Announcement from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh.

The Affordable Housing Program (AHP) and Voluntary Housing Grant (VHG) funding round will open on June 25, 2026. Approximately $44.6 million will be available for AHP and $12.6 million for VHG. The AHP Online application portal opens on June 25, and all applications are due by 5 p.m. Eastern on Aug. 6. The awarded projects will be announced on Dec. 10.

Please note: Requests for application assistance related to scoring and feasibility for the 2026 funding round closed on May 22. Requests for assistance are now limited to AHP Online technical functionality issues only (e.g., AHP Online login or financial feasibility spreadsheet upload issues). For questions related to scoring and feasibility guidelines, please consult the 2026 AHP Implementation Plan and any of the following resources on FHLBank’s AHP webpage under Product Resources:

· Members and project sponsors looking for a member/sponsor partner for this year’s round can get matching help through the AHP Match Request Form.

· View forms, guides, and a pre-recorded webinar that can help you submit a 2026 AHP application. Financial feasibility workbooks and technical guides for AHP Online will be available no later than June 25.

FHLBank would like to provide clarification regarding the eligibility for the Housing for Homeless Households for existing occupied rental projects and the Priority Investment Areas scoring category in the 2026 AHP Funding Round.

Housing for Homeless Households Clarification 

As stated in the 2026 AHP Implementation Plan, a rental preservation (existing occupied rental) project may be considered for homeless points if the project permits at least a six-month stay and meets, or will meet, the minimum unit reservation thresholds to qualify for homeless points. For existing occupied rental projects, applicants must upload a completed AHP Tenant Income Workbook in the Commitment Letters section of the application in AHP Online. FHLBank will review this document to determine whether the project meets the minimum unit reservation threshold based on one of the following: 

1. Meets the threshold: At application, the project currently has units occupied with households that met the homeless definition upon move in and will continue to reserve the minimum number of units based on points awarded.

2. Will meet the threshold: The percentage of vacant units at the time of application is equal to or greater than the number of units reserved for homeless households, and these units will be reserved for households that meet the homeless definition.

3. A combination of 1 and 2 above.

This process ensures accurate evaluation of the units reserved for homeless households, through occupied and/or vacant units that meet or will meet the homeless definition. Refer to the 2026 AHP Implementation Plan for full details on how to qualify for Housing for Homeless Households points.

Priority Investment Areas Clarification

Please be advised that only current Opportunity Zone designations, i.e. Opportunity Zones 1.0, are eligible for consideration under the Priority Investment Areas scoring category, as Opportunity Zones 2.0 will not be effective until 2027. Refer to the 2026 AHP Implementation Plan for full details on how to qualify for Priority Investment Areas points. To determine whether your project is located in an Opportunity Zone 1.0. ensure that you enable the correct layer on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Opportunity Zones map. Hover your mouse pointer over the “Eligible Opportunity Zones 2.0 (2027)” title in the legend and click the eye icon to hide this layer. Only the “Opportunity Zones 1.0 (2018)” layer should now be visible. See example below.

 If you have questions about AHP or VHG, please contact ahp@fhlb-pgh.com.  

June 17, 2026