Qualified Allocation Plans

As a result of concerns voiced during the 2017 QAP public hearing regarding the use of walkscore, the agency proposed changes to HFA:109.07.A. 10. to include another qualifying component – Community Center Area.

The Iowa Finance Authority will be hosting an open forum on Wednesday, April 20 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Iowa Finance Authority.

Development teams will then have until Friday, May 20, 2016 to provide feedback regarding these preliminary scores and underwriting issues and assist OHFA in ensuring that all competitive categories have been accurately scored.

Any property that is not pre‐registered by April 7 will be unable to apply for tax credits in 2016.

This opportunity offers multifamily facilities in the Baltimore Gas & Electric utility service territory to receive Energy Conservation Retrofit funding.

The 2016 Competitive Application Guidelines for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Application Score Sheet are now available.

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee updated its credit estimates, including set-asides and geographic apportionments, according to the recent release of 2016 population estimates.

The list of Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) and Difficult Development Areas (DDAs) has been updated for 2016. Updates are effective July 1, 2016.

The proposed administrative rules create the program criteria for the Vertical Housing Development Program, which provides local jurisdictions with the opportunity to create vertical housing zones and developers to create vertical housing which is exempt from property taxes. The proposed administrative rules create the program criteria for the Vertical Housing Development Program, which provides local jurisdictions with the opportunity to create vertical housing zones and developers to create vertical housing which is exempt from property taxes. People interested in providing oral or written comments on the proposed rules are invited to attend a public hearing on April 27, 2016.

Arizona Department of Housing is administering two new funding sources in 2016-2017, the National Housing Trust Fund (approx. $3 million), which will be incorporated into the 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan and the Weatherization Program Fund (approx. $1.3 million) which will have its own 2016-2017
Weatherization Assistance Program State Plan.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs posted to its website a schedule for public hearings for purposes of taking public comment on the 2016 Competitive (9%) Housing Tax Credit.

Florida Housing Finance Corporation issued RFA 2016-105 Financing To Build Or Rehabilitate Smaller Permanent Supportive Housing Properties For Persons With Developmental Disabilities. The Application Deadline for RFA 2016-105 is 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on Thursday, May 5, 2016.