Quick Links: Anticipated Project Timeline, Full NOFO Document, NOFO Application
This funding opportunity is being offered to nonprofit affordable housing owners and operators for the replacement of flooring containing toxic chemicals with cleaner, healthier flooring alternatives. Recognizing the overlapping health and wellness impacts correlated with disproportionate environmental burdens in low-income communities and communities of color, this NOFO targets these frontline groups specifically for funding awards.
Selected building(s) will receive technical and funding support for eligible flooring replacement project(s). Project selection will emphasize resident and environmental health benefits through improved indoor material quality benefiting vulnerable communities and teams will commit to the documentation of practical lessons for future healthy material upgrades in affordable housing.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to review the full Notice of Funding Opportunity, confirm eligibility and timeline fit, and submit questions early if they are unsure whether their property or proposed scope is a good match.
Who should consider applying: Nonprofit affordable housing organizations serving frontline communities of the greater Puget Sound region that own, operate, or manage one or more multifamily properties with flooring ready for replacement. Eligible areas include corridors, stairways, community rooms, and common areas, as well as tenant units if suitable re-housing plans are also submitted, approved by the project team.
Applicants should be prepared to support the project with the following:
- Primary staff contact and building type description
- Characterization of resident population served
- Identification of project area by use and square footage
- Available details about existing flooring and maintenance, and readiness for replacement
- Engagement of project installation contractor
- Coordination of building and resident logistics
- Assistance with installation process documentation and photos
- Participation in post-installation outcome reporting
Project funding may be used for the following as required for successful project completion:
- Site assessment
- Scope development
- Product selection
- Cost review
- Contractor selection
- Installation planning
- Product purchase
- Installation and removal labor
- Resident education
- Non-toxic Recycling / take-back /disposal of removed flooring
We ask projects to refer back to our Healthy Flooring Material Matrix and select a flooring product classified as “yellow” or higher.
Anticipated Project Timeline
| Milestone | Target Date |
|---|---|
| NOFO released | September 15, 2026 |
| Optional applicant information session | September 24, 2026 at 2 PM |
| Applications due | October 9, 2026 at 5 PM |
| Notice of Awardees | October 26, 2026 |
| Project Kickoff Meetings | Week of November 2, 2026 |
| Project Preparation / Contractor Solicitation | December 2026 – January 2027 |
| Installation period | February – June 2027 |
| Outcome reporting completed | July – September 2027 |
The project team reserves the right to modify this opportunity and full application submission is required for consideration. Interested potential applicants are encouraged to attend the optional applicant information session.
You can additionally watch the HDC webinar from earlier this year which provides an overview of Phase 1 of the process, including lessons learned from our first award recipient, DESC.