Georgia Awards $5.2 Million in Community Home Investment Program (CHIP) Funds

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Community Home Investment Program (CHIP)

2023 Grants Fund Home Rehabilitation and New Construction in 12 Communities

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has awarded $5.2 million in grant funds to 12 local communities around the state through the DCA 2023 Community HOME Investment Program (CHIP).  The CHIP funds are part of an annual allocation of HOME Investment Program (HOME) funds received from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 

CHIP funds are awarded to communities through a competitive and collaborative process that reviews and scores applicants who demonstrate a priority of providing safe, decent, and affordable housing within Georgia’s communities. New construction applicants will receive an award of $600,000 to construct single-family homes for very low- to low-income-eligible homebuyers, and  $400,000 will be awarded to applicants for owner-occupied housing rehabilitation.

The awarded CHIP communities will contribute over $1 million in matching funds to the grant awards.  

The 2023 CHIP awards:

Local Governments

CHIP Funds Awarded

Activity

Adel, City of

$       400,000.00

Owner-occupied Rehabilitation

Americus, City of

$       400,000.00

Owner-occupied Rehabilitation

Doerun, City of

$       400,000.00

Owner-occupied Rehabilitation

Dublin, City of

$       400,000.00

Owner-occupied Rehabilitation

Eatonton, City of

$       400,000.00

Owner-occupied Rehabilitation

Fitzgerald, City of

$       400,000.00

Owner-occupied Rehabilitation

Jones County

$       400,000.00

Owner-occupied Rehabilitation

Madison, City of

$       400,000.00

Owner-occupied Rehabilitation

Perry, City of

$       400,000.00

Owner-occupied Rehabilitation

Tifton, City of

$       400,000.00

Owner-occupied Rehabilitation

Nonprofits

CHIP Funds Awarded

Activity

Habitat for Humanity of Milledgeville

$       600,000.00

New Construction

Public Housing Authority

CHIP Funds Awarded

Activity

Winder Housing Authority

$       600,000.00

New Construction