Housing Trust Fund O&M and PSH-OMS Notice of Funding Opportunity

The Washington Department of Commerce is issuing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit proposals for grant funding to supplement the operating, maintenance, and supportive service costs of eligible permanent supportive housing (PSH-OMS) and affordable housing (HTF-O&M) projects located across multiple jurisdictions in Washington state. The purpose of the grants is to provide cost reimbursement funding for these expenses during State Fiscal Year 2025, which runs from January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025. Eligible applicants include organizations that own housing projects that have received funding from the Housing Trust Fund or other public capital sources, serve extremely low-income households at or below 30% of the area median income, and require a supplement to rental income to cover eligible costs. Proposals are due by October 14, 2024, and projects will be evaluated based on technical, programmatic, and budgetary factors, as well as the quality of the provided service plan.

The total available funding is up to $12 million, with $1 million for HTF-O&M and $11 million for PSH-OMS. Applicants cannot receive both the HTF-O&M and PSH-OMS grants for the same project. The NOFO does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond, and it does not list any incumbent vendors or current contractors. The NOFO also does not provide any existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration. The contracts may be renewed each biennium subject to funding availability.