Apply now for infrastructure grants to support development of affordable housing



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aug. 26, 2024

*Funding availability*

Connecting Housing to Infrastructure (CHIP) grant application open now through Oct. 31

CHIP [ [link removed] ] grant applications opened today. With approximately $12 million available, CHIP can support the development of affordable housing by paying for water utility improvements or system development charges associated with new affordable housing units.

*Grant details
*Applicants may apply for up to $1 million for each project, and must submit applications by Oct. 31, 2024. A recording of the CHIP application workshop [ [link removed] ] is also available for more information.

*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?
*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, CHIP has invested $88 million to support the development of more than 8,000 affordable housing units.

 

APPLY NOW [ [link removed] ] (ZoomGrants online portal)

 

*Questions?* Please visit the CHIP webpage [ [link removed] ], or contact Mischa Venables <[email protected]>, CHIP Program Manager






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