HOME Rental Program

Eligibility

Organizations eligible to receive funding through the Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) are non-profit and for-profit organizations with demonstrated development and capacity with creating, rehabilitating or preserving affordable housing.  The eligible activities are construction, acquisition and or rehabilitation of rental housing development.  Eligible project types are multi-family and single-family rental housing.

Plan Priorities

Rental housing needs of extremely low to very-low income households.
Target at least 10% of units in each property to address prevention, reduction, and expansion of permanent housing opportunities for persons experiencing homelessness and persons with serious mental illness.
Be located within priority areas defined by the State’s Consolidated Plan and/or low and high opportunity areas.
Documented need for rental housing affordable to extremely low-income households in the market area served by the property.

Maximum Award

Maximum Award per applicant will be determined by performing a subsidy layering review which involves reviewing the applicant’s sources and uses, development costs, debt service coverage, and operating revenues.

Applications Process

The application process consists of three steps:

1. Completeness Review – The application must include all the required forms, certifications, and documentation.
2. Threshold Review - An application must meet all threshold requirements to be eligible for reservation of HOME funds.
3. Application Scoring – An application must score at least 75 on a 100-point scale to be considered for a HOME Award. Applications are scored based on selection criteria