Community Controlled Affordable Housing (CCAH) Program
Community Controlled Affordable Housing (CCAH) Program supports local communities with planning, pre-development, and acquisition projects to advance resident control and long-term housing affordability.
This grant was recently updated
HCR added a downloadable Round 4 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Community Controlled Affordable Housing program.
Funder: Homes and Community Renewal
Due Dates: November 20, 2026, at 3:00 PM EST (Round 4 applications)
Funding Amounts: Up to $25,000 for planning, $75,000 for pre-development, or $150,000 for acquisition; two-year term
Summary: Supports planning, pre-development, and acquisition projects that advance resident control and long-term housing affordability.
Key Information: Nonprofit applicants must demonstrate support from residents who will benefit; organizations seeking incorporation may use a fiscal sponsor.
Description
The Community Controlled Affordable Housing (CCAH) Program is administered by the Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC), part of New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR). It supports local communities with planning, pre-development, and acquisition grants that advance resident governance and long-term affordability. HTFC defines community-controlled affordable housing as resident autonomy over housing decisions.
Supported work includes changing ownership structures through mutual housing, cooperatives, and community land trusts; acquiring sites, including manufactured home communities, for resident control; and preserving housing already controlled by residents. Projects may also establish or strengthen resident-led governance through tenant associations, cohousing groups, intentional communities, eviction-free zones, and ecovillages. Housing may be naturally occurring or government regulated and should not cost burden residents benefiting from the project.
