The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is accepting proposals for financial support for new construction or rehabilitation of mixed-use development projects until October 30. Mixed-use projects combine residential and retail/commercial space in the same building and often catalyze neighborhood revitalization.  

Examples of projects eligible for funding include:   

• The rehabilitation of older or under-utilized buildings for immediate re-use to support community development goals;  

• Preparing commercial build-out and business lease space;  

• The design of, and structural and legal conversion of, existing buildings; and  

• The provision of additional units of housing by combining uses in a single, newly constructed or renovated building. Eligible applicants include local governments (counties, cities, townships, boroughs, etc.); redevelopment authorities; for-profit firms; non-profit groups; and economic development organizations. Applications from third-class cities will be given higher priority in this year’s proposal evaluations.  

Click here for the RFP and click here for the application. Questions may be directed to PHFA’s Shelby Hartwick at shartwick@phfa.org.