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Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program will open grant applications Aug. 26
Commerce will host a Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program (CHIP) application workshop via Zoom:
CHIP grant application workshop
Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, 2 pm. (Zoom webinar)
Who is eligible?
CHIP grant funding is open to any city, county, or public utility district in partnership with an affordable housing project that is located in a city or county that has imposed a sales and use tax for affordable housing.
The new housing development must include at least 25% affordable units, and remain affordable for at least 25 years.
What can grants be used for?
Commerce will make approximately $12 million available. CHIP funding supports utility improvements for affordable housing projects and can pay for:
- Onsite water, sewer and stormwater improvements for the affordable housing development
- Offsite water, sewer and stormwater improvements in the right-of-way, connecting to the development
- Waived system development charges for the project
To date, $88 million in state investment through CHIP has supported the development of more than 8,000 affordable housing units.
The next CHIP funding cycle opens Monday, Aug. 26.
Maximum funding requests cannot exceed $1 million.
Questions?
Please contact Mischa Venables, CHIP Program Manager
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