Home investment partnerships program

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded Chester County, Pennsylvania $970,875.69 on December 11, 2025, under the Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239), a formula grant to fund affordable housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, rental housing acquisition and construction, and tenant-based rental assistance serving low-income households in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

The award runs through September 30, 2034. HOME-assisted housing must meet affordability requirements and remain affordable to low-income households for 5 to 20 years depending on the activity type and amount of HOME funding contributed. Chester County, as a participating jurisdiction, may undertake HOME projects directly or pass funds to developers, owners of affordable housing, or other partners. The program was established in 1990 through Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act and has distributed more than $41 billion nationally to create over 1.388 million affordable housing units and provide tenant-based rental assistance to more than 422,000 households.