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HCD Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities (AHSC)
Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities — competitive loans + grants for affordable housing with sustainable transportation. EV chargers are eligible expenses.
How it pays
Loans + grants. Application scored on GHG reductions; EV chargers funded as one element within broader infill housing project (typically Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure component, capped per project).
Who qualifies
Affordable housing developer must partner with transit/active transportation agency and provide partnership letter. Annual NOFA cycle. Typically only viable as element of larger AHSC project, not as standalone EV charging grant.
Eligible properties
Geography
Statewide CA.
Timing
Annual NOFA cycle (Spring). Next round Fall 2026 expected. Verify on hcd.ca.gov.
How to apply
How this stacks with other programs
California State programs typically stack with utility, regional (air district), state, and city/county programs on the same project. The general California stacking rules:
- Federal §30C tax credit: stacks with state, utility, regional, and local cash rebates without offset. Stacks with federal grants only with basis offset (federal grant amount reduces §30C basis).
- Federal grants (CFI, REAP, NEVI): not stackable with other federal grants on the same port.
- State + utility + regional + local: generally full stack across tiers. Same-tier programs serving the same port don't double-fund.
For the full stacking matrix, see the homepage stacking section.
Programs that stack with this one
These are explicit stacking partners verified against agency rules. Combine with this program on the same project to layer funding.
- Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit
Federal · Tax Credit · Internal Revenue Service (Treasury) - Communities in Charge (CALeVIP 2.0 L2 statewide)
California State · Cash Rebate · California Energy Commission (CEC) — administered by CALSTART - HCD Multifamily Housing Program (MHP)
California State · Financing · California Department of Housing & Community Development - California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) — Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (4% & 9%)
California State · Tax Credit · California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, State Treasurer's Office
More california state programs
- CALeVIP 2.0 — Golden State Priority Project (Northern & Southern Region)
California Energy Commission (CEC) — administered by CSE - CALeVIP 2.0 — Golden State Priority Project (Eastern & Central Region)
California Energy Commission (CEC) — administered by CSE - EnergIIZE Commercial Vehicles — Fast Track Funding Lane
California Energy Commission — administered by CALSTART - EnergIIZE Commercial Vehicles — Drayage Set-Aside Funding Lane
CEC — administered by CALSTART - EnergIIZE — EV Jump Start Funding Lane
CEC — administered by CALSTART
Sourcing chargers for a project that uses this program?
EVgpo members stack programs like this one with cooperative pricing on the chargers themselves — 20–40% below MSRP. ChargePoint, Blink, Siemens, ABB, Wallbox.
Get a quote on chargers →Verified against agency sources on 2026-05-03. Eligibility, deadlines, and dollar amounts can change between refresh cycles — always confirm directly with California Strategic Growth Council; administered by HCD before applying. See how we verify.