At least 15 percent of HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds must be set aside for specific activities to be undertaken by a special type of nonprofit called a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO). A CHDO is a private nonprofit, community-based organization that has staff with the capacity to develop affordable housing for the community it serves. In order to qualify for designation as a CHDO, the organization must meet certain requirements pertaining to their legal status, organizational structure, and capacity and experience.

With Participating Jurisdiction (PJ) approval, CHDOs may use HOME funds for all eligible HOME activities. However, in order to count towards the 15 percent set-aside, a CHDO must act as the owner, developer, or sponsor of a project that is an eligible set-aside activity. These eligible set-aside activities include: the acquisition and/or rehabilitation of rental housing; new construction of rental housing; acquisition and/or rehabilitation of homebuyer properties; new construction of homebuyer properties; and direct financial assistance to purchasers of HOME-assisted housing that has been developed with HOME funds by the CHDO.

For more information on Community Housing Development Organizations, see 24 CFR 92 Subpart G:

  • 24 CFR 92.208 - Eligible CHDO operating expenses and capacity building costs
     
  • 24 CFR 92.300 - Set-aside for community housing development organizations
     
  • 24 CFR 92.301 - Project-specific assistance to community housing development organizations

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Policy Guidance and FAQs

FAQs

HOME CHDO FAQs

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HOMEfires

HOMEfires Vol. 4, No. 1: Frequency of Recertification for CHDOs

How often must a PJ requalify a nonprofit organization as a CHDO?

Date Published: April 2002

HOMEfires Vol. 2 No. 2: Conflict of Interest Provisions that Apply to Board Members of CHDOs and Other Nonprofit Organizations that Receive Home Funding

Occasionally members of PJ, State recipient and subrecipient staffs serve as board members of CHDOs and other nonprofit organizations that receive HOME funding for the provision of low-income housing. What are the HOME conflict of interest provisions that apply to persons serving on these boards?

Date Published: April 1999

HOMEfires Vol. 2, No. 1: Eligible CHDO Activities in the HOME program

HUD is updating this policy.

What are eligible CHDO activities in the HOME program?

Date Published: March 1999

HOME CPD Notices

Notice CPD-20-01: Four-Year Completion Requirement for HOME-Assisted Projects

This Notice provides guidance to HOME PJs regarding the requirement that HOME-assisted projects be completed within 4 years of the commitment of HOME funds and outlines the process for resolving noncompliance with this requirement.

Date Published: January 2020

Notice CPD-18-10: Suspension of 24-Month HOME Commitment Requirement for Deadlines Occurring in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020

This Notice explains Section 242 of Title I of Division K of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-36) and Section 235 of Title II of Division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141) (collectively the “Appropriation Acts”), which suspended the 24-month commitment requirement for HOME funds.

Date Published: August 2018

Notice CPD-15-09: Requirements for Committing HOME Funds

This Notice explains what constitutes an eligible commitment of HOME funds for the purposes of meeting the 24-month commitment deadline.

Date Published: November 2015

Notice CPD-07-06: Commitment, CHDO Reservation, and Expenditure Deadline Requirements for the HOME Program

This Notice describes the five year expenditure deadline requirements and the processes involved for deobligating funds that do not meet the requirements.

Date Published: June 2007

Notice CPD-06-01: Admin and Soft Costs, Community Development Expenses under HOME and American Dream Downpayment Initiative

This Notice defines administrative costs and project-related soft costs in the HOME Program and the ADDI Program (24 CFR Part 92), clarifies the distinction between them, and provides guidance to PJs on how to categorize costs.

Date Published: February 2006

Notice CPD-97-11: Guidance on CHDOs under the HOME Program (Supersedes CPD Notice 94-02)

This Notice explains that PJs must reserve not less than 15 percent of their HOME allocations for investment in housing to be developed, sponsored, or owned by CHDOs.

Date Published: October 1997

Notice CPD-97-09: HOME Program Income, Recaptured Funds, Repayments and CHDO Proceeds

This Notice provides guidance to PJs on the requirements governing program income, recaptured funds, repayments and proceeds from CHDO set-asides.

Date Published: September 1997

Notice CPD-96-09: Administrative Costs, Project-Related Soft Costs, and CHDO Operating Expenses under the HOME Program (Supersedes CPD Notice 94-13)

This Notice defines administrative costs and project-related soft costs in the HOME Program (24 CFR Part 92), clarifies the distinction between them, and provides guidance to participating jurisdictions (PJs) on how to categorize costs.

Date Published: December 1996

Guidebooks and Tools

CHDO Survivor Kit

This guide is a compilation of management methods and tools that are designed to help CHDOs improve their performance in delivering completed and occupied HOME units.

Date Published: November 2006

CHDO Toolbox for HOME PJs

This toolbox is a compilation of management methods and tools that are designed to help HOME PJs to improve, expand or repair their relationships with CHDOs. The guide offers advice to PJs that goes beyond the HOME statute, regulations and other guidance.

Date Published: August 2004

Videos and Training Material

Self-Paced Online Training

Building HOME Online Training

This interactive self-paced online training is a comprehensive introduction and important refresher on key HOME Program requirements and topic areas. Complete all modules to learn the full breadth of eligible HOME activities and to access guidance related to effective and compliant implementation.

Date Published: March 2020

CHDO Opportunities in HOME - Introduction

This self-paced online training is a comprehensive introduction and an important refresher on regulatory requirements for CHDOs under the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME).

Date Published: July 2019

Videos, Webinars, and Other Training Material

The HOME Four-Year Project Completion Deadline Webinar

This webinar explains the requirements described in Notice CPD-20-01: Four-Year Completion Requirement for HOME-Assisted Projects. HOME projects must be completed four years from the date of project commitment. Failure to meet this deadline may result in HUD terminating the project and the PJ repaying HOME funds.

Date: September 16, 2020

Requirements for Committing HOME Funds Webinar

This webinar describes what PJs must do in order to meet the HOME requirements for committing funds to specific local projects and to programs undertaken by State recipients and subrecipients.

Date: May 10, 2016

HOME Final Rule: CHDO Roles: Own, Develop, Sponsor Webcast

The 2013 HOME rule clarifies and establishes new roles for CHDOs as owners, developers, and sponsors of housing, and this webcast provides an overview of these changes.

Date: October 24, 2013

HOME FY 2012 Appropriations Law Requirements - For PJs - Assessing CHDO Development Capacity Webinar

This webinar provides an overview for PJs of the FY 2012 Appropriations law requirement related to assessing and documenting CHDO development capacity.

Date: July 10, 2012