The Affordable Rental Housing Development Program provides financial support to developers to build or rehabilitate affordable rental housing. Eligibility for funding includes providing rental housing units to low-income households and the demonstrated ability to develop and manage the rental housing project. Other eligibility requirements may apply. Funding awards may need City Commission approval.
If funds are available, the city offers the three types of funding awards listed below. Each type of funding has its own application.
Lobbyist Registration Act(PDF, 182KB)
This can be done electronically or printed, signed and scanned.
Use the provided template. Keep in mind that we will limit all presentations to five minutes, with an additional five minutes to answer any questions. We strictly adhere to these limits.
(PPTX, 58KB)Presentation Template-Affordable Housing Rental Projects 2023(PPTX, 58KB)
Email the completed application, attachments and PowerPoint presentation to wachteljs@gainesvillefl.gov.
John Wachtel
Phone: 352-393-8565
Email: wachteljs@gainesvillefl.gov
Application for Grant Pursuant to LHAP(PDF, 781KB)
Application for Grant Pursuant to RFA 2023-205(DOCX, 61KB)
Application for Loan Pursuant to RFA 2023-201(DOCX, 62KB)
Presentation-Template-Affordable-Rental-Housing-Projects-2023.pptx(PPTX, 58KB)