Housing Opportunity Fund

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. 

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Advisory Board Meetings

Notice: The September HOF Advisory Board Meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. This meeting will be held exclusively online via Zoom. 

Meeting Agenda

Join Zoom Meeting 

Meeting ID: 797 1466 6193 

Passcode: 4Ehewi 

 

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.

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 emailing your phone number and email information to hof@ura.org or by calling 412-255-6694.