Notices of Funding Availability
New Construction/Preservation of Existing Rental Housing NOFA - Round Three
The Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) is making up to $6 million available from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to support new construction of affordable rental housing and/or rehabilitation of existing rental projects for affordable housing. This is the third NOFA made available from the AHTF for this purpose. This NOFA includes a designation of 10% for emerging developers, who are defined as: Developers who have completed at least three (3) and no more than five (5) projects. The application period for this NOFA will be open from April 27, at 12 pm through June 10, 2022 at 4:00pm (submission deadline). NOFA applications will only be accepted through the application portal.
Access the application portal or go to https://portal.neighborlysoftware.com/BALTIMOREMD/Participant
View NOFA guidelines (updated 5/5/22)
5/4/22 NOFA Pre-proposal Conference (recording)
5/4/22 NOFA Pre-proposal Q&A Summary
Community Land Trusts - Single Family Homeownership NOFA - Round Two
The Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) has issued a Notice of Funding Availability for Community Land Trusts – Single Family Homeownership. Up to $4 million is available for CLT initiatives through the City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The City is seeking to promote equitable community development by directing funds to communities suffering from long-term and historical disinvestment. This NOFA’s projects support DHCD’s community development goals of meeting the demand for affordable housing and integrating land trust homes as part of a broader mixed-income housing strategy.
The application period closed on October 29, 2021. Awardees, pending Board of Estimates approval, are as follows:
PROJECT NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Charm City Land Trust | $750,000 |
| NEHI Land Trust #1 | $750,000 |
| NEHI Land Trust #2 | $750,000 |
| Harbor West | $750,000 |
| South Baltimore CLT | $750,000 |
The following links are for documents related to the NOFA:
View NOFA
NOFA Preproposal Conference Q&A
New Construction/Preservation of Existing Rental Housing NOFA - Round Two
The Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) is making up to $1.7 milllion available from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund (Trust Fund) to support new construction of affordable rental housing and/or rehabilitation of existing rental projects for affordable housing. This is the second NOFA made available from the AHTF for this purpose.
This NOFA includes a set aside of 10% for emerging developers, who are defined as: Developers who have completed at least three (3) and no more than five (5) projects.
The application period closed on March 5, 2021. Awardees, pending Board of Estimates approval, are as follows:
PROJECT NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
Beacon House Square (rental apartment rehabs) | $500,000 |
Beacon House Square (emergency transitional housing) | $500,000 |
GEDCO - Harford House | $500,000 |
Homes for America | $500,000 |
Schreiber Brothers Development | $750,000 |
The following links are for documents related to the NOFA:
New Construction/Preservation of Existing Rentals NOFA (Round 2)
MBE/WBE Commitment to Comply Form
Local Hiring Certification
NOFA Pre-Proposal Conference Q&A
Community Land Trusts - Single Family Homeownership NOFA
The Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) has issued a Notice of Funding Availability for Community Land Trusts – Single Family Homeownership. The City is seeking to promote equitable community development by directing funds to communities suffering from long-term and historical disinvestment. This NOFA’s projects support DHCD’s community development goals of meeting the demand for affordable housing and integrating land trust homes as part of a broader mixed-income housing strategy.
The application period closed on October 23, 2020. Awardees, pending Board of Estimates approval, are as follows:
| PROJECT NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Charm City Land Trust | $750,000 |
| North East Housing Initiative (NEHI) Land Trust | $750,000 |
| South Baltimore Community Land Trust | $750,000 |
The following links are for documents related to the NOFA:
View or Download NOFA HERE
Summary of Applications Received in Response to the NOFA (posted 11/16/20)
Pre-Proposal Questions & Answers
Pre-Proposal Attendee List
NOFA Application and Checklist (including link to pro forma update)
Commitment to Comply Form
Local Hiring Certification
View 2020 Area Median Income Limits
New Construction/Preservation of Existing Rental Housing NOFA - Round One Awards
The Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) made up to $2 million available from its Affordable Housing Trust Fund (Trust Fund) to support new construction of affordable rental housing and/or rehabilitation of existing rental projects for affordable housing.
This NOFA includes a set aside of 10% for emerging developers, who are defined as: Developers who have completed at least three (3) and no more than five (5) projects.
The application period closed on July 31, 2020. Awardees, pending Board of Estimates approval, are as follows:
| PROJECT NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| ReBuild Metro | $750,000 |
| Druid Heights CDC | $379,500 |
| CHAI 1 | $750,000 |
| Episcopal Housing | $180,000 |
The following links are for documents related to the NOFA:
New Construction/Preservation of Existing Rental Housing NOFA
NOFA Application in WORD
NOFA Pre-Proposal Conference Attendees
NOFA Pre-Proposal Conference Q&A
Summary of Applications Received