This Affordable Housing Development Program Policies and Procedures document has been prepared by the Alameda County Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department to provide an overview of the requirements, federal regulations, and local policies for the development and operation of affordable housing development projects that have been funded through the HCD’s Affordable Housing Development Program. This document is updated periodically to reflect new and updated information, regulations, and policies. Each year, HCD issues a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its Affordable Housing Development Program to award available funding to affordable housing development projects throughout the county. The annual RFP contains information about the funding programs, geographic applicability of each program, funding amounts, application process, appeal process, and basic thresholds and evaluation criteria considered in the evaluation of proposals. This Affordable Housing Development Program Policies and Procedures document is intended to be a reference document for applicants submitting proposals under the HCD’s annual Request for Proposals and for those organizations awarded funds. In addition, the document contains critical information related to ongoing funding and operations requirements and should be useful to those previously funded.