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HCD recommends $805,370 in HOME awards; Habitat, Housing Authority top picks; LIHTC applicant deferred
Summary
Athens-Clarke County Housing and Community Development (HCD) proposed HOME program awards totaling $805,370 for FY 2024–25 funding, recommending grants to Athens Area Habitat for Humanity and Athens Housing Authority while declining one LIHTC-linked application as not shovel‑ready.
HCD staff presented the county's recommended use of HOME funds at the March 11 mayor and commission work session, saying $805,370 is available for entitlement activities for FY 2024–25. The department urged the commission to approve a slate of awards and to move the annual action plan through the published public comment and voting schedule.
HCD said HOME is the only federal funding solely dedicated to affordable housing and pointed to federal rules that limit how HOME subsidies can be layered with other resources and that require affordability periods of five to 20 years depending on subsidy. HCD told the commission the HOME review uses a 100‑point…
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