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Council committee moves to participate in state CHIP housing grant; Athens County to serve as grantee

Athens City Council · May 11, 2026

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HAPCAP director Jeremy Boggs presented the Community Housing Impact & Preservation (CHIP) program; Athens would be eligible for $300,000 (or $350,000 in partnership), funded with HOME and CDBG/HUD and a state housing trust fund, and the county would act as grantee. The committee agreed to advance the participation to first reading.

Jeremy Boggs, director of housing operations for HAPCAP’s Nelsonville office, told the City & Safety Services Committee that the Community Housing Impact & Preservation (CHIP) program can fund home- and rental-rehab, owner and rental home-repair, down-payment assistance and tenant-based rental assistance.

Boggs said…

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