The Housing Trust Fund (HTF) provides financial assistance through grants and loans to support the production of and preserve affordable housing for extremely low - and very low- income households. HTF funds may be used for the production or preservation of affordable housing through the acquisition, new construction, reconstruction, and/or rehabilitation of non-luxury housing with suitable amenities. All HTF assisted units are required to have a minimum affordability period of 30 years.
Application Materials & Resources
The HTF Program will accept applications beginning October 1, 2025. Applications will be accepted through December 1, 11:59 p.m. HTF Applications + Environmental Review are available and must be submitted via ACCESSgov to be considered.
HOUSING TRUST FUND APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2025, 11:59 p.m.
HTF NOFO
Program Application
HTF Application Reference Guide
HTF Application FAQ
HTF Application Checklist
HTF Scoring Items
Environmental Review Application
Minimum Rehab Standards Manual
HTF Program Manual
BABA: HTF Program Guide
3-J: Build America, Buy America (BABA) Requirements (Contract Insertion)
3-K: Build America, Buy America (BABA) Project-Specific Waiver Request Form
3-L: Contractor/Purchaser BABA Compliance Self-Certification Form
3-M: Contractor/Purchaser BABA Covered Materials List
3-N: Summary of BABA Documents & Requirements
Semi-Annual Data Report (MBE/WBE, Labor Standards Enforcement, and Section 3)
Section 3 Individual Contractor Data Report
Sec3 Employee Income Cert
IECC Standards and alternative Standards
6-A: Equal Opportunity Clause for Contracts
6-B: Section 3 Contract Requirements
6-C: Affirmative Action Requirements
6-D: Equal Opportunity Clause for Construction Contracts
HTF Insurance Specifications: Completed Developments
HTF Insurance Specifications: Developments in the course Construction
Environmental Review Resources
Exhibit A - Acquisition/Rehab Environmental Checklist
Exhibit B - New Construction Environmental Checklist
Environmental Review Handbook
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
The owner of HTF-assisted rental housing must provide the notice and certification form described in 24 CFR 5.2005(a) to the applicant for a HTF-assisted unit at the time the applicant is admitted to an HTF-assisted unit, or denied admission to a HTF-assisted unit based on the owner's tenant selection policies and criteria. The owner of HTF-assisted rental housing must also provide the notice and certification form described in 24 CFR 5.2005 with any notification of eviction from a HTF-assisted unit.
VAWA 5380
VAWA 5382
HUD Housing Trust Fund Resources
Minimum Energy Standards | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Income Limits
Rent Limits
NSPIRE Standards
Contact Information
HTF Program Manager
DOAHousingTrustFund@wisconsin.gov
Department of Administration
Division of Energy, Housing, and Community Resources
P.O. Box 7970
Madison, WI 53707-7970
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