Housing Opportunity Fund
The Housing Opportunity Fund (HOF), administered by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, supports the development and preservation of affordable and accessible housing within the City of Pittsburgh.
Tell us how you think Housing Opportunity Fund money should be spent!
The City of Pittsburgh provides $10 million every year for the Housing Opportunity Fund (HOF) to address and support affordable housing needs of Pittsburgh residents. Each year, we share a public survey so you can tell us your needs and have a say in how HOF money is used in the upcoming year. The HOF team will ensure that affordable housing programs are designed to meet needs expressed in the survey results and to best fit the needs of our diverse communities.
Your survey responses will be kept anonymous and combined with others to create the final survey results. Results will be shared with the HOF Advisory Board, the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh Board, and City Council to determine an approved spending plan for 2025.
Survey Period Community Events
5/13 – Brookline Together, 520 Brookline Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15226, 7:00pm-9:00pm
5/14 – Hazelwood Initiative, 107 Flowers Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15207, 6:00pm-8:00pm
5/16 – East Hills Consensus Group, Petra International Ministries 235 Eastgate Dr., Pittsburgh PA 15235, 6:00pm-7:30pm
5/30 – City in the Streets – Spring Hill, Romanhoff St. Pittsburgh, PA 15212, 5:00pm-7:00pm
6/12 – Troy Hill Citizens Inc., Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1902 Sundeman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, 6:00pm-8:00pm
6/13 – Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Pittsburgh PA, 15222, 10:00am-2:00pm
6/29 – City in the Streets – Hill District, Details TBD
7/10 – CitiParks Farmers Market Carrick, Carrick Dairy District, 1529 Brownsville Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15210, 3:00pm-7:00pm
7/15 – CitiParks Farmers Market East End, Liberty Green Park, 100 Larimer Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, 3:00pm-7:00pm
7/26 – CitiParks Farmers Market Northside, Allegheny Commons Park, East Ohio St. & Cedar Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15212 3:00pm-7:00pm
About the Housing Opportunity Fund
In 2015-2016, the City of Pittsburgh assembled an Affordable Housing Task Force to better understand the affordable housing needs across the City. The Task Force recommended the City establish a Housing Trust Fund, and as a response to the need for affordable housing, the Housing Opportunity Fund (HOF) was created.
HOF is overseen by an Advisory Board and a Governing Board. The HOF Advisory board is composed of 17 Pittsburgh residents with varying occupations and socioeconomic backgrounds, and the URA acts as the Governing Board for HOF.
The City of Pittsburgh is committing $10 million per year for the next 12 years to address the affordable housing crisis. The following programs were approved by the Advisory Board, URA Board of Directors, and City Council for the 2023 funding year:
- Rental Gap Program
- Homeowner Assistance Program
- Housing Stabilization Proram
- Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Program
- Housing Stabilization Program
- For-Sale Development Program
- Small Landlord Fund
- Legal Assistance Program
- Demonstration Program
To learn more about HOF Programs, please visit the HOF Programs page.
Advisory Board Meetings
Advisory Board Meetings are held the first Thursday of every month at 2:00 p.m. at Dollar Bank, located at 20 Stanwix Street in Downtown Pittsburgh, and also streamed live through the City of Pittsburgh's YouTube channel.
Meeting ID: 849 9687 3243
Passcode: 146185
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
Public Comment Instructions
Anyone from the public who desires to speak may address the Advisory Board for a maximum of three minutes.
If you attend in-person, you do not need to register and may speak when the floor is open to receive public comment.
To provide public comment virtually, you must register prior to 4:00 PM the Wednesday before the Thursday Meeting, by e-mailing your phone number and email information to hof@ura.org or by calling 412-255-6694.
HOF Programs
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Learn MoreAnnual Allocation Plans
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If you have any comments, questions or concerns regarding the Housing Opportunity Fund, please email hof@ura.org.