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4% LIHTC with Bond Gap Financing (BGF) Program You are using an outdated browser. Upgrade your browser today or install Google Chrome Frame to better experience this site. 4% LIHTC with Bond Gap Financing (BGF) Program The 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) with Bond Gap Financing (BGF) program couples non-competitive 4% LIHTCs with limited gap financing resources to develop affordable rental housing throughout the state of Ohio.
Because 4% LIHTCs are worth 2. 25 times less than a congruent amount of limited 9% LIHTCs–all else equal–OHFA uses gap financing through the BGF program to bolster the financial feasibility of 4% LIHTC affordable rental housing proposals and further incentivize use of 4% LIHTCs, which are not subject to the annual state LIHTC allocation authority.
2025 BGF Guidelines (642 KB Adobe PDF File) Posted 6/26/25 2025 BGF FAQs (197 KB Adobe PDF File) Updated 7/23/25 4% LIHTC QAP (479 KB Adobe PDF File) Experience & Capacity Standards (403 KB Adobe PDF File) Experience & Capacity Standards – Frequently Asked Questions (191 KB Adobe PDF File) Posted 12/11/25 2025 Participating Jurisdiction and Consortiums Coming Soon LIHTC Rental Underwriting Guidelines (224 KB Adobe PDF File) Design & Architectural Standards (663 KB Adobe PDF File) Design & Architectural Standards – Frequently Asked Questions (185 KB Adobe PDF File) 2026 Multifamily Bond Guidelines (404 KB Adobe PDF File) Effective 1/1/26 Environmental Review Guidelines (HOME, OHTF, NHTF, 811) 2025 4% LIHTC Cost Containment Standards (201 KB Adobe PDF File) OHFA Average Income Policy (215 KB Adobe PDF File) 2024 Participating Jurisdictions and Consortiums (90 KB Adobe PDF File) 2027 Design and Architectural Standards (DAS) Draft OHFA is seeking feedback on the draft 2027 DAS until June 29, 2026.
Please join the June Multifamily Committee Meeting for a presentation of the 2027 DAS draft. Register here for the meeting . 2027 DAS Draft (1.
26 MB Adobe PDF File) New 2027 DAPM Draft – Design & Architectural Process Manual (933 KB Adobe PDF File) New Submit comments to DAS@ohiohome. org by June 29, 2026. Location and Data for Resources for 4% LIHTC with BGF Applicants The resources below are designed to assist you with your application.
Use the interactive map below to see how your site scores. Please note that the maps include only geographic scoring categories. The interactive map instructions provide a step-by-step guide designed to walk you through the process of using the maps for your application and include a Frequently Asked Questions section as well as a section on Data and Methodology.
If you have questions regarding the maps after reading through these materials, please contact the Office of Research and Analytics .
2024 4% LIHTC with BGF Interactive Map 2024 4% LIHTC with BGF Map Instructions (270 KB Adobe PDF File) Discount to Market Rent (112 KB Excel File) 2024 Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) Lookup Tool Pending Applications & Funded Projects Exception Request Form – 2025 BGF Underwriting (78 KB Word File) Exception Request Form – Design (247 KB Adobe PDF File) 2025 BGF Affordable Housing Funding Application – AHFA (2.
25 MB Excel File) Posted 7/23/25 Experience and Capacity Workbook Coming Soon Experience and Capacity Exception Request Form (129 KB Word File) 2025 Design and Construction Features Form (164 KB Excel File) 2025 Scope of Work Form – Design and Construction Features (116 KB Excel File) Authorization to Release Tax Information (95 KB Adobe PDF File) • Instructions for Authorization to Release Tax Information (116 KB Adobe PDF File) Notification to Accessibility Groups (30 KB Excel File) Environmental Questionnaire for Scattered Sites (63 KB Adobe PDF File) Related Party Transaction Questionnaire (45 KB Adobe PDF File) Template for Public Notification Letters (28 KB Word File) Submitting an Application OHFA's Multifamily Development File Transfer Site Capital Needs Assessment Documents: OHFA Expected Useful Life Table (104 KB Adobe PDF File) PCNA Table of Contents (78 KB Adobe PDF File) Market Study Certification (62 KB Adobe PDF File) Market Study Checklist (229 KB Adobe PDF File) Approved Market Study Provider Application (94 KB Adobe PDF File) Approved Market Study Provider List (310 KB Adobe PDF File) Updated 4/22/26 County Contacts for Statewide Accessibility Agencies (29 KB Excel File) Uniform Relocation Documents: Acquisition, Relocation, and Demolition Questionnaire and Instructions (152 KB Word File) OHFA Residential Anti-Displacement & Relocation Assistance Plan – Form 1 (23 KB Excel File) OHFA Sample Voluntary Acquisition Form – Third Party – Form 2 (56 KB Word File) OHFA Sample Donation and Waiver of Real Estate Appraisal – Form 3 (24 KB Word File) OHFA Sample Voluntary Acquisition Public Entity – Form 4 (58 KB Word File) Housing Development Assistance Programs (HDAP) Housing Development Loan (HDL) program Multifamily Lending Program (MLP) Ohio 811 Project Rental Assistance Program Subsidy Layering Review Guidelines and Application (324 KB Word File) All projects receiving funding through OHTF, NHTF, 811, CDBG-DR, FHA Risk Share (via MLP), HOME-ARP or HOME must go through an environmental review process once awarded and before construction may commence.
Any mitigations required must be completed before, during, or after construction, and evidence must be provided to OHFA. Details are available on Environmental Assessments and Review webpage . Gross Rent Floor Election Form (131 KB Word File) The goal of the legal team is to work with development partners to closing gap financing loans and grants awarded by the OHFA Board in an expedient manner.
Before submitting the required documentation for closing , owners must have a fully executed Funding Agreement and/or Commitment Letter from the Office of Planning, Preservation, and Development. Once a project has been approved by the board, and funding documents have been issued, it will transition to Project Administration.
Applicable Underwriting Guidelines By Year 2024-2025 LIHTC Rental Housing Underwriting Guidelines (224 KB Adobe PDF File) 2023 Multifamily Underwriting Guidelines (319 KB Adobe PDF File) Archive Version: 2022 Multifamily Underwriting Guidelines (375 KB Adobe PDF File) Archive Version: 2021 Multifamily Underwriting Guidelines (409 KB Adobe PDF File) Archive Version: 2020 Multifamily Underwriting Guidelines (347 KB Adobe PDF File) Archive Version: 2019 Multifamily Underwriting Guidelines (10.
81 MB Adobe PDF File) Archive Version: 2018 Multifamily Underwriting & Implementation Guidelines (5.
70 MB Adobe PDF File) Additional RC Documentation Lienholder Consent Form (24 KB Word File) Form 8609 – Review Process (236 KB Adobe PDF File) Form 8609 – Document Submission List (91 KB Adobe PDF File) Owner's Cost Certification Forms for 8609 Request (153 KB Excel File) Contractor's Cost Certification Forms for 8609 Request (71 KB Excel File) Quarterly Construction Monitoring OHFA monitors progress throughout construction.
For more details please review Updates to OHFA Multifamily Construction Monitoring . Submission of the OHFA Quarterly Construction Monitoring Form is required for 9% and 4% Housing Tax Credit and HDAP projects. The Report must be submitted on a quarterly basis beginning the first quarterly reporting period following OHFA Board approval through 100% construction completion.
Reports are due January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year until the project is placed in service. Outstanding submissions may impact a project's ability to receive future award funding and be reimbursed on a timely basis.
Applicable Design and Architectural Standards By Year 2025 FAQs – Design and Architectural Standards (182 KB Adobe PDF File) 2024 Design & Architectural Standards (663 KB Adobe PDF File) 2023 Design & Architectural Standards (862 KB Adobe PDF File) Archive Version: 2022 Design & Architectural Standards (461 KB Adobe PDF File) Archive Version: 2021 Design & Architectural Standards (528 KB Adobe PDF File) Archive Version: 2020 Design & Architectural Standards (322 KB Adobe PDF File) Archive Version: 2019 Design & Architectural Standards (2.
31 MB Adobe PDF File) Archive Version: 2018 Design & Architectural Standards (1.
45 MB Adobe PDF File) Limited Scope Rehabilitation Sustainability Standards (305 KB Adobe PDF File) Clarifications to Design and Architectural Standards Paperless gypsum board has been in OHFA Design and Architecture Standards since 2018 Clarification to 2018 and 2019 projects required to comply with Aging-In-Place defined by the 2018/2019 QAP The Office of Development's Project Administration team is responsible for overseeing Prevailing Wage Requirements, Environmental Review Process, Requests for Payments, construction monitoring and completing the Final Performance report.
Developments receiving funding from OHFA may be subject to the Davis-Bacon Act or Ohio's prevailing wage law. The applicant will be responsible for compliance with any state and federal wage rates that may be applicable to the project. Appropriate wage rates must be factored into the applicant's construction budget.
The Davis-Bacon Act may apply if the project receives HOME funding. Twelve or more HOME-assisted units in a development trigger federal Davis-Bacon wage rates. U.S. Department of Labor, Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Ohio prevailing wage law may apply if the project receives funding through the Ohio Housing Trust Fund or the National Housing Trust Fund.
The ownership and number of units in the project will determine if the state prevailing wage law applies. Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 176. 05: Establishing residential prevailing rate of wages.
Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 4115: Wages and Hours on Public Works Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance Wage & Hours HDAP developments requesting a draw of funds must use the Request for Payment form provided below. Please note that all draws must be on an OHFA draw form and accompanied by the appropriate supporting documents.
In order to draw funds, your project must have closed with Legal , and you must have submitted an ACH Authorization , Signature Certification , and Signature Card to OHFA. Please note that the two signatures displayed on the card must match the individuals submitting a request for payment. Guide to Requesting HDAP Funds (1.
18 MB Adobe PDF File) Drawing for Materials Stored Off-Site (58 KB Adobe PDF File) Request for Payment Form (34 KB Excel File) Additional Documentation required for HOME and NHTF Contract Activity and Labor Standards Reporting Projects which have been funded with HOME & NHTF dollars through HDAP will be required to submit a Notice of Contract Award (NOCA) and a Semi-Annual Labor Standards Enforcement Report (SALSER).
NOCA Form (55 KB Word File) NOCA's must be submitted to OHFA with the first draw request. SALSER must be completed annually. Recipients should contact OHFA to obtain these forms.
Starting with 2021 awards, all HOME and NHTF awards must complete documentation to comply with Section 3 requirements.
Documentation, at minimum, includes: a) identifying the total hours, Section 3 hours and Section 3 targeted hours for all contractor employees working on the project monthly, b) identification of if the contractor has Section 3 business concern status, and c) to the greatest extent feasible, meet or exceed the benchmark goals. For additional details on all Section 3 requirements review the Ohio Department of Development resource page .
At minimum the following must be reviewed and utilized: Monthly Section 3 Utilization Report Section 3 Worker Status Certification (for each worker) Contractor Workforce Section 3 Certification All Section 3 submissions to OHFA can be attached to the OHFA Quarterly Construction Monitoring Form . Contact your Project Administration Analyst with any questions. All HDAP recipients must complete a Final Performance Report.
The deadline for this report is noted in the funding agreement. However, housing credit projects which are completed in advance of the deadline must submit the Final Performance Report with their 8609 request. 2021 Final Performance Report (113 KB Excel File) Questions and correspondence regarding the 4% and Bond Gap Financing program may be directed to: General Programmatic Questions: BGF@ohiohome.
org Project-Specific Questions: Application-Post Award: Your Assigned Development Analyst During Project Administration (PA): Your Assigned PA Analyst Ohio Housing Finance Agency 2600 Corporate Exchange Drive, Suite 300 Multifamily Housing Development Programs 4% LIHTC Program w/ OLIHTC 4% LIHTC w/ Bond Gap Financing Housing Development Gap Financing (HDGF) Program Environmental Assessments & Review Quarterly Construction Monitoring Development Message Archive
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Developers and organizations involved in affordable housing projects in Ohio. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) with Bond Gap Financing (BGF) Program are due October 30, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) with Bond Gap Financing (BGF) Program is funded by Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Ohio. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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