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NOFA Applications
Announcements, application forms, City priorities and policies for developers seeking funding to develop affordable housing.

Income and Rent Limits
Income Limits, Affordable Rents & HOME Program Rents for use with Office of Housing programs.

Borrower's Guide
A guide to help borrowers meet City funding requirements as they move from fund reservation through closeout.

Neighborhood Notification and Community Relations Guidelines
Neighborhood notification and community relations requirements from Seattle’s 2007 Update of the 2005-2008 Consolidated Plan –  complete policy and instructions for obtaining complete and accurate lists of addresses within 500 feet of the housing site.

Residential Prevailing Wage Rate Policy
Office of Housing’s residential prevailing wage rate policy and new City of Seattle Intent to Pay Prevailing Wage and Affidavit of Wages Paid forms.

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Seattle Department of Planning and Development (DPD)
DPD develops, administers, and enforces standards for land use, design, construction, housing, and long-range planning in Seattle.

Sound Families
A program to develop new housing with support services for homeless families, or families in danger of becoming homeless in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.

Housing Element of 2009 Consolidated Plan
The plan outlines long-term strategies to address the housing, homeless, community, and economic and human development needs of Seattle’s low- and moderate-income residents.

See the full content of Seattle's Consolidated Plan for Housing & Community Development.