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Transit-Oriented Development Housing <strong>Program</strong> (TOD)<br />

Purpose<br />

Provides funding to stimulate production <strong>of</strong> higher density housing and<br />

related infrastructure close to qualifying transit stations, that encourages<br />

public transit ridership and minimizes automobile trips.<br />

<strong>Assistance</strong><br />

Type<br />

Terms<br />

Loans and grants.<br />

Loans for rental housing development and land acquisition for proposed<br />

housing development. Grants for infrastructure that supports housing<br />

or facilitates access to transit from one or more specific housing<br />

developments. Mortgage assistance for first-time low or moderate<br />

income homebuyers.<br />

All eligible projects must be within ¼ mile <strong>of</strong> a qualifying transit station,<br />

be at least 50 units in size, and include at least 15% <strong>of</strong> total residential<br />

units as restricted units for at least 55 years.<br />

Maximum loan, grant or combination <strong>of</strong> the two for a single development<br />

is $17 million. Maximum assistance for applications based on a single<br />

qualifying transit station is $50 million over the life <strong>of</strong> the program.<br />

Eligible<br />

Activities<br />

Eligible<br />

Applicants<br />

Application<br />

Procedure<br />

New construction or substantial rehabilitation <strong>of</strong> rental housing,<br />

conversion <strong>of</strong> nonresidential structures to residential, and first-time<br />

homebuyer mortgage assistance for units in qualified projects; capital<br />

improvements required for a qualified housing or mixed-use project, such<br />

as sewer or water upgrades, streets, drainage, parking, noise mitigation,<br />

and utility access, connection or relocation; capital improvements to<br />

enhance pedestrian or bicycle access from a qualified project to the<br />

nearest transit station, such as walkways, plazas, miniparks, signals,<br />

streetscape improvements, security enhancements, bicycle lanes and<br />

transportation information systems.<br />

Cities, counties, cities and counties, transit agencies, redevelopment<br />

agencies and private developers.<br />

Applications will be invited through the issuance <strong>of</strong> Notices <strong>of</strong> Funding<br />

Availability (NOFAs).<br />

Contact<br />

(916) 324-1555 or TOD@hcd.ca.gov; www.hcd.ca.gov/fa/tod<br />

<strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Assistance</strong> <strong>Program</strong> <strong>Directory</strong> 40<br />

Division <strong>of</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Assistance</strong>

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