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Federal Housing Trust Fund (Federal HTF)

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Status: Available

Type

Capital

Source

Federal

Procurement Agency

NYS HCR

Summary

Federal Housing Trust Fund (FHTF) is available through both the Multifamily Finance 9% LIHTC and Multifamily Finance 4% programs. It provides financing assistance for development acquisition, hard, and related soft costs, and operating cost assistance/reserves in projects that serve extremely low-income households.

Tenant Eligibility Criteria

FHTF funding can only be used for households with income up to 30% AMI. Other City and State programs may be used to fund other levels of affordability within the project.  It is expected that projects will have a mix of income levels

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofit or for-profit developers are eligible to apply.

Amount

The HCR Multifamily Finance 9% Application Reference Materials detail the maximum award per residential FHTF unit, which varies by unit size: 

Studio: $153,314    
One Bedroom: $175,752
Two Bedroom: $213,718
Three Bedroom: $276,482
Four Bedroom: $303,490

Term

Minimum 30-year term, up to 50-year term.

Network Notes

For More Information

Read the term sheet, which is the same document for both the Multifamily Finance 9% LIHTC RFP and the Multifamily Finance 4% program, here.

Contact

Multifamily Finance 4% LIHTC/Bond Contact:

New York State Homes and Community Renewal
(212) 872-0537
MulifamilyFinance@nyshcr.org

Multifamily Finance 9% LIHTC RFP Contacts:
Darren Scott, Upstate Director of Development East
(518) 795-5016
darren.scott@nyshcr.org

Counties Served: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Montgomery, Orange, Oneida, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington, and Westchester

Leonard Skrill, Upstate Director of Development West and Downstate
(518) 461-6591
leonard.skrill@nyshcr.org 

Counties Served: Allegany, Bronx, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Genesee, Kings, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Nassau, New York, Niagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Queens, Richmond, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Suffolk, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates.

Last updated: 11/04/2022

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