Apply for Funding

Applications are submitted to AHFA only during application cycles and selected according to specific criteria set forth in AHFA's allocation plans. Applications are evaluated on a competitive basis and must be accompanied by a non-refundable fee.

The 2021 HOME Investment Partnerships Program Action Plan and 2021 Housing Credit Qualified Allocation Plan are now available for review (Download AHFA's allocation plans for the current year).  

AHFA Accepting Applications for the National Housing Trust Fund Program

Applications for the National Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Program are being accepted by AHFA for the remaining 2019 and 2020 available funding. Applications to be considered for this funding pool must be received by AHFA prior to 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2021.

New construction projects that received AHFA HOME or Housing Credit awards may also submit an application for HTF. Previously funded projects must have committed to provide 5% of the total proposed units for tenants with disabilities or homeless populations and in be compliance with the HTF program, inclusive of the 30% AMI restriction and the 30-year affordability period.

For additional information regarding eligibility, please visit our Housing Trust Fund page. 

AHFA Application Submission Guidance

• Environmental Requirements Overview
• Underwriting Historical Overview
• 2021 Market Study Certification 
• Market Study Engagement Letter
• 2021 Application Survey Requirements
• 2021 Application Workshop -- PowerPoint Presentation

Documents Required Prior to the Submission of the Application

• CHDO Certification Application (due by 5 p.m. CST Monday, December 7, 2020)
• Deviation Request form (due 30 days prior to application, if applicable)
• Application Log (due by 5 p.m. CST Friday, March 26, 2021)

2021 CHDO Certification Applications Received

Please see CHDO Certification Applications received by AHFA for the 2021 HOME/Housing Credit Application Cycle.  Please note that this list is for informational purposes only and shows the city/county where CHDO Certification applicants have been received.  CHDO applicants must apply and compete with other applicants during the competitive cycle.  

• 2021 CHDO Certification Applications Received

2021 HOME/Housing Credit Application Forms & Instructions

• 2021 Application Instructions
• 2021 Application Form Package 
• 2021 Application Index Pages

AHFA DMS Authority Online Registration & Instructions

• Online DMS Authority Application
• 2021 AHFA DMS Online Application Instructions
• AHFA's Online Data Management System Overview
• Authority Online User Registration Guide
  • Tutorial Video: New User Registration
• Affiliated Organization Registration User Guide
• To-Be-Formed Entities User Guide
• How to Create Partnerships User Guide
• How to Create Contacts User Guide

Multifamily Application Notices

• Multifamily Notices

2021 HOME/Housing Credit Application Cycle Results of the 8th Tiebreaker

• 2021 Results of the 8th Tiebreaker

Additional Documents for the 2021 Application Cycle

• (Homeownership) Addendum to LURC
• (Homeownership) Certificate and Indemnity to Partial Termination of LURC
• (Homeownership) Partial Termination and Release of LURC
• 2021 Application Survey Requirements
• 2021 Listing of Project Names
• 2021 Consolidated Plan Coordinators
• Counsel's Opinion of Non-Profit Qualification
• General Information Notice Residential Tenant Not Displaced
• General Information Notice Residential Tenant To Be Displaced
• Notice to Prospective Tenant
• Project Acquisition Qualification (10-Year Rule)
• 2021 Qualified Census Tracts & Difficult Development Areas
• 2021 Census Tract and Median Family Income List 
• The Alabama HUD Homeless Continuum of Care: Contact Information 
• AHFA Approved Tenant Services