RFA 2026-108 SAIL Financing For Smaller Developments For Persons With Special Needs
Forecasted
RFA 2026-108 SAIL Financing For Smaller Developments For Persons With Special Needs supports nonprofits building supportive housing in Florida to provide stable homes for special-needs and homeless households.
Funder: Florida Housing Finance Corporation
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Advance review) | August 2027 (Application)
Funding Amounts: Estimated $9 million in SAIL financing; maximum request is the lesser of $375,000 per unit or $9 million per development
Summary: Financing for nonprofit applicants constructing smaller permanent supportive housing developments for persons with special needs and homeless households in Florida.
Key Information: Only qualifying nonprofit applicants may apply, with demographic set-asides committed for at least 30 years.
Description
Florida Housing Finance Corporation administers this competitive State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) opportunity for smaller, newly constructed permanent supportive housing developments. It serves persons with special needs who may be living in residential facilities, experiencing homelessness, or living in the community without affordable permanent rental housing. The program combines housing stability with coordinated access to community-based healthcare and supportive services.
Developments must operate under Housing First principles and reserve housing for both persons with special needs and homeless households. Resident services coordination must be available on-site, free of charge, and voluntary—not a condition of obtaining or retaining housing. Funding selection gives priority to small and medium counties and certain applications directing all developer fees to nonprofit entities. This is housing-development financing, rather than research funding.
