The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announces the Site Acquisition and Finance Initiative (SAFI) Bridge Loan Program!
DHCD's Site Acquisition Finance Initiative (SAFI) - Bridge Loan Program Request for Proposals (RFP)
DHCD has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking to partner with organizations who provide real estate financing and technical assistance to affordable housing developers. The SAFI Bridge Loan Program will leverage DHCD funds with private funds to allow the selected lenders to provide flexible, easily accessible bridge loan funds to organizations committed to creating and preserving affordable housing in the District of Columbia.
DHCD issued the RFP for the SAFI Bridge Loan Program on Friday, February 20, 2026, and application responses are due at 4:00 pm on Friday, March 20, 2026.
Applications Instructions: Application materials and further instructions about the SAFI Bridge Loan RFP are available here: SAFI Bridge Loan Program RFP. If you have questions about DHCD’s SAFI Bridge Loan Program RFP, email [email protected]. Applicants are required to submit both a hard copy and an electronic version of their RFP responses:
- Hard Copy Submission: Provide one (1) printed copy of the complete RFP response, delivered to:
Synina Pugh
Special Assistant to the Director
D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development
1909 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20020
- Electronic Submission: Submit an electronic PDF version of the RFP response via email to the SAFI Bridge Loan Program email inbox: [email protected]
Contact Us: If you have questions about the SAFI Bridge Loan Program RFP, email [email protected].
Application Due Date: Applications are due at 4:00 pm on Friday, March 20, 2026.
