Categories: New York State
05.16.2025
The Network is pleased to let you know that the Homeless Housing and Assistance Program (HHAP) Request for Proposals (RFP) has been released by the NYS Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation (HHAC) and the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA). The RFP was released on Thursday, May 15, 2025, and HHAC will accept applications, by mail or hand delivery, beginning Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 11:00am.
Under HHAP, grants and loans are provided to acquire, construct and rehabilitate housing for persons who are or would otherwise be homeless. Eligible projects may provide permanent, transitional or emergency supportive housing to homeless single individuals or families. Projects targeting populations eligible under the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) are also eligible for HHAP capital funds. Not-for-profit organizations and their subsidiaries, charitable organizations, municipalities, public corporations, public housing authorities, and certain joint-ventures are eligible to apply for HHAP funding.
The State Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 included an appropriation of $153 million, of which $5 million may be reserved for the development of projects serving homeless persons with HIV/AIDS, and another $5 million may be reserved for the development of projects serving homeless veterans. Additionally, up to $1 million may be used for emergency shelter repairs in local social service districts with a population of less than five million. For current HHAP Operational Projects, or for those that expired on or after 4/1/2025, looking to preserve the longevity of their supportive housing, the SFY 2025-26 Budget includes funding which can be found within this RFP in Section VIII. “Stabilization of HHAP Operating Projects”.
See the RFP and application HERE.