HOME Program Grantee Areas

This dataset denotes the boundaries of HOME Program Entitlement Communities and State Administered Non-Entitlement grantees. The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investments Partnership Program (HOME) are federal block grants distributed via formula to states and local governments. The HOME Program is a federal block grant program distributed (via formula) to states and local governments. Participating jurisdictions may use HOME funds for a variety of housing activities, according to local housing needs. Eligible uses of funds include: tenant-based rental assistance, housing rehabilitation, assistance to home-buyers, and new construction of housing. The HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) provides formula grants to states and localities that communities use - often in partnership with local nonprofit groups - to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership or providing direct rental assistance to low-income people. HOME is the largest federal block grant to state and local governments designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households. Authorized under Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) is designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households. Each year the HOME Program allocates approximately $2 billion to fund the development, purchase, or rehabilitation of affordable housing, and to provide direct rental assistance. Data Dictionary: DD_HOME Grantee Areas Date of Coverage: Q1 FY 2025