STATE OF CALIFORNIA - BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES AND HOUSING AGENCY GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION OF STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
651 BANNON STREET, SUITE 400, SACRAMENTO, CA 95811
P. O. BOX 952054, SACRAMENTO, CA 94252-2054
(916) 263-2771
www.hcd.ca.gov
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*REVISED AWARD LETTER**
October 27, 2025
A
lvaro Nunez, City Manager
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
D
ear Alvaro Nunez:
R
E: Revised Award Announcement – 2024 Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2, Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Fiscal Year 2024/2025 City of Santa Ana – MA in Santa Ana
Contract No. 25-CALHOME-18740
T
he California Department of Housing and Community Development (“Department” or “HCD”) is pleased to announce City of Santa Ana (“Awardee”) has been awarded a 2024 Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2, award in the amount of $4,893,250. This letter corrects the letter originally issued on October 16, 2025 by removing Section IV. “Deadline to Secure Permanent Financing” and removing standard acknowledgement language from the enclosed “Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award” form from the enclosure of the original Award Letter. This letter constitutes notice of the designation of HOSN CalHome funds for the City of Santa Ana and fully replaces the letter originally issued on October 16, 2025.
P
rogram Award
Amount County Assisted
Units
First Time Homebuyer Mortgage
Assistance (MA) $4,893,250 Orange 37
Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation (OOR) $0 N/A N/A
ADU/JDU Program $0 N/A N/A
Self-Help Technical Assistance (SHTA) $0 N/A N/A
Homeownership Project Development Loan
(HPDL) $0 N/A N/A
This Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2, NOFA award is under a media and public announcement embargo until released by the Office of the Governor or otherwise notified by HCD staff. HCD will provide updates on the timing of the public award announcement and provide a social media toolkit and a quote from the HCD Director for use in local media releases.
The C
onditional Award is based on and subject to the Applicant Representations and the Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award, both as further specified and described in this EXHIBIT 1
Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2, Revised Conditional Award Commitment
City of Santa Ana – MA in Santa Ana
Contract No. 25-CALHOME-18740
October 27, 2025
notice of the Conditional Award (the “Conditional Award Commitment”). This Conditional Award may only be accepted by timely delivery of a fully executed Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award form to the Department (an executed copy of this form is enclosed herein).
I. Applicant Representations – Basis of Conditional Award
In response to the above-mentioned NOFA, the Awardee(s) submitted an application for grant funding of the Project (that application, and all communications and documentation submitted to the Department in support thereof, the “Application”).
The Department is making this Conditional Award to the Awardee(s) on the basis of, and in reliance upon, the representations, warranties, projections, and descriptions that the Awardee(s) submitted as part of the Application (the “Applicant Representations”).
The Department may rescind this Conditional Award if the Department discovers, at any time prior to disbursement of the Conditional Award, that the Applicant Representations included material misrepresentations or omissions, regardless of whether or not such misrepresentations or omissions were innocent, unintentional, and/or based upon belief.
II. Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE IN THE SATISFACTION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONDITIONAL AWARD.
The Department may rescind this Conditional Award if any of the terms and conditions enumerated in this Section II (the “Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award”) are not timely satisfied. The Terms and Conditions of this Conditional Award and their corresponding timelines are described below.
If the Terms and Conditions of this Conditional Award are timely satisfied, the Department will (i) promptly provide a written notification to the Awardee(s) via electronic mail; and (ii) circulate an executed copy of an STD 213, Standard Agreement, for all appropriate signatures and approvals in accordance with the timeline specified in Section III of this Conditional Award Commitment.
All timelines shall be calculated in calendar days. Any deadline falling on a weekend or State of California holiday shall be extended to the next business day.
EXHIBIT 1
Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2, Revised Conditional Award Commitment
City of Santa Ana – MA in Santa Ana
Contract No. 25-CALHOME-18740
October 27, 2025
A. Timely Execution of Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award Form
The Awardee(s) shall execute and deliver a copy of the enclosed Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award to the Department within ten (10) calendar days of the date of this Conditional Award Commitment. The Department will deem this condition to be unsatisfied if it receives an executed Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award that has been substantively modified, altered, or amended in any way. The signed Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award form must be submitted to [email protected].
B. Timely Delivery of Authorization and Organizational Documents
If not provided at the time of application, the Awardee(s) shall deliver to the Department, within sixty (60) calendar days of the date upon this Conditional Award Commitment, a legally sufficient set of Authorization and Organizational Documents, as further described and specified below. Specifically, the Awardee(s) shall deliver a duly adopted authorizing resolution, as well as a complete and duly filed or adopted set of organizational documents and all amendments (the “Authorization and Organizational Documents”), for each of the following entities as applicable:
• each Awardee entity; the ultimate borrower of the Conditional Award funds (the “Borrower”); and,
• each separate legal entity that is part of the Awardee’s or Borrower’s organizational structure.
Each entity’s resolution must constitute, to the Department’s reasonable satisfaction, an unconditional, duly adopted, and legally binding authorization of the entity to accept the total amount of these Conditional Award funds, to fully participate in the relevant Department program, and to be legally bound by the requirements of the Department program. The Department may agree to an extension of fifteen (15) calendar days based on the Awardee’s demonstration of necessity.
Note: Local Public Entities, as defined in the above-mentioned NOFA and/or Final Program Guidelines, are not required to submit a complete and duly filed or adopted set of organizational documents and amendments. Both the Conditional Award and this Conditional Award Commitment are subject to Health and Safety Code section 50406, subdivision (p), as subsequently amended (“AB 1010”).
The Department has posted resolution templates on its website as informational guidance. Please note that use of the resolution templates is not compulsory.
However, use of the provided templates will assist in the timely review and approval of the Standard Agreement. While entities may choose to use modified language in their resolutions, Sponsors should be aware that this may delay preparation of the EXHIBIT 1
Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2, Revised Conditional Award Commitment
City of Santa Ana – MA in Santa Ana
Contract No. 25-CALHOME-18740
October 27, 2025
Standard Agreement or, if deemed insufficient, may result in the need to submit a revised resolution.
At any point prior to disbursement, the Department may also require the Awardee(s) to resubmit Authorization and Organizational Documents if the original submittals were determined to be inaccurate or incomplete.
III. Delivery of Standard Agreement
In an effort to be responsive to each Awardee’s closing needs and to ensure timely commitment of funds, the Department commits to delivering an executed copy of the Standard Agreement relative to this Conditional Award within ninety (90) calendar days of receiving all required documents, including all legally sufficient Authorization and Organizational Documents, in connection with this Project and as applicable.
Congratulations on your successful application. For further information, please contact Kara Thomson, CalHome Program Manager, Access to Opportunity Branch, at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Jennifer Seeger
Deputy Director
Division of State Financial Assistance
Enclosure: Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award form EXHIBIT 1
California Department of Housing and Community Development
2024 Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2
Notice of Funding Availability
Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Revised Conditional Award
City of Santa Ana (“Awardee”)
MA in Santa Ana (“Project”)
Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, award totaling $4,893,250 (“Conditional Award”), as detailed below:
Activity(ies) Award
Amount County Assisted
Units
First Time Homebuyer Mortgage Assistance
(MA) $4,893,250 Orange 37
Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation (OOR $0 N/A N/A
ADU/JDU Program $0 N/A N/A
Self-Help Technical Assistance (SHTA) $0 N/A N/A
Homeownership Project Development Loan
(HPDL) $0 N/A N/A
By signing this Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award, the Awardee acknowledges having read and fully understood the terms and conditions of the Conditional Award Commitment, October 16, 2025, and revised October 27, 2025, in connection with the Project.
This Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2, NOFA award is under a media and public announcement embargo until released by the Office of the Governor or otherwise notified by HCD staff. HCD will provide updates on the timing of the public award announcement and provide a social media toolkit and a quote from the HCD Director for use in local media releases.
I
n addition, the Awardee(s) must acknowledge that it has reviewed and verified the accuracy of the project report prepared by the Department no later than November 6, 2025.
_________________________________________________ ______________________ Alvaro Nunez, City Manager Date
City of Santa Ana
** For HCD Use Only **
□ Authorized Representatives Verified
□ All Parties Signed
Date Received: ____________________
EXHIBIT 1
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES AND HOUSING AGENCY GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION OF STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
651 BANNON STREET, SUITE 400, SACRAMENTO, CA 95811
P. O. BOX 952054, SACRAMENTO, CA 94252-2054
(916) 263-2771
www.hcd.ca.gov
Oc
tober 16, 2025
Al
varo Nunez, City Manager
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Dear
Alvaro Nunez:
RE
: Conditional Award Commitment and Acceptance of Terms and Conditions 2024 Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2, Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), Fiscal Year 2024/2025 City of Santa Ana – MA in Santa Ana
Contract No. 25-CALHOME-18740
The C
alifornia Department of Housing and Community Development (“Department” or “HCD”) issued a Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2, Notice of Funding Availability on December 12, 2024. The Department is now pleased to inform you of this conditional award to City of Santa Ana (“Awardee”). This conditional award is a grant in the amount of $4,893,250 (the “Conditional Award”) for the above-referenced project (the “Project”) and includes the following activities:
This Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2, NOFA award is under a media and public announcement embargo until released by the Office of the Governor or otherwise notified by HCD staff. HCD will provide updates on the timing of the public award announcement and provide a social media toolkit and a quote from the HCD Director for use in local media releases.
The Con
ditional Award is based on and subject to the Applicant Representations and the Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award, both as further specified and described in this notice of the Conditional Award (the “Conditional Award Commitment”). This Conditional Award may only be accepted by timely delivery of a fully executed Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award form to the Department (an executed copy of this form is enclosed herein).
Activity(ies)
Award
Amount County Assisted
Units
First Time Homebuyer Mortgage Assistance
(MA) $4,893,250 Orange 37
Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation (OOR) $0 N/A N/A
ADU/JDU Program $0 N/A N/A
Self-Help Technical Assistance (SHTA) $0 N/A N/A
Homeownership Project Development Loan
(HPDL) $0 N/A N/A
Superseded
EXHIBIT 1
Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2, Conditional Award Commitment City of Santa Ana – MA in Santa Ana
Contract No. 25-CALHOME-18740
October 16, 2025
I. Applicant Representations – Basis of Conditional Award
In response to the above-mentioned NOFA, the Awardee(s) submitted an application for grant funding of the Project (that application, and all communications and documentation submitted to the Department in support thereof, the “Application”).
The Department is making this Conditional Award to the Awardee(s) on the basis of, and in reliance upon, the representations, warranties, projections, and descriptions that the Awardee(s) submitted as part of the Application (the “Applicant Representations”).
The Department may rescind this Conditional Award if the Department discovers, at any time prior to disbursement of the Conditional Award, that the Applicant Representations included material misrepresentations or omissions, regardless of whether or not such misrepresentations or omissions were innocent, unintentional, and/or based upon belief.
II. Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE IN THE SATISFACTION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONDITIONAL AWARD.
The Department may rescind this Conditional Award if any of the terms and conditions enumerated in this Section II (the “Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award”) are not timely satisfied. The Terms and Conditions of this Conditional Award and their corresponding timelines are described below.
If the Terms and Conditions of this Conditional Award are timely satisfied, the Department will (i) promptly provide a written notification to the Awardee(s) via electronic mail; and (ii) circulate an executed copy of an STD 213, Standard Agreement, for all appropriate signatures and approvals in accordance with the timeline specified in Section III of this Conditional Award Commitment.
All timelines shall be calculated in calendar days. Any deadline falling on a weekend or State of California holiday shall be extended to the next business day.
A. Timely Execution of Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award Form
The Awardee(s) shall execute and deliver a copy of the enclosed Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award to the Department within ten (10) calendar days of the date of this Conditional Award Commitment. The Department will deem this condition to be unsatisfied if it receives an executed Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award that has been substantively modified, altered, or amended in any way. The signed Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award form must be submitted to [email protected].
Superseded
EXHIBIT 1
Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2, Conditional Award Commitment City of Santa Ana – MA in Santa Ana
Contract No. 25-CALHOME-18740
October 16, 2025
B. Timely Delivery of Authorization and Organizational Documents
If not provided at the time of application, the Awardee(s) shall deliver to the Department, within sixty (60) calendar days of the date upon this Conditional Award Commitment, a legally sufficient set of Authorization and Organizational Documents, as further described and specified below. Specifically, the Awardee(s) shall deliver a duly adopted authorizing resolution, as well as a complete and duly filed or adopted set of organizational documents and all amendments (the “Authorization and Organizational Documents”), for each of the following entities as applicable:
• each Awardee entity; the ultimate borrower of the Conditional Award funds (the “Borrower”); and,
• each separate legal entity that is part of the Awardee’s or Borrower’s organizational structure.
Each entity’s resolution must constitute, to the Department’s reasonable satisfaction, an unconditional, duly adopted, and legally binding authorization of the entity to accept the total amount of these Conditional Award funds, to fully participate in the relevant Department program, and to be legally bound by the requirements of the Department program. The Department may agree to an extension of fifteen (15) calendar days based on the Awardee’s demonstration of necessity.
Note: Local Public Entities, as defined in the above-mentioned NOFA and/or Final Program Guidelines, are not required to submit a complete and duly filed or adopted set of organizational documents and amendments. Both the Conditional Award and this Conditional Award Commitment are subject to Health and Safety Code section 50406, subdivision (p), as subsequently amended (“AB 1010”).
The Department has posted resolution templates on its website as informational guidance. Please note that use of the resolution templates is not compulsory.
However, use of the provided templates will assist in the timely review and approval of the Standard Agreement. While entities may choose to use modified language in their resolutions, Sponsors should be aware that this may delay preparation of the Standard Agreement or, if deemed insufficient, may result in the need to submit a revised resolution.
At any point prior to disbursement, the Department may also require the Awardee(s) to resubmit Authorization and Organizational Documents if the original submittals were determined to be inaccurate or incomplete.
Superseded
EXHIBIT 1
Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2, Conditional Award Commitment City of Santa Ana – MA in Santa Ana
Contract No. 25-CALHOME-18740
October 16, 2025
III. Delivery of Standard Agreement
In an effort to be responsive to each Awardee’s closing needs and to ensure timely commitment of funds, the Department commits to delivering an executed copy of the Standard Agreement relative to this Conditional Award after receiving all required documents, including all legally sufficient Authorization and Organizational Documents, in connection with this Project and as applicable.
IV. Deadline to Secure Permanent Financing
Please note, that the Awardee must secure all permanent financing, including tax credits and bond allocations, within 24 months of the date of the first Department funding award to the Project, consistent with the Department’s Disencumbrance Policy (Administrative Notice Number 2022-02: Disencumbrance Policy). Sponsors must demonstrate that all permanent financing is in place allowing the project to commence construction. Failure to meet this requirement shall result in the withdrawal or recapture of this Conditional Award and any other prior or subsequent funds awarded to the Project.
Congratulations on your successful application. For further information, please contact Kara Thomson, CalHome Program Manager, Access to Opportunity Branch, at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Jennifer Seeger
Deputy Director
Division of State Financial Assistance
Enclosure: Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award form Superseded
EXHIBIT 1
California Department of Housing and Community Development
2024 Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2
Notice of Funding Availability
Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award
City of Santa Ana (“Awardee”)
MA in Santa Ana (“Project”)
Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, award totaling $4,893,250 (“Conditional Award”), as detailed below:
Activity(ies) Award
Amount County Assisted
Units
First Time Homebuyer Mortgage Assistance
(MA) $4,893,250 Orange 37
Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation (OOR) $0 N/A N/A
ADU/JDU Program $0 N/A N/A
Self-Help Technical Assistance (SHTA) $0 N/A N/A
Homeownership Project Development Loan
(HPDL) $0 N/A N/A
By signing this Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Conditional Award, the Awardee acknowledges having read and fully understood the terms and conditions of the Conditional Award Commitment, dated October 16, 2025, in connection with the Project.
This Homeownership Super NOFA (HOSN), CalHome, Round 2, NOFA award is under a media and public announcement embargo until released by the Office of the Governor or otherwise notified by HCD staff. HCD will provide updates on the timing of the public award announcement and provide a social media toolkit and a quote from the HCD Director for use in local media releases.
In a
ddition, the Awardee acknowledges having read and fully understood all of the Department’s requirements relative to the Conditional Award, including the requirements set forth in Administrative Notice Number 2022-22: Disencumbrance Policy, and the Awardee agrees to abide by and comply with those requirements.
In addition, the Awardee(s) must acknowledge that it has reviewed and verified the accuracy of the project report prepared by the Department no later than October 30, 2025.
_________________________________________________ ______________________ Alvaro Nunez, City Manager Date
City of Santa Ana
** For HCD Use Only **
□ Authorized Representatives Verified
□ All Parties Signed
Date Received: ____________________
Superseded
EXHIBIT 1