Rental, Cooperative and Ownership Development Funding

Contact Information:

Christine O’Keefe

Christine.O’Keefe@boston.gov

617-635-0351

The City of Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) and the Community Preservation Act (CPA) are issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to provide access to $20 million dollars available of HOME, CDBG, Housing  Boston  2030,  Inclusionary  Development  Policy  Funds  and  Community  Preservation  Funding. Approximately $16  million  dollars  of  resources will  support  qualified  proposals  from  non-profit  and  for-profit developers of affordable rental, cooperative and homeownership developments.  DND will provide up to $4 million dollars of funding for supportive housing for homeless and/or aging populations.

It is the administration’s expectation that these funds will help to increase the production of housing that is affordable to a mix of incomes, support housing developments that seek to maintain mixed-income communities, and also help preserve existing at-risk developments.   The City also seeks proposals from developers committed to producing as many units as possible accessible to extremely low-income residents of Boston.

There will be a Applicants Conference on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 10:00 am.  Interested applicants must email Christine O’Keefe  at   christine.okeefe@boston.gov   to  register  for  conference.     Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to attend this session so that DND staff can review the requirements of the RFP and answer questions about the application process.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a Letter of Intent by Friday, August 28, 2020.   The Letter of Intent should specify the required information as instructed in the RFP.  The Letter should be e-mailed to the attention of Christine  O’Keefe,  Acting  Assistant  Director  for  Development  and  Finance  at   christine.okeefe@boston.gov   . Prospective applicants are also strongly encouraged to contact DND staff to discuss their individual project before submitting a full proposal.

The RFP application package will be available beginning Monday, August 10, 2020 and can be downloaded by registering at https://boston.gov/dnd/rfps. If you are unable to access, please contact Christine O’Keefe at christine.okeefe@boston.gov.Completed proposal applications must be submitted as instructed and returned directly, *By Appointment Only, to the DND Bid Counter, 26 Court Street – 1st Floor, Boston, MA by Monday, September 28, 2020, no later than 4:00 pm. Late proposals will not be accepted. For more information about this Request for Proposals, contact Christine O’Keefe, at christine.okeefe@boston.gov.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to ongoing public health precautions the City is taking in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic the DND Bid Counter has relocated to 26 Court Street, 1st Floor, Boston, MA  02108 and is operating on a reduced schedule.    

*All visits to the DND Bid Counter will require an appointment to drop-off application submissions.  Please use the Online Scheduler at https://www.boston.gov/departments/public-facilities for information regarding procedures and to request an appointment. Be advised that social distancing must be practiced and maintained.

The Bid Counter’s reduced days and hours of operation are:  Mondays and Wednesdays only, from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon and 1:00 PM - 5:00 pm (the Bid Counter closes for lunch from 12:00 Noon - 1:00 pm). 

If applications need to be dropped-off prior to the due date, please be advised that if a bid opening is in process and is being video-recorded, you will be scheduled a time that avoids walking into the Bid Counter during the video-recording.

Sheila A. Dillon, Chief and Director