Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced that the application process for its 2019 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) Competitive round will be open beginning June 3, 2019. A total of over $30.0 million in funding will be available for this round. FHLBank Atlanta member financial institutions and their community housing partners will be awarded up to $500,000 for individual AHP projects through a competitive application process. The deadline for submitting applications is 11:59 p.m. on July 2, 2019.

FHLBank Atlanta AHP Competitive funds offer a unique way for member financial institutions to expand their customer base, achieve business development and community lending goals, and facilitate economic development. AHP Competitive is one of the largest sources of private funding available for affordable housing today. Funds awarded through the program can be used to help finance the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of multifamily housing or single-family housing, and for either rental or ownership units. Since 1990, FHLBank Atlanta has awarded more than $760.5 million in AHP Competitive funds, helping finance more than 120,000 units of affordable housing. In 2018, FHLBank Atlanta awarded more than $25 million to assist in the financing of 4,239 affordable rental and homeownership units.

FHLBank Atlanta will be hosting a series of webinars designed to increase awareness of AHP Competitive and to help familiarize member financial institutions with the AHP Competitive application process. Interested parties can visit the Bank’s events calendar to register for a webinar.

Potential applicants need to work with an FHLBank Atlanta member financial institution to complete the AHP Competitive application. Nonprofit, for-profit, and local government sponsors should review the AHP Implementation Plan for application guidelines and requirements.