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Apply for Grants to States for Low-Income Housing Projects in Lieu of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Allocations for 2009


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The Treasury Department is now accepting Applications from Designated State Housing Credit Agencies for Grants to States for Low-Income Housing Projects in Lieu of Low-Income Housing Credits for 2009.  To apply:

  1. Read the Application Package pdf icon
  2. Complete the Application Form pdf icon
  3. Sign the Terms and Conditions pdf icon
  4. Complete the Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form and Primary Contact Form
  5. Email the completed Application Form and Signed Terms and Conditions to 1602Apply@do.treas.gov
  6. Mail, by overnight delivery, the completed Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form and Primary Contact Form to:

    Section 1602 Program
    The U.S. Department of the Treasury
    1500 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
    Room 2112
    Washington, DC  20220
    (202) 622-0570

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For more information, read the Low Income Housing Grants in Lieu of Tax Credits Fact Sheet pdf icon and the new Program Description pdf icon.

QUESTIONS?  Please email any questions you may have to 1602Questions@do.treas.gov.

To view answers to frequently asked questions, click here pdf icon

To view the current summary of  State Housing Credit Agencies’ quarterly reports, click here pdf icon

View previous State Housing Credit Agencies’ quarterly reports:
March, 2010 pdf icon
December, 2009
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September, 2009 pdf icon

 


Last Updated: July 27, 2010

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