The Georgia Department of Community Affairs is hosting three listening sessions around the state to get input on how the CHIP program is working in local communities.  This will also be an opportunity for communities to ask questions about the Community HOME Investment Program program.
 
Georgia's CHIP program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's HOME Investment Partnerships Program, which provides formula grants to states and localities that communities use - often in partnership with local nonprofit groups - to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership or providing direct rental assistance to low-income people.  HOME is the largest Federal block grant to state and local governments designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households.

Each year, DCA awards between $4-6 million in CHIP grants to local governments, nonprofits, and public housing authorities across the state to build new single family homes and help homeowners rehabilitate their homes.  Grant amounts range from $306,000 to $612,000.  These funds may be used to repair the homes of eligible, low- and moderate-income homeowners and to build new, single-family homes for resale to low- and moderate-income homebuyers.  The goal of the program is to expand the supply of, and access to, safe and affordable housing in Georgia communities.
 
CHIP Listening Sessions

Northwest Georgia
Tuesday, July 11
2:00-4:00pm
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
60 Executive Park South, NE
Board Room 302
Atlanta, GA 30329

Middle/Southwest Georgia
Wednesday, July 12
2:00-4:00pm
Cordele Courtroom
501 Seventh Street North
Cordele, GA 31015

Eastern Georgia
Thursday, July 13
10:00am-12:00pm
Council/Commission Room
Thomson-McDuffie Government Center Administrative Building
210 Railroad Street
Thomson, GA 30824

These sessions are open to the public.  Local government officials, public housing authorities, nonprofit housing organizations, and citizens interested in housing policy should attend.