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CMHA asks Hamilton County for $2M to preserve units and $185,000 to prevent evictions

Hamilton County Board of Commissioners · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority CEO Gregory Johnson asked commissioners to fund a $2.0—2.1 million preservation package for 9 scattered-site units and a $185,000 eviction-prevention pool to help about 100 families bridge to vouchers; commissioners expressed interest and asked staff to explore available county ARPA and CDF funds.

Gregory Johnson, CEO of Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing (CMHA), presented a two-part funding request to Hamilton County commissioners on Jan. 13: roughly $2.0—2.1 million in grant funding to preserve nine scattered-site affordable units (part of a 27-unit preservation effort) and a $185,000 short-term pool to prevent evictions while families move through CMHA's voucher referral process.

Johnson said CMHA currently serves about 39,000 people across programs in Hamilton County and that the authority's voucher portfolio is…

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