Affordable Housing Program

Step 1: Find Your AHP Partner

Each AHP application must be completed by a project sponsor (i.e., housing developer or public agency) and submitted by an FHLBank member.

FHLBank members that are interested in participating in AHP and looking to connect with project sponsors, as well as sponsors in need of an FHLBank member to support their AHP application, can now request an organizational match by completing the AHP Member/Sponsor Match Request Form. Once you request a match, we will contact you to learn more about your organization's needs and help identify a possible AHP application partner.

Step 2: Register as an AHP Online System User

All AHP applications must be submitted to FHLBank electronically via AHP Online, accessed through the Bank's transaction site.

Members that do not currently have access to AHP Online can acquire it through their institution's Security Administrator (SA), who manages all access and roles for their institution.

Use the Registering in AHP Online guide for step-by-step instructions.

Project sponsors who already registered in AHP Online in previous funding rounds can still use their existing login and password information. Project sponsors new to the system must register as a new user.

If you have lost your password, or if you are not sure whether or not you are successfully registered in the AHP system, please call the FHLBank's Community Investment Department at 800-288-3400, option 3, for assistance.

Step 3: Initiate an AHP Application

Once a funding round opens, sponsors may initiate their application in AHP Online. To initiate an application, you must be a registered user and have the following information available:

• Contact information for lead sponsor, those with input roles and the member financial institution
• Name of project
• Project's five-digit ZIP code
• Type of project (rental, lease-purchase, homeownership)
• Type of construction (new construction, rehabilitation)

We recommend beginning this process early in the round. The AHP application is lengthy and requires information from multiple sources.

Step 4: Complete Your AHP Application

AHP applications receive scoring points based on a variety of criteria, as defined in the AHP Implementation Plan. The highest scoring applications qualify to receive AHP funding. As all application submissions are considered final, it is important to submit a complete application.

Step 5: Submit Your AHP Application

Applications must be in 'Member Approved' status by the funding round deadline to be accepted. This is accomplished by the following steps:

1. One of the lead sponsor contacts moves the application's status from 'Pending' to 'Sponsor Approved'.
2. An email is then generated by AHP Online and sent to the member contacts associated with the application informing them that the application has obtained 'Sponsor Approved' status.
3. One of the member contacts completes the two member screens and moves the application to the 'Member Approved' status.
4. Once the application status is 'Member Approved,' email verifications are generated by AHP Online and sent to all contacts associated with the application, and the submission is complete. Please note that all submissions are considered final.

Step 6: FHLBank Application Review

All applications are reviewed by Bank staff, and the AHP grant awards are announced on the designated date.