National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF)

National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF)

Funder: California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)

Status: No open NOFAs or Project Solicitations at this time (as of October 25, 2023)

Program Overview

The NHTF program provides funding for the acquisition, new construction, and rehabilitation of permanent rental housing for extremely low-income households in California.

Geographic Scope

• California

Focus Areas

• Acquisition of rental housing
• New construction of permanent rental housing
• Rehabilitation of rental housing
• Extremely low-income households

Eligible Applicants

• Organizations and agencies
• Native American Entities
• Public Housing Authorities
• For-profit entities
• Nonprofit entities

Key Amendments (October 2023)

• Clarification on program definitions
• Funding through Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) and/or Project Solicitations
• Updated requirements for Native American Entities (removed explicit Limited Waiver of Sovereign Immunity requirement)
• Clarification on loan/grant terms
• Applicants receiving NHTF funding can also receive state program funding (Repeal of Stacking Prohibition Amendment dated August 20, 2021, amended September 13, 2023, does NOT apply to federal programs)
• Updated application requirements and appeals process
• Environmental documentation requirements using proper NEPA language
• Relocation requirements
• Legal document requirements, specifically regulatory agreement recordation

Contact Information

• Email: protected email
• Visit NHTF webpage for additional information