The Home Investment Partnerships Program offers low-interest loan financing for new construction or acquisition/rehabilitation of affordable rental housing for future Housing Tax Credit developments in Georgia.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants to this NOFO must be committed to apply for a 2026 award of either 9% or 4% Housing Tax Credits in Georgia using any award under this NOFO.

DCA may limit the number of awards or provide no awards under this NOFO, including for those applicants or
project participants exhibiting significant capacity concerns or an inability to meet DCA development and compliance requirements. Applicants must either have no uncorrected IRS Form 8823 findings for any tax credit property associated with a Project Team member, or be working with the Special Projects Team to address any such findings.

Please see the Housing Tax Credit Compliance Manual or contact compliance@dca.ga.gov for additional information.

How to Apply

Applications are limited to one application per property and two applications per applicant. DCA reserves the right to allow additional applications and/or awards for each applicant.

Every application is required to be submitted through the Emphasys portal located here, and available here. All required fields must be completed, and all narratives and attachments must be uploaded through the Emphasys portal.

Applicants must submit a 2025 DCA Core Application, available here. Applicant does not need to complete the Threshold and Scoring tabs within the Core App, except for the Scoring section indicated in the Priorities below, as documentation of those applicable priorities.

Webinar

There will be a Webinar and Q&A on February 10, 2026. Click here to register.

Contact

If you have any questions about this loan program, please reach out to your DCA Regional Representative.

Deadline

The application deadline is March 9, 2026.