Affordable Housing Trust Fund – Maryland - fundsforNGOs

Through this Notice of Funding Availability the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development (“DHCD”) is making up to $7,500,000 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.

Donor Name: Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development

State: Maryland

City: Baltimore City

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 01/09/2026

Size of the Grant: More than $1 million

Grant Duration: 2 Years

Details:

This NOFA includes a set asides (1) of up to $1,000,000 for Community Land Trust, who are defined as: Registered Community Land Trusts entities that provide affordable housing to low-income and moderate-income families through an affordable housing land trust agreement. (2) up to $1,000,000 for emerging developers, who are defined as: Developers who have completed at least three (3) and no more than five (5) projects.

The Department is seeking projects that are impactful and that will leverage additional investment. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they met all State and established organizational standards associated with the new construction and/ or preservation of existing affordable rental projects as further described in this NOFA.

Grant Period

Project must be completed within (2) years.

Uses of Funds

Acquisition and stabilization of non-City owned properties
Architectural and Engineering
Environmental assessment and testing
Market and Financial Feasibility Analysis
Construction
Financing and Lender Fees
Legal Fees associated with closing, financing, and drafting legal documents necessary of development
Consultant Fees directly associated with the implementation of the project
Project management staff
Infrastructure and utilities
Single family, Condos and Co-operative (Co-op) building projects
Demolition
Customary Landscaping
- Parking, infrastructure and utilities
- Mixed-use buildings that include ground floor retail.

Eligibility Criteria

This NOFA is limited to applicants that are either a Non-Profit, For-Profit, Community Land Trust, or Joint Ventures that are seeking funds for the new construction-rental and/or preservation of existing rental housing Applicants with three (3) active existing construction/subsidy awards for projects from the Affordable Housing Trust are not eligible.

For Non-Profit, For-Profit or Join Ventures
- Applicants should be able to demonstrate the following:
  - Articles of Incorporation expressly documenting the primary purpose of the organization and By-Laws that, at a minimum, establish terms for the board of directors, officers, stewardship, conflicts of interest, ownership and resale limitations, and dissolution.
For Community Land Trust
- The Department defines Community Land Trusts as entities that provide affordable housing to low-income and moderate-income families through an affordable housing land trust agreement; and are organized or managed by a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(2), (3), or (4) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. CLT applicants that do not have 501(c), (2), (3) or (4) status must demonstrate that they are a legally organized business entity that is managed by a nonprofit. The application must include an affirmative statement that explains how the entity is managed and or organized by a nonprofit and that they are in compliance with the requirements of Section 14 of the Annotated Code of Maryland Real Property Article.
- Eligible Community Land Trust applicants are encouraged to partner with experienced developers and other partners to successfully complete their projects. Multiple land trusts can submit a collaborative or joint application for the same project. Teams should have the experience, financial, and technical capacity to produce and support units as perpetually affordable housing. In the event funds are awarded, DHCD will require an executed Memorandum of Understanding or Partnership Agreement between all partners prior to executing a funding agreement with the City.
Eligible applicants should be able to demonstrate the following:
- Registration as an Affordable Housing Land Trust with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation and compliance with the State’s Affordable Housing Land Trust Laws found in Section 14 of the Annotated Code of the Maryland Real Property Article.
- By-Laws that, at a minimum, establish terms for the board of directors, officers, stewardship, conflicts of interest, ownership, open membership criteria, resale limitations and dissolution.
- A tri-partite board of directors comprised of one-third community members, one-third land trust residents (when available), and one-third local stakeholders and experts – or an equivalent structure that balances community control with additional expertise. Please provide an org chart that has a board of directors and how many total seats.