Common Housing Acronyms

  • ADU – Accessory Dwelling Unit
  • AEGB – Austin Energy Green Building
  • AHFC – Austin Housing Finance Corporation
  • AHP – Affordable Housing Program
  • AMI – Area Median Income
  • AWU – Austin Water Utility
  • CDBG – Community Development Block Grant
  • CHDO – Community Housing Development Organization
  • CLT – Community Land Trust
  • CoC – Continuum of Care
  • FHLB – Federal Home Loan Bank
  • FMR – Fair Market Rent
  • GO Bonds – General Obligation Bonds
  • HACA – Housing Authority of the City of Austin
  • HAP – Housing Assistance Payments
  • HMIS – Homeless Management Information Systems
  • HOME – Home Investment Partnerships Program
  • HPD – Homestead Preservation District
  • HUD – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • HCV – Housing Choice Vouchers
  • IRC – International Resident Code
  • LDC – Land Development Code
  • LOS – Letter of Support
  • LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
  • LIHTC – Low Income Housing Tax Credit
  • MFI – Median Family Income
  • NHCD – City of Austin Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department
  • NOFA – Notice of Funding Availability
  • NSP – Neighborhood Stabilization Program
  • QAP – Qualified Allocation Plan
  • PID – Public Improvement District
  • PUD – Planned Unit Development
  • PSH – Permanent Supportive Housing
  • RFA – Request for Applications
  • RFP – Request for Proposals
  • RFQ – Request for Qualifications or Request for Quotes
  • RHDA – Rental Housing Development Assistance
  • SMART Housing – Safe, Mixed-Income, Accessible, Reasonably-priced, Transit Oriented Housing
  • SRO – Single Room Occupancy
  • TCAD – Travis Central Appraisal District
  • TDHCA – Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
  • TIF – Tax Increment Financing
  • TOD – Transit Oriented District
  • TIRZ – Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone
  • VASH – Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing
  • VMU – Vertical Mixed Use