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Housing in Downtown Program is a grant from DC Dept. of Housing & Community Development that funds commercial-to-residential building conversions in Washington, DC's downtown core through a 20-year property tax abatement. The program is designed to catalyze new residential development and achieve 90% of Mayor Bowser's goal of adding 15,000 new downtown residents by 2028.
Available funding is capped by fiscal year: FY24-26 at $2. 5M total, FY27 at $5M, and FY28 at $41M, with remaining cap balances published. Eligible applicants are developers undertaking qualifying commercial-to-residential conversions in downtown DC.
The program is competitive and administered by the DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.
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Housing in Downtown (HID) Program | dmped Housing in Downtown (HID) Program Housing in Downtown is an innovative program designed to catalyze new residential development through commercial-to-residential conversion via a 20-year tax abatement. The program is expected to help achieve 90% of the Mayor’s goal of 15,000 new residents Downtown by 2028. The program is competitive, with available funds set by program caps: FY24-26 – $2.
5M total; cap remaining $1. 725M FY27 – $5M total; cap remaining $. 96M or $962.
3K FY28 – $41M total; cap remaining $22. 9M Future Years – The prior year's cap, with 4% annual escalation in each successive year. "Mayor Bowser’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget included an updated Housing in Downtown program and additional technical amendments were adopted through emergency legislation in early January 2024 to allow for the effective administration of the program.
The program’s Request for Applications (RFA) was made available in the first quarter of 2024. Starting in October 2025, at the beginning of Fiscal Year 2026, the Housing in Downtown Eligibility Area Map was expanded to include the Near Northwest Planning Area, greatly increasing the pool for potential conversion projects in the District."
This program is for owners and developers for commercial real estate and is not an apartment placement program for households. Housing in Downtown Program Guide Housing in Downtown Notice of Final Rulemaking Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Act of 2025 (pg. 38) Housing in Downtown Tax Abatement Technical Amendment Act of 2024 Housing in Downtown Abatement Amendment Act of 2023 (pg.
50) Housing in Downtown Tax Abatement Act of 2022 (pg. 98) HID Covenant – Ground Lease (DHCD) Concept Review One-Pager (DOB) Permitting Guidance (DOB) Housing in Downtown Certificate (DOB) First Source Non-Construction Fact Sheet First Source Non-Construction Agreement All questions regarding the application must be submitted via the RFA Q&A Portal . Request for Application (RFA) The RFA was initially published on March 22, 2024.
As of Fiscal Year 2026, the RFA has been revised and for applications submitted after October 10, 2025, the updated RFA should be utitlized. The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (“DMPED”) is released this RFA to provide instructions for applications from owners, or their authorized designees or assignees, delivering developments that meet the program requirements.
The RFA consists of the following two attachments: Request for Application (PDF) DMPED shall assess each application, and give preference to applications, based on the benefit of the proposed development to the area surrounding the parcel, as described in the competitive process.
This RFA will be open on a rolling basis, allowing for the submission of applications at any time while the RFA is open, or unless otherwise posted on this website. DMPED shall review each application submitted in the order in which it is received. Submit complete applications to the submission portal (below), and a brief email should also be sent to [email protected] notifying that a submission has been made.
Submission Window Opened on March 22, 2024 (Rolling). For questions concerning the HID RFA, please submit via the RFA Q&A Portal. Responses will be posted publicly to this website as an FAQ.
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