Review RFP Guidelines and Resources
Please read the guidelines carefully before completing your Financing for Rental Housing Development Application.
The City of Madison Community Development Division (CDD) is seeking to improve and expand housing choices available to residents in Madison by supporting proposals from qualified developers that seek to accomplish the following objective:
Please read the guidelines carefully before completing your Financing for Rental Housing Development Application.
Applicants are required to contact Community Development Division staff no later than February 9, 2022.
To discuss your project, please contact Matt Frater (Community Development Specialist) at mfrater@cityofmadison.com.
Depending on the nature and complexity of the proposal, CDD may elect to coordinate a pre-application meeting with staff from the Planning Division (PD) to discuss site selection, zoning and the land use approval process. When scheduling these meetings, please indicate that the meeting will be about a proposed project applying through the Housing Forward RFP.
Please see Section 1.9 in the RFP for more information regarding the pre-application process for housing development proposals.
The City held a virtual workshop over Zoom on February 7, 2022 for applicants interested in responding to this RFP. The workshop focused on addressing questions that interested applicants had regarding the RFP or the application, our expectations around the sustainability and energy efficiency provisions, and what characterizes a successful application. The workshop was recorded.
These dates represent the City's desired timeline for providing a commitment of funds to selected agencies. Any revision of the due date for submission of proposals will be made by addendum. All other dates are for planning purposes and may be adjusted without notice, as needs and circumstances dictate.
Applicant agencies must utilize the provided application and budget workbook.All application materials must be submitted by March 2, 2022 at 12:00 pm (noon) CDT.
Rental Housing Development
Applications MUST be received on our office by 12:00 pm CST (noon) on March 2, 2022.
Proposals must be submitted to: CDDapplications@cityofmadison.com
All proposals must be submitted electronically.
Please include only the required submittals specified below:
Applications time stamped received after 12:00 pm will not be considered, NO EXCEPTIONS!
You will receive a confirmation email once you have submitted your application(s). These email notifications are not auto generated so allow some time for a person to receive and process your application. If you do not receive a notification within 2 hours, it means that your application did not get delivered.
The following applications will be considered for funding: