Incentive	Description	Local Administering Agency / Contact	Eligibility Requirements Federal / Local Program
Construction Assistance Program	Provides assistance to nonprofit land trusts to acquire land and buildings for development of low- and moderate-income housing.	Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) http://dhcd.dc.gov Jerry Williamson (202) 442-7282	Property title must be retained by the nonprofit trust with provisions for permanent dedication for use as low- and moderate- income housing. Local
Homestead Housing Preservation Program (HHPP)	District sells single-family tax delinquent rental properties directly to eligible applicants who are selected in a lottery. Multi family properties are sold to tenant associations, cooperative associations and nonprofit developers, through a competitive bid process.	Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) http://dhcd.dc.gov Jean Washington (HHPP) (202) 442-7154	Groups that win bids are required to rehabilitate the properties into cooperatives comprised of first-time homebuyers. Homesteaders are required to enroll and successfully complete a homeownership training course, rehabilitate the property to meet housing code standards, live in the property for five (5) years and return the property to the tax rolls. Local
Homeownership Developers Incentive Fund (HDIF)	Provides grants to Community Development Corporations and other nonprofit development entities to help lower the cost of units developed by nonprofits to make them affordable to low- and moderate-income buyers.	Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) http://dhcd.dc.gov Bill Jameson (HDIF) (202) 442-7295	Must attain funds through community development corporation and project must be consistent with strategic neighborhood development plan. Local
Tenant Purchase Technical Assistance Program (TPTAP)	Provides technical assistance, legal counseling, loan packaging and management assistance.	Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) http://dhcd.dc.gov Robert Simon (TPTAP) (202) 442-7295	Only available to nonprofit, low- and moderate-income tenant groups desiring to purchase their existing housing units and convert them to cooperatives and condominiums. Local