HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)

The primary purpose of the HOME Program is to help communities expand the supply of decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing, with primary attention to housing for low income families. 

Maricopa County and the Cities of Chandler, Glendale, Mesa, Scottsdale, Avondale, Surprise and Tempe entered into a Consortium in 1991 for the purposes of receiving and administering federal HOME Program funds. (The City of Peoria joined the Consortium in 1993 and the Town of Gilbert joined in 1998.) The Consortium agreed to cooperate to undertake housing assistance activities as allowed under HUD HOME Program regulations.

Out of their total allocation of HOME funds, participants in the Consortium pool a 15% set aside as required for specific types of nonprofit organizations known as Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO's). CHDO's apply directly to the Consortium for funding. The local governments each receive their own pro rata share of the balance of funds available for locally designated projects.

As a participant in the Maricopa HOME Consortium, the City of Mesa receives a prorata share of the Consortium entitlement. The amount available to the City under the HOME program for FY2005/2006 is $1,166,266 and for FY2006/2007 the amount is $1,066,848. Funds are to be used for acquisition of units for permanent rental housing, single family reconstruction/substantial rehabilitation, new construction of multifamily rental units, eligible CHDO operations, and administrative costs.