Opioid Use Disorder Supportive Housing Capital Program

The Opioid Use Disorder Supportive Housing Capital Program provides financing for the development of new supportive housing units for individuals or households with a member with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and other co-occurring substance use disorders or mental health issues

Program Overview

The Opioid Use Disorder Supportive Housing Capital Program provides capital funding to projects that create new supportive housing for households with a member who has Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and other co-occurring disorders.

Up to $5,700,000 is available in project funding per year through fiscal year 2027.

  • Maximum of $2,000,000 per project

  • Minimum of $150,000 per project

Funding is provided in the form of 0% interest, deferred payment loans with a 30-year term and affordability period.

Projects consisting of new construction, acquisition and rehabilitation, or adaptive reuse are eligible.

Eligible housing models include Permanent Supportive Housing units and Recovery Residences which will be certified by the state-designated certifying body for recovery residences.

Funding for the program is provided by the New Hampshire Opioid Abatement Trust Fund and administered by the NH Department of Health and Human Services.

If you are a service provider with no prior development experience, you may be required to contract with a development consultant to be eligible for funding. Please see the Supportive Housing Consultant list.

FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

NH Housing intends to issue the FY 2025 Opioid Use Disorder Supportive Housing Capital Program NOFO in early 2025. To receive notification of the NOFO release and other of future program updates, please click here to sign up.

Program Requirements

Please see the Program Guidelines, which provide a detailed description of the program requirements. NH Housing will also issue Frequently Asked Questions soon. Please contact NH Housing with any questions on the program requirements.


Resources

NH Housing will hold informational sessions in January 2025 to discuss the details of the program and NOFO with project sponsors and other community partners. A notice will be sent with the dates of the sessions and information to register.

NH Housing formed an advisory committee comprised of subject matter experts in housing and services for people with OUD to provide feedback throughout the development of the program. Committee meetings were held on Tuesday, 09/17/2024, and Tuesday, 10/29/2024. Meeting minutes are available upon request.