National Housing Trust Fund
Forecasted
National Housing Trust Fund supports extremely low-income South Carolina households, including homeless families, by funding rental housing production and preservation to sustain long-term affordability.
Funder: South Carolina State Housing Finance & Development Authority
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Previous Participation Certification) | April 2027 (Waiver requests) | July 2027 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: Approximately $2,919,814.27 in NHTF funding for the 2026 SRDP cycle; 30-year repayable or forgivable loans
Summary: Supports the production and preservation of affordable rental housing for extremely low-income South Carolina households, including homeless families.
Key Information: NHTF-assisted units must remain affordable for at least 30 years.
Description
SC Housing administers South Carolina’s National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) allocation through the Small Rental Development Program (SRDP). NHTF complements federal, state, and local efforts to increase and preserve decent, safe, sanitary rental housing for extremely low-income households, including homeless families. It supports affordable, non-luxury housing with suitable amenities.
SRDP integrates small developments of 4–39 affordable units into neighborhoods and communities through new construction, conversion, and rehabilitation. The program combines NHTF, HOME, and South Carolina Housing Trust Fund resources. SC Housing determines each awarded project’s funding sources during underwriting, based on its type, scope, and the requirements of each funding source. Permanent rental housing and permanent supportive rental housing can receive NHTF assistance; transitional housing cannot.
