Thank you for considering participating in the Scaling Pathways to Homeownership Open Call.
Before applying, we encourage you to complete the Organization Readiness Tool and refer to the Open Call Rules to help determine eligibility and ensure that your solution is a strong fit for the initiative. You can also review the full application, available in PDF form here.
We also encourage you to sign up for our Applicant Q&A webinar on Thursday, November 13 at 11:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time - click here to learn more. If you’re unable to attend the webinar, we will be posting a recording afterward. You are welcome to direct any questions to homeownership@submittable.com.
Please note that interested applicants must register to apply before 5 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Complete applications are due before 5 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
- If you have registered for the Scaling Pathways to Homeownership Open Call, you will have received a confirmation email confirming your registration. Within the hour, you will receive another email containing instructions for accessing the Open Call application.
- If you have already begun your application, you may sign into your Submittable account at manager.submittable.com/login. Once signed in, you may access and continue your application. You may also view your application, once complete, via your Submittable account. If you have lost or forgotten your password, please follow the instructions here.
About the Application
In advance of beginning an application, prospective applicants will have been directed to the Organization Readiness Tool and spent time examining the Open Call scoring rubric, process timeline, and a PDF version of the application (all available on the Open Call website). Through engaging with this set of resources, prospective applicants (which may be called “Applicant Organizations” or an “Applicant Organization”) will have been able to develop a clear and candid understanding of whether they will be a strong fit for the Open Call and make an informed decision about whether to apply, based on the capacity needed to participate, as well as their likelihood of success. Those that elect to apply will then begin the application process.
Below, the application is broken into two sections. Section A: Registration details the registration requirements that must be completed by an organization before beginning an application. Any organization that believes that it meets the Open Call criteria may register by answering a few short administrative information questions (though all potential applicants will be directed to the Organization Readiness Tool to verify their eligibility first).
Section B: Application details the application requirements that must be completed by a registrant. All submissions will undergo a robust Administrative Review to verify the eligibility of applicant organizations. Applicant organizations determined to be valid by the Administrative Review process will be advanced to the Participatory Review stage, at which point valid applicants will review and score their peers’ applications using the Open Call evaluation rubric. The top scoring organizations will advance to the Evaluation Panel Review stage. During Evaluation Panel review, the applications of this subset of top organizations will be reviewed by four Evaluation Panel Reviewers who will use the same scoring rubric to assess each entry.