Housing Stabilization Grants

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (“DMPED”) launched new Housing Stabilization Grants with $10 million from the federal CARES Act to provide COVID-19 related relief to District housing providers, with $1 million set aside specifically for small housing providers.

The program will be available to two groups:

Group A, to be administered by the DC Housing Finance Agency (“DCHFA”), will include housing providers in the city’s portfolio of affordable housing projects (including those affordable housing owners with 20 or fewer units), financed by the Housing Production Trust Fund, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, or other local and federal affordable housing funds.

Group B, to be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development (“DHCD”), will include small housing providers with 20 units or fewer in the District of Columbia.

Rent arrears from April 1, 2020, through November 30, 2020, will be paid by the city to housing providers in an 80:20 split with the District contributing 80% of the rent, up to $2,000 per unit per month, and the housing provider forgiving the rest. Applications will open on December 1 and close on December 11.

	Group A	Group B
Administration	DCHFA	DHCD
Eligibility	Units in city portfolio of affordable housing projects (i.e., projects financed by HPTF, LIHTC, HOME, CDBG, or other funds)	Units owned by landlords with ownership interests in 20 units or fewer in the District of Columbia (not in the city’s portfolio of affordable housing projects)
Unit Rent Limits	$2,500 a month or less	No limit
Arrears Assistance	80% of rent, up to $2,000 a month	Same
Housing Provider Contribution	Housing provider forgiveness of all rent arrears dating back to April 1	Same
Restrictions	Can't be receiving other forms of rental assistance for units seeking back rent, only for units occupied on April 1, 2020 and continuously until November 30 by the same tenant.	Same
Documentation	your basic business license completed W-9 form your Schedule E from your 2019 federal tax statement your Form D-30 from your 2019 DC tax statement 2020 rent roll (a list of tenants or co-op members and their monthly rent or co-op carrying costs) evidence you own each unit you’re applying for or that it's part of your co-op (if you're not the owner, provide signed authorization to receive funds on their behalf) Clean Hands certificate within last 90 days (if you have one). Otherwise, you can request a certificate and submit it once your application is approved	Same

Group A housing providers (with units in city portfolio of affordable housing projects, including those affordable housing owners with 20 or fewer units) may submit applications here. If you have questions about your application, you can contact the DC Housing Finance Agency by emailing [email protected] or calling 1-833-201-9989.

Group B housing providers (with ownership interests in 20 or fewer units not in the city’s portfolio of affordable housing projects) applications have closed. If you have questions about your application, you can contact the Department of Housing and Community Development by emailing [email protected].

Beginning in January, housing providers may apply on behalf of eligible tenants to the District’s Coronavirus Housing Assistance Program (CHAP). To learn more about CHAP, please visit coronavirus.dc.gov/rent.

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