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Affordable Housing Development Grants (2026)

Affordable housing development funding helps nonprofits, community development corporations, and mission-driven developers build, acquire, and preserve homes that low- and moderate-income households can afford. These programs cover new construction, acquisition and rehabilitation, predevelopment costs, and gap financing — often through HUD's HOME Investment Partnerships program and state housing trust funds.

17 open housing grants — affordable housing development and related

17 grants worth up to $163.2M match your search

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FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grants NOFO

open

Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to:promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness;provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, States, Indian Tribes or Tribally Designated Housing Entities [as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103) (TDHEs)], and local governments to quickly rehouse individuals and families experiencing homelessness, persons experiencing trauma or a lack of safety related to, or fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and youth experiencing homelessness while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness;promote access to, and effective utilization of, mainstream programs and programs funded with State or local resources; andoptimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.The goal of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) is to support the development and implementation of a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness and sharing that experience with and mobilizing communities around the country toward the same end. The population to be served by the demonstration program is youth ages 24 and younger who are experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied and pregnant or parenting youth.

$3K – $25M
2026-08-26
Community DevelopmentHousing

Free to search & build · $99 one-time to unlock the application pack · No subscription

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

open

Department of Planning and Development

2022 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

Up to $151K
2026-12-31
general

Free to search & build · $99 one-time to unlock the application pack · No subscription

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

open

Department of Housing

2022 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

Up to $1.3M
2026-12-31
general

Free to search & build · $99 one-time to unlock the application pack · No subscription

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

open

Department of Housing

2022 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

Up to $20.3M
2026-12-31
general

Free to search & build · $99 one-time to unlock the application pack · No subscription

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

open

Department of Planning and Development

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FY 2023

Up to $200K
2027-12-31
general

Free to search & build · $99 one-time to unlock the application pack · No subscription

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

open

Department of Housing

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FY 2023

Up to $21.2M
2027-12-31
general

Free to search & build · $99 one-time to unlock the application pack · No subscription

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FY24

open

Department of Housing

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FY24

Up to $18.6M
2028-12-31
general

Free to search & build · $99 one-time to unlock the application pack · No subscription

Affordable Housing Development grant FAQ

Who can apply for affordable housing development grants?

Nonprofits, community development corporations, supportive and transitional housing providers, homeless services agencies, and housing rehab programs apply for different programs. Some funding flows through states and local governments that re-grant it to nonprofit subrecipients; other programs accept direct applications. The right fit depends on your organization type and where you work.

What do affordable housing development grants pay for?

Affordable housing development funding helps nonprofits, community development corporations, and mission-driven developers build, acquire, and preserve homes that low- and moderate-income households can afford. These programs cover new construction, acquisition and rehabilitation, predevelopment costs, and gap financing — often through HUD's HOME Investment Partnerships program and state housing trust funds.

When are affordable housing development grant applications due?

Deadlines vary by program — federal NOFO cycles, state funding rounds, and rolling local programs run on different calendars. The open opportunities above show current deadlines, or run your organization's profile through FindGrants to see every housing grant you qualify for right now.

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