The Affordable Housing Soft Costs Grant Program, “Soft Costs Program,” is intended to increase the supply of affordable housing units by funding non-profit housing developers during the pre-construction stage of a project.
Grant Amount
The Soft Costs Program provides 15% of the soft costs prior to construction up to a maximum of $25,000 grant to support the development of eligible affordable housing projects.
Program Eligibility
Eligible costs include Consultant fees for professional engineering, architectural, or accounting services including the preparation of drawings, designs, site surveys, environmental site assessments and geotechnical reports, energy and accessibility modeling studies, project viability studies and building permit fees. Please consult the policy for full eligibility requirements.
Applying for a Grant
Application forms can be obtained on the city website, or by request by emailing affordable@saintjohn.ca for more information.