Applicant Eligibility

The HTF Homeownership Program provides funding for organizations only, including non-profit groups and local governments. We cannot provide funds to Individual homeowners. If you are a homeowner in danger of foreclosure, please contact the Washington State Foreclosure Mediation Program.  If you are looking for assistance in purchasing a home, a good place to begin seeking assistance is the Washington Homeownership Center. The website 4People.org provides an exhaustive list of resources for many housing-related issues. If you are seeking assistance to purchase your first home, the Washington State Housing Finance Commission provides a variety of low-interest loans to those who qualify.

An Organizational Capacity Assessment is now required for any organization intending to apply for HTF Homeownership Program funding. If your organization has not previously undergone an Organizational Capacity Assessment with HTF, request an assessment as soon as possible. Download the Organizational Capacity Assessment Request Form below. If your organization is found to possess sufficient capacity, you will receive written approval to submit a Stage One Application.

Refer to Chapter Eight of the HTF Handbook for detailed information on HTF's Homeownership funding process.

WSQA Assessment Required Starting in 2011

Beginning in 2011, any organizations applying to the Housing Trust Fund who have received over $500,000 during the previous calendar year from state housing-related funding sources, including the Housing Trust Fund, must apply to the Washington State Quality Award program for an independent assessment of their quality management, accountability, and performance system once every three years, as required under RCW 43.185C.210.

WSQA Help Documents Available 

WSQA has provided a document that provides answers to frequently asked questions about their process of application. The pdf-format document can be downloaded by clicking here.

Commerce has also prepared a Q&A Document dealing more specifically with how the WSQA requirement relates to Commerce programs.

IMPORTANT: To download files, please right click on the link and save the file to your computer, then open. You will be unable to save any changes otherwise.

Please send all documents to the HTF Applications emailbox:

comhtfapp@commerce.wa.gov

• OCA Request Form

Please send all documents to the HTF Applications emailbox:

comhtfapp@commerce.wa.gov

• Project Application

All Stage 2 application materials should be delivered to the Department of Commerce offices at:

1011 Plum St SE

Olympia, WA 98504-2525

• 2011 Stage 2 Homeownership Sections(Current as of 6-9-2011)
• 2011 Stage 2 Homeownership Forms (Current as of 6-9-2011)
• 2011 Stage 2 Homeownership Project Overview (Current as of 6-9-2011)

• Sean Harrington, Program Assistant, at (360) 725 2995

Updated 8/15/2011