The City of Ashland is now accepting applications for its Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Donor Name: City of Ashland
State: Oregon
City: Ashland
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/20/2026
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The City of Ashland Affordable Housing Trust Fund was created to keep the Ashland community diverse by facilitating the production and preservation of affordable housing throughout Ashland.
The primary purpose of the AHTF is to encourage the creation of housing for homeownership or rent, at a cost that will enable low- and moderate-income families to afford quality housing while paying no more than thirty per cent of gross household income on housing. To promote the rehabilitation, preservation and production of quality, well designed rental and ownership housing the AHTF will award funds to community development partners that are furthering the AHTF mission.
It is expected that the local contributions made through Ashland’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund will leverage State and Federal funds, as well as encourage private sector investment in affordable housing. To address the disparity between the cost of housing and the means of resident households to afford housing, the Affordable Housing Trust Fund aims to provide direct financial support to projects that retain or increase the supply of needed housing for households earning less than 120% the Area Median Income as defined by HUD.
Funding Information
Eligible applicants for the award of up to $200,000 in City of Ashland Housing Trust Funds.
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities include the following:
- Acquisition and Construction of new affordable housing
- Eligible acquisition and construction costs include reasonable costs associated with building or land purchases.
- Land Banking
- The purchase of land to be dedicated toward the development of affordable housing in the near or long term.
- Predevelopment activities
- Costs associated with planning, architectural services, engineering services, landscape design, legal services, surveys, appraisals, site clearance and demolition, environmental clearance, permit application fees and system development charges, in support of the development of affordable housing.
- Bridge loans
- Bridge loans are intended to provide funding to permit housing projects to proceed in advance of the availability of permanent project funding. Bridge loan funding is available for acquisition or construction activities to assist in development of low-income housing (for rental or owner occupancy). City of Ashland Ashland Housing Trust Fund RFP 2026
- Capacity Building
- Direct grant awards for non-profit affordable housing providers to fund administration of an affordable housing project or program.
Eligibility Criteria
The Affordable Housing Trust Fund is structured to ensure that many different types of organizations are eligible to receive financing. Eligible applicants include governmental subdivisions, community development corporations, local housing authorities, community action agencies, community-based or neighborhood-based non-profit housing organizations, other non-profit organizations, for-profit entities, and private employers.
For more information, visit City of Ashland.
