The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) released the final drafts of the QAP and Multifamily Rental Financing Program Guide (Guide) for public comment. The final draft of the QAP and Guide incorporates changes based on comments received from interested parties in response to the draft issued on November 18, 2019. All documents relating to the final draft of the QAP and Guide, including clean and blacklined versions and summaries of changes, can be found here.

DHCD will conduct the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) mandated public hearing for the 2020 QAP and Guide on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm ET in DHCD’s Main Conference Room, 7800 Harkins Road, Lanham, Maryland 20706. Comments or notice of intent to present oral comments at the public hearing should be sent electronically to dhcd.qap@maryland.gov no later than 5:00 pm ET on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

The anticipated deadline for the submission of applications for the next competitive round will be in June 2020. A firm date will be issued shortly. If you have any questions, please contact Gregory Hare, director, Multifamily Housing at gregory.hare@maryland.gov or  301-429-7775.