San Antonio Housing Trust Competitive Request for Applications (RFA) - Affordable Housing Projects

San Antonio Housing Trust Competitive Request for Applications

Geographic Scope: City of San Antonio, Texas

Focus Areas:

• Create and preserve affordable housing
• Support low-income housing solutions
• Address housing needs of vulnerable and inequitably disadvantaged populations

Target Populations:

• Elderly persons
• Persons with physical or mental disabilities
• Low-income families with children
• Homeless individuals and families
• Chronically ill persons
• Other economically disadvantaged populations

Evaluation Criteria:

• Equity
• Economic inclusion
• Ethnic diversity
• Demonstration of innovative approaches

Example Past Awards (2021):

• Roseville Trust: $900,000 (ADA-compliant rehabilitation of 88-unit elderly housing)
• Housing First Community Coalition: $829,000 (tiny homes for seniors experiencing homelessness)
• Esperanza Community Land Trust: $300,000 (community land trust preservation)
• Our Casas Resident Council: $239,340 (single-family homes for first-time homebuyers)
• Habitat for Humanity: $200,000 (single-family homes in Southwest San Antonio)

Organization Background:

• Provides financial assistance through loans, grants, and partnerships
• Governed by Board of Trustees appointed by San Antonio City Council
• Day-to-day administration by SAHTF, a Section 501(c)(3) non-profit

Contact:
San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation, Inc.

Application Process

Applications are submitted through a competitive Request for Applications (RFA) process.

Key Requirements:

• Applicant must be a non-profit 501(c)(3)/(4) organization, local public housing entity, or faith/mission-based organization
• Demonstrate clear solutions for low-income housing
• Show alignment with Trust's goals of equity, economic inclusion, and ethnic diversity
• Project must serve inequitably disadvantaged populations

Submission Method:

• Submit through formal RFA process (specific submission details vary by year)
• Contact SAHTF for current RFA announcement and application portal

Support Available:
Grants can fund:

• Housing development and rehabilitation
• Community land trust establishment and operations
• Technical assistance
• Tenant support programs
• Construction and renovation of multifamily rental units