The Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) is pleased to announce a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for approximately $40 million in State Fiscal Recovery Funds from the American Rescue Plan (SFRF-ARP) for the conversion (including acquisition and/or rehabilitation) of hotel units to into transitional bridge housing for homeless individuals and/or families.

The Arizona Department of Housing (“ADOH”) will be conducting a Roundtable discussion with community stakeholders to receive input to help determine the goals and priorities for hotels to housing conversion projects to be funded through the Treasury’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund of the American Rescue Plan (SLFRF-ARP). ADOH has set aside an allocation of $40 million for this specific effort. As valued community members, we welcome your participation in our upcoming virtual Roundtable discussion, as it will help shape the plan for the implementation and use of funds.

Since 2015 The Arizona Department of Housing (“ADOH”) has made a conscious effort to align its policies more closely to that of the Section 42 and HOME regulations. Examples include removing more stringent requirements for excluding income and clarifying our stance on year to date calculations. Both of those examples can be found in the 2019 Compliance Manual. The policy changes will be added to the Compliance Manual in the coming months however, we felt it extremely beneficial to publish and offer them to our constituents prior to the manual being ready to publish.

The Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) has previously hosted the annual Arizona Housing Forum. The Forum attracts housing, homelessness and community development professionals from the state, as well as national attendees, including for-profit and non-profit housing developers, housing and community development officials from cities, towns, counties, lenders, architects, builders and others interested in the affordable housing and community development arena.

The Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) as Collaborative Applicant and United Funding Agency (UFA) for the Arizona Balance of State Continuum of Care (AZBOSCOC) announces the posting of the collaborative application. As required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the 2021 Continuum of Care NOFO Competition-- FR-6500- N-25, the Collaborative Application includes:

The Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) is seeking community input to help determine the goals and priorities for the HUD HOME Investment Partnerships Program-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) funds. In April, ADOH was notified of an approximate $21 million allocation award. Download Information Bulletin 45-21 on the Publications page.

The Arizona Department of Housing has posted its final draft of the 2022 - 2023 Qualified Allocation Plan (“QAP”) on its website. Download Information Bulletin 44-21 on the Publications page.

The Arizona Department of Housing as Collaborative Applicant and United Funding Agency for the Arizona Balance of State Continuum of Care (AZBOSCOC) announces the final ranking of renewal and bonus applications that will be included in the 2021 Collaborative Application in response to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2021 Continuum of Care NOFO Competition-- FR-6500-N-25. All renewal projects and bonus applications were accepted. No projects or applications were rejected.

Ahead of issuance of the Final 2022 -2023 Qualified Allocation Plan the Arizona Department of Housing (“ADOH”) has posted the revised second draft of the 2022 - 2023 Qualified Allocation Plan (“QAP”). In response to feedback received, this revised second draft includes revisions to the State Tax Credit allocation (please reference pages 5 and 14).

ADOH announces a Notice of Funding Available (NOFA) that solicits applications from public or private nonprofit organizations in the Arizona Balance of State (outside of Maricopa and Pima counties) for Recovery Housing Program activities. RHP rules fall under the umbrella of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program with certain modifications.