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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.

At a glance

Who qualifies

Affordable housing developers applying together with their transportation and public partners. AHSC funds infill affordable housing plus the transportation improvements around it, so a charging project cannot apply on its own.

How EV charging fits this program

EV charging is one cost line inside a larger AHSC application, typically within the project's sustainable transportation infrastructure budget. It helps an application only as part of the greenhouse gas reduction story. If you need chargers funded on their own, use the programs listed under "What to use instead".

Amounts

AHSC awards loans and grants per project under the round's guidelines. There is no per-charger amount. Check the Round 10 guidelines for the caps on each cost category.

How to apply, step by step

1. Read the Round 10 guidelines and NOFA on the SGC AHSC page.
2. Line up the housing, transportation and public partners; the application is a joint project.
3. Put charging in the budget category the guidelines allow and tie it to the greenhouse gas reduction score.
4. Watch SGC for the Round 11 NOFA. HCD takes questions at AHSC@hcd.ca.gov.

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

Round 10 NOFA released March 4, 2026; applications closed May 4, 2026 at 4:00 pm. SGC lists Round 10 awards for adoption at its December 16, 2026 Council meeting. Round 11 timing not announced.

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: ended for chargers placed in service after June 30, 2026. Projects placed in service on or before that date may still claim it; new projects should plan without it.
• 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

• 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
• EnergIIZE - Transit Set-Aside Funding Lane
  CEC - administered by CALSTART
• Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program - Infrastructure
  California Air Resources Board (CARB), administered by 35 local air districts

By utility

This program applies statewide. See what else is open in your utility's territory:

Sources checked on 2026-09-29

• SGC: AHSC program and Round 10 dates
• HCD: AHSC
• SGC: Round 10 NOFA release

Verified against agency sources on 2026-09-29. 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.