{"status":200,"message":"Success","data":{"id":"f95afa76-e472-5531-bca6-fb971621cd27","title":"NJHOMES Launchpad Predevelopment Fund","identifiers":{"systemId":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:system","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-system.json"},"id":"386bf3ac-c76c-4001-ba6a-64eeb30dedde"},"otherIds":{"opp:opengrants:program":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:program","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-program.json"},"id":"nj:dca-njhomes-launchpad-predevelopment-fund"}}},"status":{"value":"open","description":"Rolling — applications accepted continuously"},"description":"The NJHOMES Launchpad Predevelopment Fund offers project-specific, interest-free predevelopment loans for affordable housing in municipalities taking part in DCA's NJHOMES Launchpad. 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Non-profit affordable housing developers partnered with an NJHOMES Launchpad municipality (the 2026 guidelines list ten: Far Hills, Palisades Park, Salem City, East Orange, Montclair, Mendham Township, Fairfield Township, Stafford, East Amwell and Evesham). 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