The DC Department of Housing and Community Development announces the 2026 Consolidated Request for Proposals (RFP) for Affordable Housing Financing and Development Sites.
2026 Consolidated RFP for Affordable Housing Financing
The Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for affordable housing finance resources is focused on real estate development projects that produce or preserve affordable housing in the District of Columbia that require gap financing. This RFP is accepting applications for a range of Federal affordable housing finance resources including, 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs), District of Columbia LIHTCs (DC LIHTCs), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program, the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF), the Recovery Housing Program (RHP), and the Local Rent Supplement Program (LRSP). Also, the DHCD Property Acquisition and Disposition Division (PADD) will have solicitations for offers for vacant sites in the District of Columbia available for acquisition.
Applications submissions in response to the RFP are due at 12:00 pm on Friday, April 17, 2026.
2026 Consolidated RFP Orientation Session: DHCD hosted a virtual orientation session for the 2026 Consolidated RFP on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Here are links to the PowerPoint presentation and the Video Recording of the 2026 Consolidated RFP Orientation Session. A question and answer (Q&A) summary has been provided.
Application Instructions: The application submission link for DHCD’s 2026 Consolidated RFP will be available beginning March 2, 2026, through QuickBase at the following link: 2026 Consolidated RFP.
Technical Assistance Sessions: DHCD will conduct 15-minute technical assistance sessions with prospective applicants from March 16-27, 2026. Interested applicants can schedule a technical assistance session here: DHCD 2026 Consolidated RPF Technical Assistance Session.
Contact Us: If you have questions about the 2026 Consolidated RFP, and you can contact DHCD’s Development Finance Division via email at [email protected].
Mailing Address:
DC Department of Housing and Community Development
Development Finance Division
1909 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE
Washington DC 20020
PADD Bundle Solicitations for Offer (SFO)
In the Spring 2026 Bundle Solicitation for Offers (SFO), DHCD’s Property Acquisition and Disposition Division (PADD) has thirteen sites available for acquisition and development into mixed-income affordable housing, either for sale housing or rental housing. Developers are required to sell or rent 50% of the units to residents with income at or below 80% of the Median Family Income (MFI). PADD is hosting a Pre-Bidders Meeting on the development sites available in the Spring 2026 Bundle Solicitation for Offers (SFO).
Here are PADD's development sites:
- 1620-1626 Galen Street SE
- 820 Barnaby Street SE
- 1109 50th Place NE
- 46th Street NE
- 5328 James Place NE
- 5033 Meade Street NE
- 4404 Foote Street NE
- 4319 Kane Place NE
- 2629 MLK Jr. Avenue SE
- 4226 Dix Street NE
- 2302 Pomeroy Road SE
- 919 47th Place NE
- 157 Forrester Street SW
Pre-Bidder's Meeting: DHCD hosted the Pre-Bidders Meeting - PADD's Spring 2026 Bundle Solicitation for Offers (SFO) on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Here are links to the PowerPoint presentation and the Video Recording of the Pre-Bidder's Meeting.
Application Instructions: Applicants should submit responses to DHCD's Property Acquisition and Disposition Division (PADD) Bundle Solicitations for Offer by 4:30 pm on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Applicants are required to submit both five (5) hard copies and an electronic version of your application:
- Hard Copy Submission: Provide five (5) printed copies of your application to:
Department of Housing and Community Development
Property Acquisition and Disposition Division
1909 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington DC 20020
- Electronic Submission: Submit one (1) electronic version of your response via email to [email protected].
PADD Bundle Solicitations for Offer (SFO) Application Due Date: Applications submissions in response to the RFP are due at 4:30 pm on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
