National Housing Trust Fund Program (NHTF)
Federal program to increase and preserve the supply of affordable housing, with an emphasis on rental housing for extremely low-income households.
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Notice of Funding
Project Solicitation FY24-FY25
Reporting and Compliance
Upon completed construction of your project and closing of your HCD permanent loan, oversight of your project and loan is transferred to HCD’s Reporting and Compliance: Loan Programs section.
Notice of Funding
Project Solicitation FY24-FY25
Reporting and Compliance
Upon completed construction of your project and closing of your HCD permanent loan, oversight of your project and loan is transferred to HCD’s Reporting and Compliance: Loan Programs section.
Eligibility
Financing available as a deferred payment loan or forgivable loan. The regulatory agreement will be for 55 years.
Eligible Activities and Applicants
New construction of permanent housing for extremely low-income households.
Individuals, joint ventures, partnership, limited partnerships, trusts, corporations, limited liability corporations, local public entities, duly constituted governing body of Indian Reservations or Rancherias or other legal entities or any combination thereof that meet program requirements.
Resolution Templates For Project Solicitation 2024/2025
- OD-1 LP or GP (DOC) — 2024/2025
- OD-2 LLC (DOC) — 2024/2025
- OD-3 Corporation (DOC) — 2024/2025
- NHTF Loan Authorization for the Tribe or TDHE (DOC) — 2024/2025
- NHTF Grant Authorization for Tribe or TDHE (DOC) — 2024/2025
HTF Environmental Provisions Checklists
- HCD HTF Environmental Provisions Checklist – HTF and Other Federal Funding, Rehabilitation (DOC)
- HCD HTF Environmental Provisions Checklist – HTF Funds Only, Rehabilitation (DOC)
- HCD HTF Environmental Provisions Checklist – HTF and Other Federal Funding, New Construction (DOC)
- HCD HTF Environmental Provisions Checklist – HTF Funds Only, New Construction (DOC)
Construction Cost Estimate Certification
Payee Data Record
Government Agency Taxpayer ID Form
Other Application Forms
Guideline Section 9 (d)(1)(N)(3)(B) required Site Information document
NOTE: The Department's NHTF funding for federal years 2018-2021 is used for the Housing for a Healthy California (HHC) Article I Program.
Resources
- Amended National Housing Trust Fund Guidelines (PDF)
- Federal Housing Programs overview for tribes (PDF) — 09/20/2023
- Multifamily Rehabilitation Standards – 2023
- State of California 2020-2024 Federal Consolidated Plan (PDF) – Consolidated Plan approved by HUD.
- California Metropolitan Organizations (MPOs) and Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPAs)
- National Housing Trust Fund Regulations – eCFR :: 24 CFR Part 93 – Housing Trust Fund
- AB-816 – Bill Text - AB-816 Homelessness: Housing Trust Fund: housing projects. (ca.gov)
- 2024 CTCAC Basis-Limits-Memo (PDF)
- Over the Counter NHTF 2024-2025 (Group 1) eligible applicants will receive a solicitation link directly from HCD.
- Ecivis Solicitation Link – NHTF 2024-2025 Non-Rural and Rural Areas Targets (Group 2)
- Ecivis Solicitation Link – NHTF 2024-2025 Native American Entities (Group 3)
- Pooled Transition Reserve Policy January 3, 2023 Amended August 8, 2023 (PDF).
- Repeal of Stacking Prohibition of Multiple Department Funding Sources August 20, 2021 Amended September 13, 2023 (PDF)
- NHTF Program Office Hours and DFFA Consolidated Plan Engagement Webinar Slides – 4/18/2024 (PDF)
- NHTF Program Office Hours and DFFA Consolidated Plan Engagement General Public Hearing 4/18/2024
- NHTF Program Office Hours and DFFA Consolidated Plan Engagement: Tribal Entities Only Public Hearing 4/17/2024
Webinars
NHTF NOFA Webinar Native American Entities 10-25-23
NHTF NOFA Webinar General Population 10-26-23
Previous Guidelines
Past Applications
Previous NOFAs
- 2024 NHTF Workbook Version 5.1 (XLSM)
- FY22 — FY23 Amended NHTF NOFA (PDF) — November 29, 2023
- FY22 — FY23 NHTF NOFA (PDF) — October 25, 2023
- 2016-2017 NOFA (PDF) — 06/05/2018
- Public Comments and Responses to National Housing Trust Fund Draft Guidelines (PDF)
- Draft National Housing Trust Fund Guidelines
Appendices
- Appendix B — Article XXIV (PDF)
- Current NHTF Rent & Income and HOME Subsidy & Value limits (This replaces Appendices C-F)
- Appendix H — Community Needs Scores Table (PDF)
- Appendix I — National Housing Trust Fund Allocation Plan (PDF)
Rental Project Application
- Universal Rental Project Application Form (XLS)
- 2017 UMR Developer Fee Calculation Worksheet (XLS)
- 2017 UMR Supportive Services Fee Calculator (XLS)
Outdated Resources
Outdated Resolutions
- OD-1 LP or GP (DOC)
- OD-2 LLC (DOC)
- OD-3 Corporation (DOC)
- NHTF Loan Authorization for the Tribe or TDHE (DOC)
FAQs
Application Workshop Presentations