Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention Program (VHHP)
Long-term loans for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily housing for veterans and their families to allow veterans to access and maintain housing stability.
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Loan Closing Questions
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Awards
- VHHP Round 6 Applications Received and Self-Scores (PDF) — July 15, 2021
- VHHP Round 6 Final Point Score and Awardee List (PDF) — November 10, 2021
- VHHP Round 6 Awards Data Summary (PDF) — December 31, 2021
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.
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Awards
- VHHP Round 6 Applications Received and Self-Scores (PDF) — July 15, 2021
- VHHP Round 6 Final Point Score and Awardee List (PDF) — November 10, 2021
- VHHP Round 6 Awards Data Summary (PDF) — December 31, 2021
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.
Background
California is home to the largest veteran population in the nation. Unfortunately, many of them experience homelessness on any given night. Homeless veterans are overrepresented in the homeless population and veteran status is associated with a higher risk of homelessness.
In 2008, California voters approved Proposition 12, the Veteran’s Bond Act of 2008, authorizing $900 million in general obligation bonds intended to help veterans purchase single family homes, farms, and mobilehomes through the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) Home Loan Program. As a result of the nation’s economic crisis and the State’s housing downturn, coupled with the changing demographics of our veterans, the CalVet Home Loan Program has not experienced the demand that was originally projected before the downturn.
In 2013, AB 639 (Chapter 727, Statutes of 2013, Pérez) restructured the Veteran’s Bond Act of 2008 authorizing $600 million in existing bond authority to fund multifamily housing for veterans. With the approval of Proposition 41 by California voters on June 3, 2014, the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) and CalVet, is in the process of designing, developing, and administering a veteran multifamily housing program pursuant to AB 639 (Chapter 727, Statutes of 2013, Pérez).
Program Publications
Eligibility
Funds must be used to serve veterans and their families.
“Veteran” means any person who served in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States or as a member of the National Guard who was called to and released from active duty or active services for a period of not fewer than 90 consecutive days or was discharged from service due to a service-related disability. This includes veterans with other-than-honorable discharges.
At least 50 percent of the funds awarded shall serve veteran households with extremely low incomes. Of those units targeted to extremely low-income veteran housing, 60 percent shall be supportive housing units.
** Please note — The VHHP Program does not provide funding directly to individuals. If you are a veteran in need of assistance, please contact the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ Nation Call Center for Homeless Veterans Hotline at 1-877-4AID VET (1-(877) 424-3838) or the California Department of Veterans Affairs .
General Program Documents
- Standard Agreement Exhibit A (PDF)
- Standard Agreement Exhibit B (PDF)
- Standard Agreement Exhibit D (PDF)
- Standard Agreement Exhibit E (PDF)
- Limited Partnership Loan Authorization (OD-Form 1) (Word)
- Limited Liability Company Resolution (OD-Form 2) (Word)
- Corporate Resolution (OD-Form 3) (Word)
- Payee Data Record (PDF)
- Government Agency TIN Form (PDF)
Loan Closing Documents
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VHHP Specific Documents
- VHHP Deed of Trust - Round 2 (DOC)
- VHHP Deed of Trust - Round 3 (PDF)
- VHHP Promissory Note - Round 2 (DOC)
- VHHP Promissory Note - Round 3 (PDF)
- VHHP Regulatory Agreement - Round 2 (DOC)
- VHHP Regulatory Agreement - Round 3 (PDF)
- VHHP Regulatory Agreement 2017 UMR - Round 2 (DOC)
- VHHP Regulatory Agreement 2017 UMR - Round 3 (DOC)
- Request for Notice of Default (PDF)
- Senior Subordination Agreement (DOC)
- Junior Subordination Agreement (PDF)
Documents Applicable to all NOFAs
Resources
- Homelessness Program Data Reporting
- Stakeholder Outreach Memo (PDF)
- Financial Assistance Application Tool
- Financial Management Application Tool (FAAST) Instructions for VHHP
- VHHP Round 6 Standard Agreement Boilerplate — (Located under General Program Documents)
- 2021 Income, Rent, and Loan Limits
- VHHP Round 6 Webinar Presentation
Guidelines
- Round 5 Guidelines (PDF) — November 8, 2019
- VHHP Action Request Memo, Amending Round 1 – 4 Guidelines (PDF)
- Notice of Amendment to VHHP Guidelines (Rounds 1 - 4) (PDF)
- Round 4 Guidelines Amendment 3 (PDF) — 06/22/2018
- Round 3 Guidelines (PDF) — 02/14/2017
- Round 2 Guidelines (PDF)
- Round 1 Guidelines February 2015 (PDF)
VHHP Overview and Tribal Listening Session
VHHP Stakeholder Briefing Round 6 Draft Guidelines
Management Memos
HCD Memo Disability Income Exclusion for Veterans (PDF) — Memo Date: 1/08/2023
VHHP Secondary Tenants Policy (PDF)
VHHP Secondary Tenants Petition (XLS)
Notice of Amendment to TOD (Rounds 1-3) and VHHP Guidelines (Rounds 1-4) (PDF)
Research & Reports
- Housing Instability Among our Nation’s Veterans , National Low-Income Housing Coalition, November 2013 (PDF)
- Veterans and Homelessness , Congressional Research Service, November 2013 (PDF)
- Veterans Permanent Supportive Housing Policy and Practice , National Housing Conference and Center for Housing Policy, May 2013 (PDF)
- Veteran Homelessness: A Supplemental Report to the 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress , US Department of Housing and Urban Development and US Department of Veterans Affairs (PDF)
General Policy Documentation & Information
- VHHP Program Goals (PDF)
- DVBE Utilization Requirements Guide (revised 5/7/2021) (PDF)
- Program Framework (PDF)
- Response to Comments (PDF)
Other Resources
Previous NOFAs
NOFA, Round 6 (5/3/2021)
- Round 6 NOFA (PDF) — May 3, 2021
- Supplemental Project Application (XLS) — Updated July 8, 2021
- Universal Application (XLS) — May 10, 2021
NOFA, Round 5 (11/08/2019)
- VHHP Round 5 Amended NOFA (PDF) — Amended January 24, 2020
NOFA, Round 4 (05/21/2018)
- VHHP Notice of Round 4 NOFA Amendment (PDF) — May 21, 2018
- VHHP Round 4 NOFA Amended (PDF) — May 21, 2018
- VHHP Notice of Round 4 Guidelines Amendment (PDF) — May 21, 2018
- VHHP Round 4 Guidelines Amended (PDF) — May 21, 2018
- VHHP Round 4 Guidelines Amended (red-lined) (PDF) — May 21, 2018
- VHHP Application Workshop Video
- Universal Application (XLS)
- VHHP Supplemental Application Keynotes and Packaging (PDF)
- 2018 MTSP Regular Income, Rent and VHHP Loan Limits (PDF)
NOFA, Round 3 (12/14/2016)
- NOFA, Round 3 (PDF)
- NOFA, Round 3, Amendment Memorandum #1 (PDF)
- Round 3 Guidelines (PDF) — Adopted 02/14/2017
- VHHP Implementation Detail as of December 2017 (PDF)
- VHHP Cumulative Map as of December 2017 (PDF)
- VHHP Cumulative Awards Map Los Angeles Insert (PDF)
- Loan Limits (PDF)
NOFA, Round 2 (10/13/2015)
- NOFA, Round 2 (PDF)
- Round 2 Guidelines Adopted (PDF)
- Round 2 Guidelines (PDF) — Showing changes from Round 1.
NOFA, Round 1 (02/20/2015)
- NOFA, Round 1 (PDF)
- NOFA, Round 1 (PDF) — amended 03/03/2015
- NOFA, Round 1 Outcomes (PDF)
- Round 1 Guidelines Adopted February 2015 (PDF)
- Round 1 Guidelines Adopted February 2015 (PDF) — Showing changes from November 2014 Draft.