Housing Trust Fund
Department Of Housing And Urban Development, Assistant Secretary For Community Planning And Development
To expand and preserve the supply of affordable housing, particularly rental housing, for extremely low-income and very low income households.
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Helps states create and maintain affordable rental housing for very low-income families. Provides grants for building and fixing homes.
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What Benefits Are Offered?
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Review program guidelines
- Prepare application materials
- Submit application through the designated portal
- Await notification of funding decision
- 🌐Application Portal
- http://www.hudexchange.info/programs/htf/
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- TBDApplication submission deadline
- 🔄Intake Type
- periodic
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- Indirect cost rate agreement
- Environmental review
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- 📥Templates Available
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support/reference are required for certain applications.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- production and preservation of affordable housing for extremely low- and very low-income households
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 25% minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind contributions
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Cumulative government assistance is allowed.
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of matching contributions is required.
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- HTF Deadline Compliance Status Reports
- HTF ENERGY STAR Units Reports
- HTF National Production Reports
- HTF Open Activities Reports
- HTF Vacant Units Reports
- HTF Grant Specific Commitment and Disbursement Summary Reports
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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This program offers funding up to $28,000,000 (minimum $3).
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