Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program
The AHSC Program funds Projects that implement land-use, housing, transportation, and agricultural land preservation practices that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Funding for the AHSC Program is provided from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), an account established to receive Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds.
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Application, General Program, and Standard Agreements Questions
Notice of Funding
- Round 8 Awards
- Round 8 Application Intake Report (PDF)
- Round 8 NOFA (PDF)
- Round 8 Application Workbook (XLSM)
- Payee Data Record - STD 204 (PDF)
- FI$Cal Government TIN Form (PDF)
- GHG Transit Inputs Template (DOC)
- GHG Solar PV Inputs Tab Template (DOC)
- GHG Affordable Housing Inputs Template (DOC)
- GHG Shared Mobility Inputs Template (DOC)
- AHSC Round 8 NOFA Webinar
- AHSC Round 8 Question and Answer Form (office.com)
Notice of Funding
- Round 8 Awards
- Round 8 Application Intake Report (PDF)
- Round 8 NOFA (PDF)
- Round 8 Application Workbook (XLSM)
- Payee Data Record - STD 204 (PDF)
- FI$Cal Government TIN Form (PDF)
- GHG Transit Inputs Template (DOC)
- GHG Solar PV Inputs Tab Template (DOC)
- GHG Affordable Housing Inputs Template (DOC)
- GHG Shared Mobility Inputs Template (DOC)
- AHSC Round 8 NOFA Webinar
- AHSC Round 8 Question and Answer Form (office.com)
Assistance Type
The AHSC Program provides grants and/or loans, or any combination thereof, to Projects that seek to integrate low-carbon transportation and affordable housing, with an emphasis on providing benefits to Disadvantaged and Low-Income Communities.
The AHSC Program identifies three eligible Project Area Types:
- Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Project Areas,
- Integrated Connectivity Project (ICP) Project Areas, or
- Rural Innovation Project Areas (RIPA).
Statutory Funding Set-Asides
Fifty (50) percent of the available funds are set aside for Affordable Housing (which includes Affordable Housing Developments, Housing Related Infrastructure, or both), and 50 percent of the available funds are set aside for projects benefitting disadvantaged communities.
Note: A single Project can address both set-asides above and are not mutually exclusive.
Eligible Cost
- Affordable Housing Developments (AHD)**
- Housing-Related Infrastructure (HRI)
- Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure (STI)
- Transportation Related Amenities (TRA)
- Community Education and Other Program Costs (PGM)
**Must be one of the following: new construction, acquisition and Substantial Rehabilitation (including preservation of at-risk affordable housing), or conversion of nonresidential structures to residential dwelling units.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicant entities include any of the following:
- A Locality, public housing authority, redevelopment successor agency, transit agency or transit operator, Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA), local Transportation Commissions, Congestion Management Agencies, Joint Powers Authority (JPA), school district, facilities district, University or Community College District;
- A Developer or Program Operator;
- A Tribal Entity.
If a Public Agency has a real property interest in the proposed Project, the application must either include the Public Agency as a joint Applicant or otherwise include a commitment to enter into a contractual agreement to develop the Project, if it is awarded.
Loan Closing Documents
Documents Applicable to all NOFAs
- Architect's Completion Certificate (New Construction) (DOC)
- Architect's Completion Certificate (Rehabilitation) (DOC)
- Bond Financing Term Sheet (DOC)
- Certificate of Completion (DOC)
- Closing Checklist (XLS)
- Cost Cert and Financial Reporting Requirements (DOC)
- Cost Cert Sample Form (XLS)
- Designated Payee Authorization Letter (DOC)
- Insurance Guidelines Checklist (DOC)
- Interest Rate Resets or Bond Remarketing Requirements (Management Memo 07-01) (DOC)
- Lease Rider Estoppel (DOC)
- Loan Closing Requirements (Management Memo 05-2) (DOC)
- Physical Needs Assessment - Fannie Mae Form 4327 (DOC)
- Prevailing Wage Compliance (Management Memo 02-1) (DOC)
- Prevailing Wage Compliance Certificate (DOC)
- Project Construction Sign Requirements
- Project Funding Sources (Construction) (XLS)
- Project Funding Sources (Permanent) (XLS)
- Relocation Plan Implementation Certificate (DOC)
- Request For Funds Form (DOC)
- Utility Allowance Determination (DOC)
- Sponsor Operating Guarantee (PDF)
Previous NOFAs
Fiscal Year 2022-2023, NOFA Round 7
- Round 7 Resolution (Corp) (DOC)
- Round 7 Resolution (LP) (DOC)
- Round 7 Resolution (LLC) (DOC)
- Round 7 NOFA Amendment (PDF)
- Round 7 Application Workbook (XLSM)
- Round 7 Application Intake Report (PDF)
- AHSC Round 7 Guidelines (PDF)
- AHSC Round 7 Application Workshop Webinar
- AHSC Round 7 GHG Benefits Calculator Tool Webinar
- AHSC Round 7 Calculator Webinar PowerPoint (PDF)
- AHSC Round 7 Standard Agreement Exhibit A Loan (PDF)
- AHSC Round 7 Standard Agreement Exhibit B Loan (PDF)
- AHSC Round 7 Standard Agreement Exhibit D Loan (PDF)
- AHSC Round 7 Standard Agreement Exhibit E Loan (PDF)
- AHSC Round 7 Standard Agreement Exhibit A Grant (PDF)
- AHSC Round 7 Standard Agreement Exhibit B Grant (PDF)
- AHSC Round 7 Standard Agreement Exhibit D Grant (PDF)
- AHSC Round 7 Standard Agreement Exhibit E Grant (PDF)
Fiscal Year 2019-2020, NOFA Round 6
- 2019-2020, Round 6 NOFA (PDF)
- NOFA Round 6, Amendment #1 (PDF)
- Revised Rd. 6 Application Workbook (XLS)
- 2021 AHSC Rent and Loan Limits (PDF)
- OD-1-AHSC Application Loan Authorization -Template (PDF)
- OD-2-AHSC Resolution of LLC (PDF)
- OD-3-AHSC Sponsor Recipient Authorization for Loan and Grant (PDF)
- AHSC Round 6 Submitted Applications (XLS)
- 2019-2020, Round 6 Guidelines (PDF)
Fiscal Year 2018-2019, NOFA Round 5
- Fiscal Year 2018-2019, Round 5 Awards (PDF)
- NOFA (PDF)
- Income Limits (PDF)
- Loan Limits (PDF)
- 2018-2019, Round 5 Guidelines (PDF)
Fiscal Year 2017-2018, NOFA Round 4
Fiscal Year 2016-2017, NOFA Round 3
- Fiscal Year 2016-2017, Round 3 Awards
- NOFA Round 3 (PDF)
- FAQs (PDF)
- Income, Rent, and Loan Limits (PDF)
- 2016-2017, Round 3 Guidelines (PDF)
Fiscal Year 2015-2016, NOFA Round 2
- Fiscal Year 2015-2016, Round 2 Awards
- NOFA Round 2 (PDF)
- NOFA Round 2, Amendment #1 (PDF)
- 2015-2016, Round 2 Guidelines (PDF)
Fiscal Year 2014-2015, NOFA Round 1
- Fiscal Year 2014-2015, Round 1 Awards
- Round 1 NOFA (PDF) — 01/30/2015
- 2014-2015, Round 1 Guidelines (PDF)
Guidelines
Resources
- Resolution (Public Entity) (DOC)
- Resolution (Corp) (DOC)
- Resolution (LP) (DOC)
- Resolution (LLC) (DOC)
- AHSC Round 8 Standard Agreement Exhibit A Loan (PDF)
- AHSC Round 8 Standard Agreement Exhibit B Loan (PDF)
- AHSC Round 8 Standard Agreement Exhibit D Loan (PDF)
- AHSC Round 8 Standard Agreement Exhibit E Loan (PDF)
- AHSC Round 8 Standard Agreement Exhibit A Grant (PDF)
- AHSC Round 8 Standard Agreement Exhibit B Grant (PDF)
- AHSC Round 8 Standard Agreement Exhibit D Grant (PDF)
- AHSC Round 8 Standard Agreement Exhibit E Grant (PDF)
- STD 204 Payee Data Record (PDF)
- Government Agency TIN Form (PDF)
- Strategic Growth Council AHSC Program website
- AB 32 (Chapter 488, Statutes 2006)
- SB 375 (Chapter 728, Statutes, 2008)
- California Metropolitan Organizations (MPOs) and Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPAs) (PDF)