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2024 Homeownership Super NOFA

Grantor:
Department of Housing and Community Development
Portal ID:
84407
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
  • Loan
Last Updated:
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

This funding provides Loans and Grants to Local Public Entities and Nonprofits for Homeownership Development Projects, Self-Help Technical Assistance Projects, Mortgage Assistance Programs, Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Programs, ADU/JADU Programs, Shared Housing Programs and Programs for the Acquisition of Manufactured Housing for Agricultural Households.

Description:

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD or Department) is pleased to announce the release of this Homeownership Super Notice of Funding Availability (HOSN or Super NOFA) for approximately $160.7 million, which may be augmented based on the availability of funds. 

CalHome Program (CalHome) supports Homeownership programs aimed at lower and very low-income households, and in the case of a disaster, households at or below moderate income, and operated by private nonprofit and local government agencies, to increase Homeownership, encourage neighborhood revitalization and sustainable development, and maximize use of existing homes. 

 Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program (FWHG or Serna) supports development projects involving multiple home ownership units, including single-family subdivisions, for lower-income agricultural employees and their families, and programs that assist lower-income agricultural employees and their families to become or remain homeowners. 

 

CalHome Program 

$143.3 million 

Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant (Serna) Program 

$33.7 million 

 

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

Applicants must be a Local Public Entity, Local Public Agency, Tribal Entity, or Nonprofit Corporation.

Eligible Geographies:

A Local Public Entity that is not a Tribal Entity shall only be eligible to apply for an Award Program funds for a Local Program or project located within its jurisdictional boundaries.

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
June 2025
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
36 months from SA

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$160,700,000
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
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
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
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.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

General Fund, CalHome Proposition 46 and Proposition 1C for CalHome 

Building Homes and Jobs Act (Sen. Bill No. 2 (2017-2018 Reg. Sess.) §1): 2022 and 2023 for Serna. 

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).
  • Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Program funds may be requested as either a reimbursement or as an advance. All Recipients shall reconcile advances within ninety (90) days of receipt of funds from HCD. Documentation showing at least two-thirds of the funds previously released for program activities were expended shall be submitted to the Department before another advance request will be processed. 

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Kendra Penner, Manager, 1-916-776-7564, kendra.penner@hcd.ca.gov

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