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Skagit-led HOME consortium reports $1.4M spent on affordable housing projects in 2024 program year
Summary
Skagit County Public Health, acting as lead of a five-county HOME consortium, reported spending about $1.4 million in the July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025 reporting period, with the largest shares going to affordable housing development and tenant-based rental assistance.
Madeline Anthony, a member of Skagit County Public Health’s community services team, summarized the HOME Consortium’s Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for plan year 2024 during a Sept. 29 county meeting.
Anthony said the consortium — led by Skagit County and including Island County, Whatcom County and Bellingham — spent a little over $1,400,000 during the reporting period. The largest shares went to affordable housing development projects, including VOA North in Burlington, along with tenant-based rental assistance. She said about 31% of funds went to tenant-based rental assistance and 10% to administrative and planning costs. The total HUD award for the 2024 program year was $814,000; additional spending reflected carryover from previous years and HOME-ARP (American Rescue Plan) funds totaling $3,590,000 divided among consortium members.
The CAPER documents progress toward goals in the consortium’s consolidated plan and the full draft was listed on the county’s public health website, Anthony said. She told commissioners that higher spending in some years correlates with construction and development projects and that the consortium expects additional higher spending years tied to projects currently in progress.
There was no formal vote recorded on the CAPER during the meeting; Anthony presented the draft and pointed attendees to the public website for the full report.
The CAPER presentation focused on how consortium funds were allocated across development and rental assistance and noted use of carryover funds to complete multi-year development projects. Anthony identified VOA North in Burlington as a recipient of development dollars and referenced HOME-ARP as a separate pool of funding used across the consortium.
