2025 Multifamily Finance Super NOFA – Los Angeles
🏛 Department of Housing and Community Development (California)
✓ Free, no account · Source: California Grants Portal · Last verified Oct 7, 2026
Can you apply?
This grant is for local arts agencies designated by California counties. Eligible applicants are official county-designated organizations that support arts and cultural activity across entire counties. Applicants can be units of local government or nonprofit organizations.
Funding supports financial assistance, services, and programming for arts organizations, individual artists, and communities. All 58 California counties are eligible to participate. Applicants must be willing to serve as Poetry Out Loud partners and facilitate annual county programming.
This is a partnership program between the California Arts Council and local arts agencies. Organizations must align with CAC policies while maintaining local flexibility and self-determination in their work.
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Program description
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (Department or HCD) is pleased to announce the release of this Multifamily Finance Super Notice of Funding Availability for approximately $101 million in funds, which may be augmented based on availability of funds. This NOFA is issued to distribute funds through a combination of HCD-administered multifamily rental housing and infrastructure Programs for disaster impacted areas from wildfires occurring in January 2025 in Los Angeles County. Awards are limited to Projects located in Los Angeles County. Programs providing funding pursuant to this NOFA include the following: • Multifamily Housing Program (MHP), which provides loans to assist the new construction, Rehabilitation, and conversion of permanent and transitional rental housing for Lower Income households. • Supportive Housing Multifamily Housing Program (SHMHP), which provides loans to assist the new construction, Rehabilitation, and conversion of permanent affordable rental housing that contains supportive housing units. • Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Program, which provides loans to assist the new construction, Rehabilitation, and conversion of permanent affordable rental housing near transit. • Infrastructure Grant Program of 2019 (IIG-2019), which provide grant assistance available as gap funding for infrastructure improvements necessary for specific residential or mixed-use infill development projects. Under IIG, eligible infrastructure improvements are referred to as Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs). They are associated with specific residential or mixed-use infill development projects, or Qualified Infill Projects (QIPs). • Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention (VHHP) program, which provides loans for acquisition, construction, Rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily housing for Veterans and their families to allow Veterans to access and maintain housing
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Required documents
- Grant application form
- Project narrative or work plan
- Budget and budget narrative
- Evidence of county designation
- Poetry Out Loud program plan
- Organizational capacity documentation
Program contact
- 📧 SuperNOFA@hcd.ca.gov
- 📞 1-800-952-8356
Funding track record
Past applications & awards under this program (California Grants Portal) — how competitive it is.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Applications | Awarded | Award rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 38 | 10 | 26% |
Source: California Grants Portal
FAQ
Who is eligible to apply for State-Local Partner funding?
Official county-designated local arts agencies are eligible. Your organization must support arts activity across an entire county and can be either a government unit or nonprofit.
What is the maximum grant amount?
The annual maximum request is $75,000. This includes $5,000 dedicated to Poetry Out Loud programming, which all State-Local Partners must provide.
Do I need to match this grant?
Yes, cost sharing is required. The specific match percentage and type should be clarified with the California Arts Council.
What activities are supported by this funding?
Grants support financial aid, services, and programming for arts organizations, individual artists, and communities. Poetry Out Loud is a required program element for all recipients.
How is Poetry Out Loud funding handled?
$5,000 is set aside for Poetry Out Loud within the maximum request. This funding is not determined by panel ranking and must support annual county-level programming.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Emphasize your county's capacity to serve all 58 California counties or explain your role within your specific county system clearly.
- Document your existing relationships with arts organizations, individual artists, and community partners to show comprehensive countywide reach.
- Develop a detailed Poetry Out Loud implementation plan showing how you'll deliver this statewide program at the local level.
- Address how your work aligns with CAC's Strategic Framework priorities around equity, capacity building, and consistent quality of service.
- Highlight any recent outcomes from your organization showing impact on artists, arts organizations, and community members served.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Failing to demonstrate capacity to serve your entire county or partnerships across all eligible communities. Submitting vague Poetry Out Loud plans without specific annual programming details. Not addressing how your organization will meet CAC policy requirements and expectations outlined in contracts.
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