CDFI, Loan

CDFI, Loan

North America

North America

OPEN

OPEN

GRANT · HOW TO WIN THIS

The Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County

The Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County

Loan amounts vary; no stated minimum or maximum.

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Rolling applications — no set deadline.

AMOUNT

Loan amounts vary; no stated minimum or maximum.

AMOUNT

Loan amounts vary; no stated minimum or maximum.

DEADLINE

Rolling applications — no set deadline.

DEADLINE

Rolling applications — no set deadline.

FUNDING TYPE

CDFI, Loan

CAN YOU GET THIS?

You need to be developing affordable housing in Columbus or surrounding Ohio counties.

You need to be developing affordable housing in Columbus or surrounding Ohio counties.

AHT lends to community development corporations, builders, and developers working on construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of affordable rental, supportive, or homeownership projects. This is a loan product from a CDFI, not a traditional grant.

AHT lends to community development corporations, builders, and developers working on construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of affordable rental, supportive, or homeownership projects. This is a loan product from a CDFI, not a traditional grant.

YOUR REAL ODDS

AHT has closed over $560mm in loans across 300+ projects in 20+ years, suggesting consistent deal flow but a focused borrower profile.

They closed $40mm in loans in 2025 alone, so capital is actively moving. Competition depends on your project quality and alignment with affordable housing goals in Central Ohio.

WHAT IT TAKES

  1. Consultation with AHT team — 1-2 weeks to schedule

  2. Submit application — Varies by project complexity

  3. Board approval — Timeline not specified

  4. Loan closing — Varies

WORTH KNOWING

AHT targets low and moderate income families at 30-60% AMI, so projects clearly serving those income bands are the best fit based on their published project examples.

This is 1 of 1,600+ open opportunities.

This is 1 of 1,600+ open opportunities.

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