Housing Choice Grant Program

Competitive grant program open to municipalities that have achieved the Housing Choice Community Designation. Grants fund various improvements in those communities that have shown commitment to advancing sustainable housing production.

Filipe Zamborlini, Manager, Community Assistance Unit

The Details of Housing Choice Grant Program

What you need for Housing Choice Grant Program

The Housing Choice Grant Program is a competitive grant that rewards municipalities that have produced a significant number of housing units in the last five years and that have adopted or established Best Practices that encourage housing production. This competitive grant program awards funds based on the project’s nexus with housing, transportation, infrastructure, economic development, and community development. See the program guidelines below for a full description of the Housing Choice Grant Program.

Housing Choice Communities Designation

To apply, a community must have a current Housing Choice Community Designation. Other eligible entities must serve a currently designated Housing Choice Community (see guidelines for full details).

Guidelines and Application Template

Please review the FY24 Housing Choice Grant Program Guidelines and the FY24 One Stop Full Application - Housing Choice Template prior to submitting a full application.

How to apply Housing Choice Grant Program

This program is part of the Community One Stop for Growth, a single application portal and collaborative review process of community and economic development grant programs that make targeted investments based on a Development Continuum. This process streamlines the experience for the applicant and better coordinates programs and staff on engagement and grant making. It also reorients the State from a passive reviewer of funding requests to an active partner in economic development strategy, priorities, and investment. Access to this program is exclusively available through the One Stop. Learn more about the One Stop.

Next steps for Housing Choice Grant Program

For Award Recipients

Housing Choice Grant Program applicants who have received a Housing Choice grant will find additional resources, including quarterly reports and invoice templates and tutorial and webinar recordings, in the Award Recipient Resources page.

More info for Housing Choice Grant Program

Housing Choice Awards

The Housing Choice Grant Program has been making investments in Housing Choice Communities since 2019 (FY19). Learn about the projects that have been awarded Housing Choice Grants.

Designations

A list of all designated Housing Choice communities can be found on our Housing Choice Designation page.

Guidelines and Application Template

Please review the FY24 Housing Choice Grant Program Guidelines and the FY24 One Stop Full Application - Housing Choice Template prior to submitting a full application.

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