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Lorain County accepts $1.6 million CHIP award to fund home repairs and rehabilitation
Summary
Lorain County accepted $1.6 million in PY2025 CHIP funds from the State of Ohio—$878,000 from HOME and $722,000 from CDBG—to support owner rehabilitation and home repairs for low- and moderate-income homeowners; the board authorized acceptance and delegated signature authority.
Lorain County commissioners voted March 13 to accept a $1.6 million Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) grant from the State of Ohio Department of Development to fund housing repairs and rehabilitation for low- and moderate-income homeowners.
Garvin Carrington-Matthews of the county Community Development department told the board the program has two primary categories: home repair (smaller projects) and HOME-funded rehabilitation for bringing homes up to code. "The CHIP program has been done for several years and helps residents who are low to moderate income that qualify to make repairs on their homes," he said. The board adopted Resolution No. 26-158 to accept the award and authorized the Board President or a designee to execute the grant agreement.
The county listed the award breakdown as $878,000 from the HOME Investment Partnership Program and $722,000 from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The grant budget allocates funds across CDBG owner rehabilitation ($100,000), HOME owner rehabilitation ($828,000), CDBG home repair ($480,000), fair housing ($8,000) and administrative line items. Program income from partner consortium communities is to be applied first to HOME projects in the origin community. The CHIP program projects assisting about 15 households with owner rehabilitation and 16 households with home repairs under the stated budget.
Commissioners discussed the county's Urban County designation effort and noted that the CHIP award aligns with plans to pursue more direct federal funding for participating jurisdictions. The vote was unanimous: Ayes Moore, Riddell & Gallagher.
