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Program Documents 
The following links provide access to the Affordable Housing Funding Application for HDAP applicants along with program guidelines for both the Housing Credit Gap Financing Program and the Housing Development Gap Financing Program, and all other forms you may need as an HDAP applicant or recipient of HDAP funds. Applicants should review all program information and applications for a thorough understanding of the program before applying.
Housing Credit Gap Financing (HCGF)
Housing credit applicants applying for HDAP funds must use the 2009 Affordable Housing Funding Application (AHFA) to apply for both programs. The application can also be used to apply for the Housing Development Loan Program, Multifamily Bond Program, and Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Additional certification forms, complete HDAP Gap Financing Guidelines, and other important information is available.
- 2009 Affordable Housing Funding Application (AHFA) (935 KB Excel File) revised 2/13/09
- 2009 Program Forms
- Development Features Agreement (51 KB Adobe PDF File)
(formerly known as OHFA Form 001 – Architect and Contractor Certification) - Form001A Reconsideration of Visitability Requirements (51 KB Word File)
- Form001B Reconsideration of Universal Dsign Requirements (48 KB Word File)
- Form002 Market Study Checklist (87 KB Word File)
- Form003 Market Study Certification (32 KB Word File)
- Form004 Certification of Consistency with Local Housing Plans (40 KB Word File)
- Form AFHM Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan–New for 2009 (68 KB Excel File)
- Development Features Agreement (51 KB Adobe PDF File)
- 2006 HDAP Gap Financing Guidelines for Housing Credit Developments (320 KB Word File)
- Amendment to HDAP Gap Financing Guidelines for Housing Credit Developments (723 KB Adobe PDF File)
- 2008 Multifamily Tax-Exempt Bond Gap Financing Guidelines HDAP/FAF (24 KB Adobe PDF File)
- 2008 HDAP/FAF Applicants (18 KB Adobe PDF File)
- 2007 HUD 221(d)(3) Mortgage Limits (65 KB Excel File)
- 2008 HOME Rent Limits (74 KB Excel File)
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Housing Development Gap Financing (HDGF)
Non-housing credit applicants applying for HDGF funds must use the Gap Financing Application. The Gap Financing Application will be provided to those invited to submit an application. The Housing Development Gap Financing Guidelines and other important information is available.
- 2009 Housing Development Gap Financing Guidelines for Rental, Homeownership and Preservation
(3 MB Adobe PDF File) - Overview of Significant Changes to 2009 Guidelines (23 KB Adobe PDF File)
- Development Features Agreement for HDGF (71 KB Adobe PDF File)
- Ohio-Based Materials and Labor Form and Instructions (44 KB Adobe PDF File)
- Pre-Award Site Assessment Review/Survey (104 KB Excel File)
- 2009 HDGF Proposals (updated 11/16/09) (16 KB Adobe PDF File)
- 2009 HDGF Funding Status (updated 11/16/09) (13 KB Adobe PDF File)
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HDAP Loan Closing
A list of items that must be sent to OHFA to initiate the HDAP loan closing process.
- HDAP Closing Checklist (56 KB Word File)
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Consolidated Plan
The purpose of the Consolidated Plan is to describe programs and activities that will be undertaken in conjunction with HUD programs funded with Federal Fiscal Year 2009 dollars. The Office of Housing and Community Partnerships and OHFA have established a variety of programs for distributing the HUD funds, along with state funds. Each of the programs and activities that are proposed for FY 2009 are described in detail in the Consolidated Plan, along with the proposed funding amounts.
- Fiscal Year 2009 Ohio Consolidated Plan (3.3 MB Adobe PDF File)
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