Mayor's Office of Housing

MOH works through housing developers in the production of affordable housing. MOH administers both federal funding sources (HOME Investment Partnerships and Community Development Block Grant) and local funding sources (Citywide Tax Increment Program and Hotel Tax Fund). MOH provides funding through Notices of Funding Availability. Agencies who lack development experience but wish to develop housing may do so in partnership with experienced developers.

The NOFAs provide more details on the City's three priorities for funding housing development:

• Creating new Supportive Housing for persons who are homeless or threatened with homelessness or whose physical or mental well-being or ability to function independently and successfully requires that a variety of human services be associated with their residence.
• Expanding the stock of Family Rental Housing to increase housing opportunities for poor and working families who need safe, secure housing with multiple bedrooms and family-oriented amenities such as play areas and low-cost child care, with particular emphasis on very low and extremely low income families.
• Preserving Existing Affordable Housing whose affordability is threatened by conversion to market rate housing or the loss of on-going rent or operating subsidies.

Affordable housing development in San Francisco is carried out by a number of housing developers. These developers often partner with other entities (social service providers, for-profit developers, etc.) to propose new housing developments.

Non-Profit Housing Developers in San Francisco