Funding Opportunities

2025 Rental Housing Notice of Funding Availability 

The Seattle Office of Housing is accepting proposals in Fall 2025 for the Production, Preservation, and Stabilization of affordable, rental housing in the city of Seattle. This 2025 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) describes the goals for our housing investments, lists resources available, highlights key policies, and outlines the application funding process.

The preservation and production of affordable housing is foundational for thriving and equitable communities. The 2025 NOFA seeks to fund projects that will address displacement, create or preserve access to housing for people experiencing homelessness, and increase access to opportunity. The developments that OH funds will deliver quality, affordable housing for low-income individuals and families, our elders, and our neighbors who work full-time or multiple jobs and are still struggling to make ends meet.

This NOFA includes funding from local sources, each of which has specific affordability restrictions and requirements. OH encourages all applicants to be familiar with the specific requirements of the available funding sources. At the time of the NOFA release, OH has $170 million available for awards.

Production applications are now CLOSED. View the list of applicants. 
Preservation and Stabilization applications are now CLOSED: View the list of applicants. 

View the 2025 Rental Housing NOFA application by clicking this link. 

Information about Pre-Application Meetings, Consistency Letters, Siting Determinations, and Neighborhood Notification and Community Relations requirements can be found under ‘Preparing Projects for Application’ on the Funding Announcements & Application page.

Amendment, published September 3
In response to increased funding to $170 million, the Office of Housing is updating guidelines for the Preservation and Stabilization of affordable housing. Key amendments include: 

• Extended deadline for Preservation and Stabilization Funding, now due between September 18 - October 16.
• Stabilization funding cap eliminated.
• Preservation funding cap eliminated. 
• Applications for Preservation can bundle multiple buildings within OH portfolio.

The deadline for Production applications remains unchanged and applications are due on September 18 at noon. 

NOFA Information Sessions

September 11: Preservation and Stabilization NOFA Information Session

• View the presentation slides,
• Preservation eligible costs
• Stabilization eligible costs
• Watch a video recording of the presentation

July 31: Rental Housing NOFA General Information Session

• View the presentation slides.
• Watch a video recording of the presentation. 

Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Developers

The Office of Housing is starting the process to find a development partner for the Henderson Street project. The first step is a Request for Qualifications, or RFQ. This is an open invitation for experienced affordable housing developers to show their interest in the project.

Who can apply? 

We are looking for housing developers with a successful track record. This includes experience with: 

• Building new apartment buildings or completing large-scale preservations. 
• Creating mixed-use projects that include both housing and commercial or community space. 
• Managing projects that use funding sources like the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). 

We encourage partnerships, especially with non-profit, community-based, and Women and Minority-Owned Business (WMBE) developers. 

How to Apply 

Interested developers must submit their qualifications electronically. The package should include a letter of interest, forms showing project experience, team resumes, and financial documents.

Deadline: All RFQ responses are due by 5:00 p.m. on December 5, 2025. 

More Information 

An information session for interested developers will be held online on November 13, 2025. For full details on submission requirements and to ask questions, please contact Jessica Gomez at Jessica.Gomez@seattle.gov.

Read the full Request for Qualifications here.

Request for Qualifications — 2025 Affordable Housing Urgent Operating Support (UOS)

The Seattle Office of Housing (OH) is making $27.8 million in funding available to sustain the operations of OH’s housing partners and the City’s affordable housing portfolio. This funding is intended to help eligible organizations address urgent operational issues that are beyond their reasonable control.

For full details on Eligibility and Availability, please read the Urgent Operating Support Request for Qualifications.  

Funding Availability

One-time funding of up to $27.8 million in funding is available.

Eligible Organizations

Eligible organizations must be either: 

• An affordable housing organization or a public development authority that is a majority owner and operator of at least two OH-financed properties with at least 30 OH-funded units
• Be a member of the OH Enterprise Community Partners’ Community Self-Determination Fund capacity building program with at least one OH-financed property in service. 

Organizations must demonstrate financial need for stabilization funds.

Deadlines and Key Dates 

• RFQ Released: November 14, 2025
• Mandatory Information Session: November 20, 2025, 1:00-2:00 p.m. (RSVP required)
• Application Deadline: December 18, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
• Anticipated Award Notification: January 30, 2026 

Application and Attachments

Please complete the application narrative and budget form. Submit only one application per organization.

• 2025 Urgent Operating Support RFQ Funding Application
• Budget Worksheet
• Urgent Operating Support RFQ Reporting Form
• Rent Assistance Guidelines

Contact Information

For questions regarding this RFQ, please contact Maria Dewees at maria.dewees@seattle.gov.