New Jersey Healthy Homes Initiative 2027
New Jersey Healthy Homes Initiative 2027 supports housing developers with capital costs for permanent affordable homes for FamilyCare members facing homelessness or institutionalization, or at risk of either.
Funder: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Due Dates: June 30, 2027 (Application initiation and submission)
Funding Amounts: $95,000,000 estimated total funding; completion within three years of award
Summary: Supports affordable housing development for New Jersey FamilyCare members experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness or institutionalization.
Key Information: Open to for-profit and nonprofit affordable housing developers serving very low-income households in New Jersey.
Description
The New Jersey Healthy Homes Initiative is an initiative of the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services, in partnership with the Department of Community Affairs. It seeks to provide permanent, affordable, community-based housing across New Jersey for FamilyCare members experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness or institutionalization.
The program supports for-profit and nonprofit affordable housing developers through funding for project-related capital costs associated with affordable housing development. Its housing work encompasses constructing and rehabilitating properties, as well as maintaining, managing, and facilitating occupation of permanent affordable homes. The target population is very low-income households, as defined by the Fair Housing Act of New Jersey and/or HUD.
