing Enhancement Areas (MEAs)

• Targeted Tax Areas (TEAs)

• Hiring Tax Credits & Vouchering (page under construction)

Exterior Accessibility Grants for Renters

Program not currently making grants

Federal Emergency Shelter Grant Program (FESG)

Homeless Facilities Operating Grants ($6.8 million)

• 13-Apr-09: NOFA Issuance

Governor's Homeless Initiative

• 15-Nov-05: NOFA Issuance

Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)

2009 HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)

Notice of Funding Availability ($60 million)

• 01-Jun-09: NOFA Issuance

• 14-Aug-09: Application Deadline

• November 13, 2009: Loan and Grant Committee Meeting (Rental Projects)

• October 2009: Awards (Program Activities)

• December 2009: Awards (Projects)

Housing Assistance Program (HAP)top

This program administers Federal Section 8 rent assistance funds in 12 rural counties.

Housing Related Parks Program (HRP)

• 04-Jan-10: Final HRP Program Guidelines

Infill Infrastructure Grant Program

Notice of Funding Availability ($197 million)

• 30-Jan-09: Final Program Guidelines

• 30-Jan-09: NOFA Issuance

• 2009 NOFA Application Workshops

Jobs-Housing Balance Incentive Grants

Program not currently making grants

Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program (JSJFWHG)

Notice of Funding Availability ($7.5 million) Single Family Component

• 11-Jan-08: NOFA Issuance

Mobilehome Park Resident Ownership Program (MPROP)

Notice of Funding Availability ($8 million)

• 24-Sep-08: NOFA Issuance

• 01-Dec-08: Application Submittal Period Opens (through 30-Jun-10)

Multifamily Housing Program (MHP)

General NOFA (General, Supportive Housing, Homeless Youth Allocations: $70 million)

• 19-Aug-08: NOFA Issuance

• 08-Oct-08: Application Deadline

• Jan-09: Loan & Grant Committee (New Construction)

• Feb-09: Loan & Grant Committee (Rehabilitation & Acquisition/Rehabilitation)

Supportive Housing NOFA (Supportive Housing Allocation: $65 million)

• 30-Sep-08: NOFA Issuance Date

• 03-Mar-08: NOFA Issuance Date

• 05-Mar-08: Application Submittal Period Opens (continuous)

• May-08: Loan and Grant Committee (continuous)

• May-08: Funding Awards (continuous)

Homeless Youth NOFA ($24 million)

• 31-Jan-07: NOFA Issuance

Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)

Notice of Funding Availability (Approximately $99.6 million)

• 30-Apr-09: NOFA Issuance

NSP2 Application for ARRA Funding

Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) – Affordable Rental Housing Component

Notice of Funding Availability (Approximately $36.3 million)

• 23-Jul-09: NOFA Issuance

Office of Migrant Services (OMS)top

This program develops, owns, and funds the operation of seasonal housing for migrant farm workers.

Funding to operate, maintain, and rehabilitate existing centers is budgeted and contracted annually.

Predevelopment Loan Program (PDLP)

Notice of Funding Availability (revolving fund amount available fluctuates)

• 05-Dec-08: NOFA Issuance

• Ongoing, continuous: Applications accepted, reviewed and funds awarded as funds become available.

Preservation Interim Repositioning Program (PIRP)

All available funds have been allocated.

State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Economic Development Allocation: Over-the-Counter Component

Notice of Funding Availability ($6 million)

• Jul-07: NOFA Issuance

• Ongoing, continuous: Applications accepted, reviewed, and funds awarded.

State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Economic Development Allocation: California Community Economic Enterprise Fund Componenttop

Notice of Funding Availability ($2.8 million) 2009-10

• 12-June-09: NOFA Issuance

• 21-Aug-09: Application due date

• 09-Nov-09: Award Announcement

2009-10 EF Award Map/List

State Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG): General, Native American and Colonias Allocations

Notice of Funding Availability

General Allocation for 2009/20010 (up to $15 million)

• 30-Apr-09: NOFA Issuance

• 14-Jul-09: Application Due Date

• Oct-09: Award Announcement

Native American Allocation for 2006/2007

• 23-Feb-07: NOFA Issuance

• 17-May-07: Application Due Date

• 28-Jun-07: Award Announcement

Colonias Allocation for 2008/2009 & 2009/2010 (up to $4 million)

• 30-Apr-09: NOFA Issuance

• 14-Jul-09: Application Due Date

• Oct-09: Award Announcement

2009-10 General Award List

2008-2009 and 2009-10 Colonia Award List

State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): Planning and Technical Assistance Grantstop

Economic Development Allocation ($1 million)

• 19-Nov-09: NOFA & Application Release

• 31-Mar-10: Final Filing Date

General Allocation (To be announced)

• 19-Nov-09: NOFA & Application Release

• 30-Mar-09: Final Filing Date

State Enterprise and Economic Development Section (SEEDS)

• Enterprise Programs

• Community Development Block Grant Program - Economic Development Program

TOD Housing Program

• 30-Jan-09 NOFA Issuance

• 04-Feb-09 Final Program Guidelines

• 2009 NOFA Application Workshops

Workforce Housing Reward Program

Program not currently making grants.

Publications