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2027-2028 Salt Lake County Housing and Community Development Request for Applications (RFA)

The Salt Lake County Division of Housing and Community Development Office (HCD) is releasing a single Request for Applications (RFA) for the 2026-2027 program year. This consolidated RFA combines multiple funding opportunities, including: 

  • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
  • Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)
  • HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME)
  • Socials Services Block Grant (SSBG)

Please note that this grant opportunity supports organizations and agencies, not individual requests.

As part of this RFA, Salt Lake County will prioritize funding for projects that align with the objectives identified in our 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan. This plan, approved in September 2025, reflects a careful assessment of community needs and establishes housing stability, economic mobility, and thriving neighborhoods as our guiding priorities. Applicants are strongly encouraged to design proposals that address these goals, including housing rehabilitation and development, rental assistance, small business and workforce support, ESL classes, infrastructure and public facility improvements, and youth-focused programs. Applicants that demonstrate clear alignment with these objectives will be given priority consideration for funding.  


2025-2029 Consolidated Plan Objectives are as follows:

  1. Improve Housing Stability
    • Housing Rehabilitation
    • New Development
    • Rental Rehabilitation
    • Rental Assistance
  2. Improve Economic Mobility
    • Small Business/business development
    • English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes
  3. Thriving Neighborhoods
    • Infrastructure Improvements
    • Public Facility Improvements
    • Afterschool Programs

Resources

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Tallie Beach

Community Development Section Manager

385-468-4863

RFA Timeline

All additional information will be updated on the table below in early November.

Date 

Activity 

Location 
November 2, 2026 Applications Available  SLCO Website-Smartsheet
November 5, 2026 In- Person Application Training 

Salt Lake County Government Center
2001 S State Street, N2-800/online
2:00-4:00 pm
November 25, 2026 Final Day to Submit Questions  SLCO Website, Online form opens on November 2
December 4, 2026 Applications Due  Smartsheet 
January - February 2027 Application Reviews with board members 
Initial recommendations will be posted on Salt Lake County HCD website 		 TBA
March 2027  Public Hearing and public comment period 
 
Date & time will be announced two weeks before hearing date 		 TBA
April 2027  Final Funding Allocations Announced   TBA
June 2027 2026-2027 Grant Recipient Training  TBA
July 1, 2027 Start of 2026-2027 Program Year  N/A

Additional Information will be provided on or after November 2nd.

Request for Applications (RFA)

There are four (4) application Smartsheet's depending on funding source. Organizations can only submit one application for each funding source, with the exception of HOME Programs, where applicants can only submit one application per HOME project (i.e., Housing Rehabilitation, New Development, and Tenant-Based Rental Assistance). Do not apply for the same project in more than one funding source. 

Request for Applications (RFA) ESG
Request for Applications (RFA) HOME
Request for Applications (RFA) CDBG
Request for Applications (RFA) SSBG/CDBG - Public Services

Documentation

Please include the following if applicable to 

  • Partnership Letters (If applicable) 
    Leverage award letters (If applicable)

  • Complete sources and uses statement with accompanying commitment letters from funding sources (Public Facility and New Development Applications)  
  • Project Schedule, including site acquisition, design, permitting, financing commitments, construction start and completion dates, zoning changes, and marketing & outreach (Public Facility and New Development Applications) 
  • Project Pro Forma for the Affordability Period (20 years), beginning at the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy, (New Development Applications) 

Applications will be reviewed internally by HCD staff to determine whether they meet the eligibility criteria. The Citizen Advisory Committee (“CAC”) will review and score all applications and make funding recommendations to the HOME Consortium and Urban County Mayors, as applicable, for final award decisions.  
The review committee will be provided with a score sheet to evaluate proposals. Committee members will independently score each proposal using the criteria provided for each question and rank proposals according to their total scores.

Questions & Answers

Question will only be answered through the online Question and Answer form where they will be posted on HCD’s Website. The deadline to submit questions is Wednesday, November 25, 2026, at 5:00 pm (MST). Final response to questions will be posted no later than Wednesday, December 2, 2026 at 5:00 pm (MST). 

Question & Answer