34 Open Affordable Housing Grants (2026): $92.6M Available

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Recipients must use AEI funds to "develop, implement, carry out, or coordinate programs or activities designed to obtain enforcement of the rights granted by [the Act] or by State or local laws that provide rights and remedies for alleged discriminatory housing practices that are substantially equivalent to the rights and remedies provided in [the Act]..." 42 USC 3616a(a); 24 CFR 125.201.

Strategic Growth Council

Eligible activities include but are not limited to Planning Activities, such as Community Needs Assessment . Feasibility Studies, Market Analyses . Environmental Assessments , and similar activities to determine housing needs and develop a project plan that is responsive to the needs of the community. The grant also funds Infrastructure Investments, such as Sewage and Drainage Infrastructure, Waste Management, and Electric Utility, Broadband, and Renewable Energy Infrastructure. The grant funds Sustainable Transportation Investments  such as Road and Safety infrastructure that do not increase vehicle capacity. The grant funds Site Acquisition and Preparation Site Appraisal and Acquisition, such as Site Preparation, including Surveying, Grading, and Mitigation, Architectural and Engineering costs, Ecological and Wildlife Restoration, and Disaster Preparedness. The grant also funds Other Associated Costs Legal Fees, such as Consultant Fees, Staff Development and Training, and Staff Salaries.

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

Grants supporting legal advocacy and education on fair housing rights for people with disabilities.

NCBA

Grants for programs addressing health disparities, employment, and housing for Black older adults.

Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB

The Basic Center Program (BCP) provides temporary, emergency shelter; and counseling services to youth who have left home without permission of their parents or guardians, have been forced to leave home, or other homeless youth who might otherwise end up in the law enforcement or in the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. BCPs work to establish or strengthen community-based programs that meet the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families. BCPs provide youth under 18 years of age with food, clothing, counseling and referrals for health care. BCPs can provide up to 21 days of shelter for youth and seeks to reunite young people with their families, whenever possible, or to locate appropriate alternative placements.

Administration for Children and Families - OCS

The Office of Community Services (OCS) intends to fund Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and tribes that received FY25 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) awards and own affordable housing units. The purpose of the AHSSD is to demonstrate the potential for improving housing stability, economic mobility, and well-being by boosting public welfare and support service enrollment for residents of affordable housing who are American citizens. AHSSD does this by improving the coordination of public and private assistance programs to prevent and reduce dependency among this population cohort. Recipients will offer direct provision of specific public welfare and support services, internal referrals to assistance programs, external referrals to programming offered through other agencies, and/or case management and human-services coordination. Recipients must also provide services to eligible residents who live in affordable housing units.The range of service enrollment is broad, including educational opportunities for children and adults; afterschool and/or summer programs for children and teens; direct provision of childcare programs/opportunities for children ages 0 to 5 or connections to Head Start and Early Head Start programs; older adult care services; mental health, alcohol, and addiction services; services for Americans and eligible residents with disabilities; self-sufficiency resources; resources on homeownership; financial literacy training; transportation services for residents; referrals and connections to resources to help meet concrete needs; and healthcare services.

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.

Department of Housing and Urban Development

The overall purpose of the Older Adult Home Modification Program (OAHMP) is to assist experienced nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and public housing authorities in undertaking comprehensive programs that make safety and functional home modification repairs and renovations to meet the needs of low-income seniors. The goal of the home modification program is to enable low-income elderly persons to remain in their homes through low-cost, low barrier, high impact home modifications to reduce older adults" risk of falling, improve general safety, increase accessibility, and to improve their functional abilities in their home. This will enable older adults to remain in their homes, that is, to "age in place," rather than move to nursing homes or other assisted care facilities.

Rural LISC

Affordable housing development and preservation in rural communities

LeadingAge

Grants for developing and preserving affordable housing for older adults with integrated services and supports.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Federal grants for construction and operation of supportive housing for very low-income elderly persons.

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Congress amended the Fair Housing Act in 1988 to establish the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) to provide funding to entities to work alongside HUD to "prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices" 42 USC 3616a (a). Congress determined in 1987, and has affirmed each year since then through appropriations, that HUD can only achieve its fair housing mission and obligations through supporting a network of organizations helping to educate the public and enforce fair housing rights. Initially a demonstration program, Congress made FHIP permanent in 1992 through the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992. The program was expanded in 1992 to address building capacity in unserved areas, establish a national media campaign, and fund a National Fair Housing Month.FHIP provides funds to eligible organizations through competitive grants under four initiatives: the Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI), the Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI), the Administrative Enforcement Initiative (AEI), and the Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI).This NOFO funds the PEI to provide grants to a nationwide network of eligible private, non-profit fair housing enforcement organizations to conduct testing and investigate violations of and enforce the Fair Housing Act, and State or local laws with equivalent rights and remedies.

National Church Residences

Grants and partnerships for developing affordable senior housing communities with supportive services.

Homes for Our Troops

Funding for building specially adapted, mortgage-free homes for severely injured post-9/11 veterans.

USDA Rural Housing Service

Home repair and improvement grants for very low-income rural homeowners

National Institutes of Health

This NOFO is a call to action in response to the mental health crisis in the United States. We seek applications that will study methods to increase access to evidence-based interventions and services for youth mental health, including those living in rural areas, inner cities, and other under-resourced areas, and youth experiencing housing and food insecurities and out-right homelessness. Applications should address research related to optimizing assessment, intervention and service strategies, overcoming challenges related to the workforce shortage, wait lists for treatment, integration of treatment and preventive interventions into settings where people are most likely to be best identified as needing care (eg: schools, social service, pediatric medicine and justice), and service interventions that address systemic barriers to access and quality of mental health care (structural, policy, organizational, value (cost/financing), management).

Housing & Comm Development

Municipal Planning Grant - Starksboro Gets Proactive on Housing

Housing & Comm Development

Municipal Planning Grant - Starksboro Gets Proactive on Housing

Department of Public Health

HOPWA 2025-2027

California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD)

California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) provides grants and financing for affordable housing development, community development, homelessness prevention, and housing rehabilitation in CA.

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs (TDHCA)

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs (TDHCA) provides grants and financing for affordable housing development, community development, homelessness prevention, and housing rehabilitation in TX.

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA)

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) provides grants and financing for affordable housing development, community development, homelessness prevention, and housing rehabilitation in PA.

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA)

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) provides grants and financing for affordable housing development, community development, homelessness prevention, and housing rehabilitation in NJ.

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority (CHFA)

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority (CHFA) provides grants and financing for affordable housing development, community development, homelessness prevention, and housing rehabilitation in CO.

Washington State Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC)

Washington State Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC) provides grants and financing for affordable housing development, community development, homelessness prevention, and housing rehabilitation in WA.

Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA)

Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) provides grants and financing for affordable housing development, community development, homelessness prevention, and housing rehabilitation in OH.

New York State Homes & Community Renewal (HCR)

New York State Homes & Community Renewal (HCR) provides grants and financing for affordable housing development, community development, homelessness prevention, and housing rehabilitation in NY.

Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC)

Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) provides grants and financing for affordable housing development, community development, homelessness prevention, and housing rehabilitation in FL.

Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA)

Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) provides grants and financing for affordable housing development, community development, homelessness prevention, and housing rehabilitation in IL.

Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA)

Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) provides grants and financing for affordable housing development, community development, homelessness prevention, and housing rehabilitation in MI.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) provides grants and financing for affordable housing development, community development, homelessness prevention, and housing rehabilitation in GA.

North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA)

North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) provides grants and financing for affordable housing development, community development, homelessness prevention, and housing rehabilitation in NC.

Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA)

Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) provides grants and financing for affordable housing development, community development, homelessness prevention, and housing rehabilitation in VA.

MassHousing

MassHousing provides grants and financing for affordable housing development, community development, homelessness prevention, and housing rehabilitation in MA.