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Find similar grantsCalifornia Local Housing Trust Fund (LHTF) Program is sponsored by California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Offers matching grants to local and regional housing trust funds for the construction, conversion, and rehabilitation of affordable housing, including Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).
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Local Housing Trust Fund (LHTF) Program | California Department of Housing and Community Development Local Housing Trust Fund (LHTF) Program Program application period No longer accepting applications. The LHTF program provides matching funds to local and regional housing trust funds dedicated to the creation, rehabilitation, or preservation of affordable housing, transitional housing and emergency shelters.
Notice of Funding Availability Year Document Name Link 2024 NOFA Download 2024 Application Download 2024 Guidelines Download 2024 Applications Received and Self-Scores Download Assistance Type and Terms Matching grants (dollar for dollar) to local housing trust funds that are funded on an ongoing basis from both private and public contributions or public sources.
Local funding sources may not otherwise be restricted in use under federal or state law or rules for use in housing programs. Loans for multifamily rental housing projects require tenant income and rent restrictions imposed through a regulatory agreement for 55 years.
When program funds are used to make loans for homeownership projects or units within a homeownership project, the Local Housing Trust is required to record a deed restriction in compliance with Health and Safety Code Section 50843. 5(d)(3).
A Local or Regional Housing Trust Fund is required to be a public, joint public and private, or charitable nonprofit organization organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which was established by legislation, ordinance, resolution (including nonprofit articles of incorporation), or a public-private partnership organized to receive specific public, or public and private, revenue to address local housing needs.
The key characteristic of a LHTF is that it receives ongoing revenues from dedicated sources of funding sufficient to permit the LHTF to comply with the requirements of the program. Local and Regional Housing Trust Funds must comply with requirements set forth in the regulations and guidelines to be eligible to submit an application.
Loans for acquisition, predevelopment expenses and development of affordable rental housing projects, transitional housing projects, emergency shelters and homeownership projects, including down payment assistance to qualified first-time homebuyers, and for rehabilitation of homes owned by income-eligible homeowners.
No more than 20 percent of each allocation may assist moderate-income households, and at least 30 percent of each allocation is required to assist extremely low-income households. Local Housing Trust Fund Program Google™ Translate Disclaimer The California Housing and Community Development website uses Google™ Translate to provide automatic translation of its web pages.
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The California Housing and Community Development is unable to guarantee the accuracy of any translation provided by Google™ Translate and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information or changes in the formatting of the pages resulting from the use of the translation application tool.
The web pages currently in English on the California Housing and Community Development website are the official and accurate source for the program information and services the California Housing and Community Development provides. Any discrepancies or differences created in the translation are not binding and have no legal effect for compliance or enforcement purposes.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Local and regional housing trust funds established by cities, counties, Native American tribes, and nonprofit organizations in California. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program is sponsored by California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The federal ESG program provides funds to engage homeless individuals and families, rapidly re-house them, help operate and provide essential services in emergency shelters, and prevent homelessness. Funds are distributed through a formula allocation to California's Continuums of Care (CoCs).
Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program is sponsored by California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and California Strategic Growth Council (SGC). Provides grants and loans for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by supporting more compact, infill development, encouraging active transportation and transit usage, and protecting agricultural land.
The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.