Non-profit agencies and developers may apply for three types of funding: a) service-related grants, b) loans and other subsidies for rental housing production, and c) loans and other subsidies for for-sale housing developments. Separate application forms are available for each type of request. The Affordable Housing Commission does NOT make grants or loans to individuals seeking housing or support services. Priorities for funding for this round include high quality applications that: • Propose housing, shelter, or housing services for persons and families with incomes at or below 20% of the area median income. • Propose permanent supportive housing for special needs and vulnerable populations with incomes at or below 30% of the area median income. • Provide assistance or initiatives that prevent homelessness for households or individuals earning at or below 80% AMI. • Provide affordable housing services (grant program) while advancing ten or more objectives outlined in the City’s Sustainability Plan, or create affordable housing units (loan program) while advancing fifteen or more objectives outlined in the City's Sustainability Plan. • Develop affordable housing within one half-mile of public transportation. • Comprehensively rehabilitate housing units (for-sale & rental) to a national green building standard (LEED, Enterprise Green, NGBS, etc.), or have an energy audit with a HERS of 85 or less. • Proposes housing featuring three or more bedrooms and serves households earning at or below 80% of the area median income.
