Application Information

Applicants to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program must submit all of the application materials electronically on a USB drive. Applicants must submit one original and one backup copy of the USB drive. For more detail, please refer to the instructions located in the Microsoft Excel portion of the application. The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) will not accept submissions of application documents in the form of hard copy (paper), by email or over the internet.

CTCAC will continue to require that any hand delivered applications be submitted to the Sacramento headquarters office by 5 p.m. on the application due date. Delivering an application to an express mail carrier for overnight delivery by the application deadline will also constitute a valid submittal. CTCAC understands that this means many applications will arrive in the Sacramento headquarters the day following the deadline. But, if the mailed application’s delivery paperwork clearly demonstrates that the application (a) left the applicant’s possession by 5 p.m. on the application due date, and (b) was sent overnight delivery by an express mail provider, CTCAC will accept the application.

Should problems arise, CTCAC will contact the applicant with any questions regarding the express mail service submittal time and date. Where the submittal time is unclear from the package documentation, the applicant will have to produce an online delivery service log or other proof of timely submittal. CTCAC will not hold the applicant responsible for any performance failures by the express mail delivery service. However, in such cases CTCAC will seek clear evidence that the applicant performed in good faith, and met conditions (a) and (b) above.

Round 1 Applications due by 5 p.m. on April 7, 2026

Round 2 Applications due by 5 p.m. on July 21, 2026

All joint bond and tax credit applications must be submitted through the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC) Online Application Portal by 5 p.m. on the application due date. Applications are required to be submitted to CDLAC by the CDLAC applicant (i.e. bond issuer). The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC) and California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) will not accept submissions of application documents in the form of hard copy (paper), by email or via USB.

Online payments are preferable through the CDLAC Payment Portal or CTCAC Payment Portal.

If mailing checks for application fees, separate checks for the CDLAC $1,500 application fee and the CTCAC $1,500 application fee ($1,700 for scattered site and resyndication projects) shall be sent together to the CDLAC office and include an enclosure that clearly identifies the project name associated with the payment. CDLAC staff will forward the CTCAC filing fee to CTCAC. CDLAC’s Sacramento office must receive the CTCAC and the CDLAC fees, whether hand delivered or submitted via mail, no later than 5 p.m. on the application due date. Attach a copy of the signed CTCAC applicant statement (or a cover letter) to the payment to assist CTCAC in identifying the joint application (a notarized applicant statement is not required). 

Round 1 Applications due by 5 p.m. on February 3, 2026

Round 2 Applications due by 5 p.m. on May 19, 2026

Round 3 Applications due by 5 p.m. on September 8, 2026