Basic HTF Information from NLIHC

The documents below provide important background information about the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF). Use these resources as a guide for your advocacy, especially to influence your state’s HTF Allocation Plan.

Basic HTF Information

The HTF is a federal block grant to states that is used for the development, preservation, rehabilitation, and operation of affordable homes targeted primarily to extremely low income renter households.

• 2017 HTF State Allocations (PDF)
• HTF One-page Fact Sheet (PDF)
• HTF Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

15 Short Papers Covering Key Features of the HTF Regulations

The items below present key portions of the national Housing Trust Fund law and interim regulations, broken down by key topic areas.

1. About the National Housing Trust Fund
2. Formula for Distributing NHTF States
3. Focus on Extremely Low Income Renters
4. Influencing Where the Money Goes
5. Public Participation and the ConPlan
6. How Can the Money Be Used in General?
7. Eligible Project Costs
8. Operating Cost Assistance
9. Homeowner Features
10. Ineligible Activities
11. Key Time Frames
12. Tenant Selection and Protection
13. Fair Housing Features
14. Site and Neighborhood Standards
15. Serving People with Disabilities

The national Housing Trust Fund: Getting to Know the Regulations

• Getting to Know the HTF Regulations, webinar slides (PDF)
• Getting to Know the HTF Regulations: A five-part video series

Allocation Plan

The national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) statute requires your state to develop an HTF Allocation Plan each year. The statute requires public participation in the development of a state’s HTF Allocation Plan. The HTF statute and interim regulations also specify basic content of an HTF Allocation Plan. The public participation requirements required in drafting each year’s HTF Allocation Plan is an advocacy opportunity – be sure to make the best of it.

• Model HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
• Model HTF Allocation Plan, webinar slides (PDF)