Qualified Allocation Plans

Recipients of 2015 Housing Tax Credit allocations will utilize the 2015 DDA or 2015 QCT designations or the state designations listed in 2015 Basis Boost Policy in the 2015 QAP. Applicants seeking 2016 Housing Tax Credits will utilize the 2016 DDA and QCT designations. 4% Housing Tax Credit applicants whose bonds are issued and building is placed in service on or after July 1, 2016 will utilize the 2016 DDA and QCT designations.

All applicants must submit Initial Application items to AHFA beginning Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. CST and ending Thursday, February 11, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. CST. Final Applications for the Housing Credits and HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds will be accepted beginning Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. CST and ending at 5:00 p.m. CST on Thursday, March 10, 2016.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority sent out a reminder that Housing Tax Credit Contribution Applications are due February 1, 2016. All applications must be submitted through SharePoint no later than 4:00pm that day.

Texas Department of Housing and Community Development will host a Multifamily Training on February 2-3, 2016.

The draft will be presented to the Housing Stability Council on Friday, January 8, 2015. If the Housing Stability Council approves, OHCS will open a formal, 30-day, public comment period.

Alabama Housing Finance Agency released the state’s final 2016 Qualified Allocation Plan. The 2016 AHFA Multifamily Funding application has not yet been released.

CDBG Owner-Occupied Repair (OOR) Program applications are due May 13. HOME Program applications are due August 5.

If your organization is a non-profit organization and you develop housing for families and individuals with low incomes, and you are interested in receiving notices of potential surplus land you can sign up with OHCS.

The “No Place Like Home” initiative includes $2 billion bond to construct permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless persons with mental illness.

The 2016 per capita credit authority for Washington State will be $16,850,325. This amount is based on a 2016 population estimate of 7,170,351 and a per capita rate of 2.35.

The meeting will take place on Thursday, January 7 from 1:30-2:30pm in the Commission’s Training Room. A conference call option is also available.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has posted to its website the link to the 2016 Competitive Housing Tax Credit Pre-Application. A webinar covering the jotform pre-application is also posted.