2025 HOME Projects NOFA – Tribal Applicants — Department of Housing and Community Development funding opportunity
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2025 HOME Projects NOFA – Tribal Applicants

Purpose: This NOFA will provide loans or grants to eligible HOME Applicants to develop low- and very low-income affordable rental units, and to provide loans to low-income, first-time homebuyers as a part of a subdivisio...

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✦ AI Summary
  • Who can apply: State-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: total funding pool ~$34,866,126.
  • Deadline: Rolling — applications accepted any time.
  • Issued by: Department of Housing and Community Development.
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Deadline
Rolling
Total pool
$34.9M

About this opportunity

Purpose: This NOFA will provide loans or grants to eligible HOME Applicants to develop low- and very low-income affordable rental units, and to provide loans to low-income, first-time homebuyers as a part of a subdivision development. Description: The 2025 HOME Project NOFA will provide funds to develop affordable rental housing for low- and very low-income households, as well as to provide first time homebuyer assistance to low income families who purchase a home in the Applicant's housing development. The maximum award amount will be $8 million for rental housing projects, and $2 million for first time homebuyer projects. The minimum award amount for all project types will be $10,000 per unit. State Recipient Applicants may apply for an administrative costs grant up to a $300,000 or ten percent (10%) of the activity award amount, whichever is lower. CHDO Applicants may apply for a CHDO operating expenses grant up to a $200,000 or ten percent (10%) of the activity award amount, whichever is lower. Eligibility is described below. Eligible Activities:*New construction of affordable rental units*Rehabilitation of affordable rental units with or without acquisition*First Time Homebuyer projects Eligible Applicants:*State Recipients*Developers*CHDOs*Native American Entities Eligible Jurisdictions: Projects located in non-entitlement jurisdictions, which are those that did not receive a direct HOME award from HUD, are eligible under this NOFA. Key Words:Affordable HousingLow-IncomeVery Low-IncomeHomelessnessRental HousingHomebuyer AssistanceFirst Time HomebuyerDeveloperCHDO (Community Housing Development Organization)State RecipientCityCountyNAE (Native American Entity) Eligibility Requirements Eligible Applicants: Business Nonprofit Public Agency Tribal Government Eligible Applicants:*State Recipients*Developers*CHDOs*Native American Entities Eligible Geographies: Eligible Jurisdictions: Projects located in non-entitlement jurisdictions, which are those that did not receive a direct HOME award from HUD, are eligible under this NOFA. Matching Funding Requirement: No, match requirements are currently waived. Important Dates Application deadline The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight. 6/22/26 17:00 Expected award announcement The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant. Sept-Dec 2026 Period of performance The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized. 9/24/2025-9/30/2034 Funding Details Total estimated available funding The total projected dollar amount of the grant. $34,866,126 Expected number of awards A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display. Dependent Estimated amount per award Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display. Dependent Letter of Intent Required? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent. No Requires Matched Funding? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source. No Funding Source: The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number. Federal Funding Source Notes: Assistance Listing Number and Title: 14.239, HOME Investment Partnerships Program Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12701 et seq Federal Program Regulations: 24 C.F.R. Part 92 Funding Method: The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly). Reimbursement(s) How to Apply State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying. 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Purpose: This NOFA will provide loans or grants to eligible HOME Applicants to develop low- and very low-income affordable rental units, and to provide loans to low-income, first-time homebuyers as a part of a subdivision development. Description: The 2025 HOME Project NOFA will provide funds to develop affordable rental housing for low- and very low-income households, as well as to provide first time homebuyer assistance to low income families who purchase a home in the Applicant's housing development. The maximum award amount will be $8 million for rental housing projects, and $2 million for first time homebuyer projects. The minimum award amount for all project types will be $10,000 per unit. State Recipient Applicants may apply for an administrative costs grant up to a $300,000 or ten percent (10%) of the activity award amount, whichever is lower. CHDO Applicants may apply for a CHDO operating expenses grant up to a $200,000 or ten percent (10%) of the activity award amount, whichever is lower. Eligibility is described below. Eligible Activities:*New construction of affordable rental units*Rehabilitation of affordable rental units with or without acquisition*First Time Homebuyer projects Eligible Applicants:*State Recipients*Developers*CHDOs*Native American Entities Eligible Jurisdictions: Projects located in non-entitlement jurisdictions, which are those that did not receive a direct HOME award from HUD, are eligible under this NOFA. Key Words:Affordable HousingLow-IncomeVery Low-IncomeHomelessnessRental HousingHomebuyer AssistanceFirst Time HomebuyerDeveloperCHDO (Community Housing Development Organization)State RecipientCityCountyNAE (Native American Entity) Eligibility Requirements Eligible Applicants: Business Nonprofit Public Agency Tribal Government Eligible Applicants:*State Recipients*Developers*CHDOs*Native American Entities Eligible Geographies: Eligible Jurisdictions: Projects located in non-entitlement jurisdictions, which are those that did not rec

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