UPDATE: If you are unable to attend the training in-person, a live webinar will also be offered.

–Jan. 3, 2018 —

Multifamily Rental LIFT NOFA #4612 has been released.

Please note the following specific changes in the 2018 LIFT NOFA:

  1. There is no primary and secondary consideration pool in this NOFA; however, points will be awarded based on level of per unit subsidy, and funding limits have expanded.
  2. The definition for Rural Communities has changed to the following: Oregon communities with population of 15,000 or less, within the Portland Urban Growth Boundary, in counties within Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Deschutes, Jackson, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington, and Yamhill Counties) and in Communities with population of 40,000 or less in the balance of the state. A community may be considered rural if it has been under the population threshold within the past 3 years of published data, and if the current population is within 5 percentage points of eligibility.
  3. We are allowing the use of Oregon Affordable Housing Tax Credit (OAHTC) in this NOFA offering for Multifamily Rental LIFT, with a preference to projects with lower rent skewing.
  4. The NOFA retains a focus on Family Housing. Dedicated senior housing using Multifamily Rental LIFT funds is not permitted.

DETAILS:

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will be holding training for the LIFT NOFA on Thursday, January 25, 2017 at the Oregon Employment Department Auditorium, 875 Union Street NE, Salem OR 97301 from 10 am – 12 pm in the first floor auditorium.

If you are unable to attend in person, a webinar will be made available to allow you to follow along remotely.

After the training, OHCS will make all training materials available on their website.

General questions regarding the LIFT NOFA can be submitted to MFNOFA@oregon.gov; please specify LIFT NOFA #4612 in the subject title, OHCS will publish FAQs beginning in January.