CHDOs

HOME regulations require that 15 percent of HOME funds each year must be allocated to projects owned by Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO). The CHDO designation is granted to a nonprofit, community-based service organization whose staff members have the capacity to develop affordable housing for the community it serves. The CHDO designation is tied to the specific role a nonprofit organization plays in a particular project. The nonprofit is responsible for maintaining the capacity to fulfill that role throughout the affordability period of the project.

CHDOs Impact in Alabama

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For more information on requirements of a CHDO designation, please review the CHDO Training Capsule.

Qualifying Criteria

A CHDO must be a nonprofit corporation with a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) tax-exempt ruling from the Internal Revenue Service. Please note that the following documents are provided for informational purposes only. Please obtain current forms and publications directly from the IRS.

Becoming a CHDO

2025 CHDO Certification Applications are due to AHFA by Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 5 p.m. CDT. Only 2025 Applicants with a CHDO Certification Application submitted by the deadline will be considered for the CHDO Set-Aside in the 2025 Competitive Cycle.

2025 CHDO Certification Application

All Non-Profit organizations submitting a CHDO application for CHDO status with a new project applying during the competitive cycle, should identify the new project for which the certificaiton is requested. Non-Profit organization intending to compete for the AHFA CHDO Set-Aside in a Competive Application Cycle must apply for CHDO Eligibility prior to each Competitive Application Cycle in which they intend to apply.

2025 CHDO Recertification Applications are due to AHFA by Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 5 p.m. CDT.

2025 CHDO Recertification

Resources

For additional information, please contact AHFA at [email protected].

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