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IND-40 / Property, construction and housing

Buy equity, partnership interests or debt in eligible military housing projects

Express direct investment authority includes stock, other equity instruments, limited-partnership interests and bonds/debt instruments.

Authority / instrument · IND-40

Direct equity and debt investment

Property, construction and housing

Statute & instrument
Authority holder

Secretary concerned

What this does not authorize / hard limit

This is sector-specific equity authority, not a general venture fund

Recorded executor

Service housing privatization and real-estate teams; USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC as assigned

Continue to actor →

Recorded executing role; this record-specific route is not an additional institutional office.

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedAuthorized housing funds and current funds controls; temporary higher percentage is not an appropriation. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementRelated evidenceExpress equity and debt authority exists within military-housing privatization, with documented service partnership processes. It is housing-specific, not general-purpose investment capital. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction.

At a glance

Possible toolIND-40 · Investment & capital

Authority holder: Secretary concerned

Investment & capitalCooperation & exchanges

Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.

Availability and verification

Conditional legal pathway; current funding, required determinations, and actual delegation not certified.

Program process and intake

Checked 2026-10-04 · program documented. Program evidence is separate from legal authority, available funds and transaction approval.

Express equity and debt authority exists within military-housing privatization, with documented service partnership processes. It is housing-specific, not general-purpose investment capital.

Military Housing Privatization Initiative — project investment

Who this route serves
Eligible developers/entities on military family or unaccompanied-housing projects; not ordinary businesses seeking general capital.
Administering office / routing lead
Secretary concerned and assigned service privatization/real-estate teams; NAVFAC, AFCEC and Army RCI/USACE Norfolk within their respective scopes
Related process

Section 2875 supplies express housing investment authority; the temporary percentage modification is PL 119-21 section 20001(b).

What this evidence label means
Housing program documented; project intake not verified

The FY 2027 justification documents ongoing MHPI oversight and housing-improvement accounts. It is not an open finance notice.

Status reference date: 2026-10-04 · research checked 2026-10-04

FY 2027 Defense-Wide Family Housing and FHIF budget justification · April 2026; FH-3, FH-31–33, FH-37–39; PDF pp.5,32–35,38–40official budget exhibit · published 2026-04 · Evidence record

Program eligibility

  • Investment is limited to eligible military-housing acquisition/construction projects; statute permits stock, other equity, partnership and debt interests with military-use/occupancy protections.

    10 U.S.C. 2875, 2024 official edition · Subsections (a)–(d); read with Public Law 119-21 section 20001(b)historical statutory edition · Evidence record

Steps and preparation

  • Navy/Marine Corps PPV projects use private partners to develop/manage housing; partner/subcontracting directories identify existing projects, not a general federal loan application.

    NAVFAC — Subcontracting Opportunities and PPV partners · Public Private Venture housing program and partner directoriesofficial program guidance · Evidence record
  • AFCEC publishes contract opportunities through SAM.gov. A specific housing-project notice is necessary; no current open developer financing solicitation was verified in this review.

    AFCEC — Business opportunities · Contract opportunities published through SAM.gov; page review September 29, 2025official program guidance · Evidence record
  • USACE’s 2025 assignment regulation identifies Norfolk District’s Army RCI program-management/support responsibilities.

    USACE ER 5-1-10: Work Assignments and Responsibility · March 25, 2025 regulation, printed p.15, Norfolk District RCI responsibilitiesofficial program guidance · published 2025-03-25 · Evidence record
Funding, limits and authority relationship

Funding and financial terms

  • Project-specific housing funding; allocation unverified · Current project must be established

    Housing funds remain subject to account and project controls. The FY 2027 oversight request does not quantify a new developer equity allocation.

    FY 2027 Defense-Wide Family Housing and FHIF budget justification · April 2026; FH-3, FH-31–33, FH-37–39; PDF pp.5,32–35,38–40official budget exhibit · published 2026-04 · Evidence record

Exclusions and limits

  • Temporary 60% cap applies to both statutory investment limits from July 4, 2025 through September 30, 2029; this changes percentages, not appropriations or open intake.

    Public Law 119-21 · Sections 20001(b), 20004(d), 20005(b)statute · published 2025-07-04 · Evidence record
  • Ordinary cash/combined contribution caps are 33⅓%/45%; eligible housing investments are not a general venture or critical-minerals equity fund.

    10 U.S.C. 2875, 2024 official edition · Subsections (a)–(d); read with Public Law 119-21 section 20001(b)historical statutory edition · Evidence record

Authority relationship source

Public Law 119-21 · Sections 20001(b), 20004(d), 20005(b)statute · published 2025-07-04 · Evidence record

Service housing PPV/partner context →

service program / existing private-partner discovery: Navy/Marine Corps scope only. Use project-specific service notices for developer participation; subcontracting with a partner is a different route.

Research scope and sources checked

The first program-depth pass checked the cited program pages, notices and legal framework. Evidence is limited to the named routes and source-access notes; it does not establish every implementation of the statute.

What remains unverified

  • Verify the selected project’s capital valuation, military occupancy agreement, actual government contribution and service approval.
  • No currently open housing-equity investment round was verified; do not imply the 60% cap is an entitlement.

A dated source check is not continuing monitoring. Recheck the linked official notice before preparing a submission. Browse program research →

Requirements and limits

Eligibility & prerequisites

  • Housing acquisition/construction suitability
  • Eligible entity and military occupancy/purchase preference agreement
  • Project capital-cost valuation

Limits & exclusions

  • Temporary BOTH cash and land-inclusive investment cap 60% from July4,2025 through Sep30,2029; ordinary caps33⅓%/45% thereafter
  • This is sector-specific equity authority, not a general venture fund

Funding conditions

  • Authorized housing funds and current funds controls; temporary higher percentage is not an appropriation.

Read the funding and execution guide

Who contributes what

Need & planning

  • Service housing portfolio office / installation housing staff
  • ASD(EI&E) housing policy

Resources

  • Family Housing Improvement Fund or Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund / applicable housing accounts

Approval

  • Secretary concerned; congressionally required notifications and budget authority

Execution

  • Service housing privatization and real-estate teams
  • USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC as assigned

Partners & review

  • Eligible housing developer / private lenders
  • Residents and installation housing office

Office links are editorial matches to the original role text, not verified delegations. Composite labels and unmatched actors are preserved.

Coordination pathway

Requirement sponsor → named planning office → resource owner and counsel → statutory approving official → authorized executing/contracting office.

Actor and execution-role sources

What this research establishes

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedAuthorized housing funds and current funds controls; temporary higher percentage is not an appropriation. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementRelated evidenceExpress equity and debt authority exists within military-housing privatization, with documented service partnership processes. It is housing-specific, not general-purpose investment capital. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

Confidence: High on statutory permission; execution roles are organizational routing, not verified individual delegations.

Currentness: §2875 operative text plus Pub.L.119-21 §20001(b) read; OLRC Sept10,2026 entry confirms temporary cap note.

Review scope: Original research target October 2, 2026; no record-specific last-review date supplied. Publication is not legal-currentness certification.