Community Housing Fund – Request for Proposals (RFP) and Submission

Overview

The Province of British Columbia created the Community Housing Fund in 2018. This fund is a $3.3-billion investment to build more than 20,000 affordable rental homes for people with moderate and low incomes by 2031-32. More than 13,000 of these homes are open or underway across the province. 

This fund supports the development and operations of mixed-income rental housing for individuals, couples, families, seniors, and people with disabilities, capable of living independently without on-site support services.

Community Housing Fund Factsheet

Request for Proposals

On May 30, 2025, BC Housing opened Request for Proposals for the Community Housing Fund (CHF). This is a rolling RFP, meaning project proposals will be accepted on an ongoing basis, with no fixed deadline, until CHF funding is fully allocated. This gives applicants time to prepare strong, comprehensive submission packages.

To streamline the evaluation and applicant notification process, BC Housing will accept submissions through sequential proposal intake windows, beginning with Intake A, followed by B, C, and D.  Each subsequent intake window will open shortly after the closure of the previous one.  

At the conclusion of each intake period, all submitted proposals will be evaluated, and applicants will be notified of the funding status of their projects.

Applicants who are not allocated funding upon their initial submission may be invited to resubmit during a future intake, provided they meet specific conditions outlined in the RFP.  

Timelines for sequential intakes (B, C, and D) will be announced as timing is confirmed. The final intake (Proposal Intake D) is anticipated in spring 2026. 

Questions about the proposal must be submitted by 2 pm PT on June 23, 2025: [email protected]

Who is eligible to submit a proposal?

• The primary applicant must be a non-profit society, housing co-op, municipal housing provider legally incorporated in Canada or First Nation.
• Public/private partnerships are allowable if they work with one of these groups, and that group is the primary applicant. 

Changes to the design guidelines requirements 

To ensure more homes people can afford are built faster, new Community Housing Fund proposals will no longer need to meet BC Housing Design Guidelines & Construction Standards, but must meet the BC Building Code and any local bylaws. This change allows more flexibility and a more adaptive approach to ensure rental housing construction better meets the needs and conditions of individual communities. 

Proposal submission requirements

To be considered for evaluation and funding, a project proposal must meet all minimum requirements, and the applicant must ensure the submission package is complete. See the Appendix 4 within the RFP document for more proposal submission guidance.

RFP documents

• Community Housing Fund Request for Proposals (RFP) Overview
• Community Housing Fund RFP - Appendix 3 Draft Contract Agreements:
  • Sample Section 219 Covenant/ Option to Purchase
  • BC Housing CHF Operating Sample Agreement
  • BC Housing Development Consultant Service Contract
  • BC Housing Supplier Code of Conduct
• Community Housing Fund RFP - Appendix 5 Submission Form
• Community Housing Fund RFP - Appendix 6 Relationship and Conflict Disclosure Form
• Community Housing Fund RFP - Appendix 7 Minimum Requirement Checklist (Word)
• Community Housing Fund RFP - Appendix 8 Response form to Rated Criteria:
  • PART A – Development (Word)
  • PART B – Operations (Word)
  • PART C – Excel Tables (Excel)

Timeline - Proposal Intake A

Below is the timeline for CHF Proposal Intake A.

Subsequent timelines for Proposal Intakes B, C, and D will be announced and posted as they are confirmed. Proposal intakes will proceed sequentially until all funding has been allocated. The final intake, anticipated to be Intake D, is expected to occur in spring 2026.