Program Overview:
The purpose of the Office of Housing Advocacy (OHA) Non-Profit Performance Grant Program is to build and expand the capacity of nonprofit organizations to develop affordable housing. The program provides operating support and technical assistance to 501(c)3 organizations that can demonstrate the capacity to create and maintain a consistent production pipeline of affordable housing.
  • The OHA Non-Profit Performance Grant Program is a production-oriented program. Grantees are expected to work toward expanding their housing production capacity.
  • Grantees are expected to achieve and maintain a level of production that will make an impact on their target neighborhood or target population.
  • Grantees are evaluated each year on organizational capacity, proposed production (pipeline) and production achieved. New grantees will be given two years to meet the criteria established for continued funding.
  • OHA rewards grantees for achieving significant levels of production. Each grantee receives a base grant amount to support professional housing production staff and bonuses for each unit brought to market (for up to 75 units per year).

Grant Amount:
Grantees that continue meet minimum production targets are eligible to receive base grants of $50,000 or $60,000 or $70,000 and production bonuses of up to $115,500.00.

Eligible Activities:
OHA Performance Grant funds are to be used to support professional staff salaries and related operating expenses associated with the development of affordable housing units in the State of New Jersey.

Note: Funds are not intended for payment of project consulting fees.

Grant Conditions:
The current standard for production of OHA grantees is to maintain an average minimum production level of at least 8 units per year. Grantees are furthermore expected to continually have projects in stages of predevelopment (post site control but pre-construction) and planning (identified sites under feasibility analysis and must be in pursuit of site control)

To apply for a grant please click the link below:
System for Administering Grants Electronically (SAGE)