Through this Notice of Funding Availability (the NOFA), The Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) is making up to $8 million available (which includes the balance of $4.1 million from FY25 allocation) from its Affordable Housing Trust Fund to support homeownership projects sponsored by Community Land Trusts (CLTs).
Donor Name: Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development
State: Washington
City: Baltimore
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
DHCD is seeking impactful projects that will leverage additional investment and can demonstrate that local residents and stakeholders are leading and managing revitalization efforts.
Affordable Housing Strategies
- Acquisition & Rehab
- Innovation.
Funding Information
Eligible applicants can request a maximum of $2,000,000 per project.
Grant Period
Project can be completed within 2 years of executing a funding agreement with DHCD.
Eligible Uses of Funds
Funds can be requested to support operating, predevelopment and construction costs, provided that the request does not exceed the maximum limits stated in this NOFA. Eligible uses of funds include:
- Acquisition and stabilization of non-City owned properties
- Architectural and Engineering
- Environmental assessment and testing
- Market and Financial Feasibility Analysis
- Construction
- Carrying Costs
- Financing and Lender Fees
- Legal Fees associated with closing, financing, and drafting CLT-required documents necessary for development
- Consultant Fees directly associated with the implementation of the project
- Customary Landscaping
- Project management staff
- Infrastructure and utilities
- Single family, Condos and Co-operative (Co-op) building projects.
Eligibility Criteria
This NOFA is limited to Community Land Trusts. 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 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.
- Established Stewardship Standards that include an administrative manual, electronic information tracking and management system for program data, sales and loan closings, maintenance and repair funds, and resale value.
- Sample Warranty Deed or comparable
- Ground Lease to protect affordability based on the National CLT 2011 Ground Lease
- Applicants with three (3) active existing construction/subsidy awards for projects from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund are not eligible.
For more information, visit DHCD.
