HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)

The HOME program assists cities, counties, developers, including Native American Entities, and nonprofit Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) to create and retain affordable housing.

The program provides grants to cities and counties and low-interest loans to developers, including Native American Entities and state-certified CHDOs operating in State-eligible jurisdictions.

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Application, General Program, and Standard Agreements Questions

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Loan Closing Questions

Notice of Funding

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Webinars

Reporting & Compliance

Notice of Funding

Please be sure you are subscribed to the HOME e-mailing list (Federal Programs) to receive notifications and announcements.

New Amended HOME 2024 NOFA (PDF) — Applications are due by May 22, 2025, at 5:00 P.M. PDT, except for Native American Entity Applicants, whose applications will be accepted on a continuous, over-the-counter basis until September 24, 2025, at 5:00 P.M. PDT, or until the available funds are exhausted, whichever occurs first.

Applications can be accessed through the eCivis Grants Management System – Programs Available for Solicitation page, beginning on January 24, 2025, for competitive (non-Tribal) applications and on January 31, 2025, for over-the-counter (Native American Entity) applications.

HOME 2024 NOFA Application Workshop Webinars

Rental Projects (Non-Tribal Entities)

Native American Entities Rental and First-Time Homebuyer Projects

First-Time Homebuyer Projects (Non-Tribal Entities)

Program Activities (Non-Tribal Entities)

Native American Entities Program Activities

Reporting and Compliance

Please e-mail questions about reporting and compliance to HOME@hcd.ca.gov.

Notice of Funding

Please be sure you are subscribed to the HOME e-mailing list (Federal Programs) to receive notifications and announcements.

New Amended HOME 2024 NOFA (PDF) — Applications are due by May 22, 2025, at 5:00 P.M. PDT, except for Native American Entity Applicants, whose applications will be accepted on a continuous, over-the-counter basis until September 24, 2025, at 5:00 P.M. PDT, or until the available funds are exhausted, whichever occurs first.

Applications can be accessed through the eCivis Grants Management System – Programs Available for Solicitation page, beginning on January 24, 2025, for competitive (non-Tribal) applications and on January 31, 2025, for over-the-counter (Native American Entity) applications.

Apply Now

Webinars

HOME 2024 NOFA Application Workshop Webinars

Rental Projects (Non-Tribal Entities)

Native American Entities Rental and First-Time Homebuyer Projects

First-Time Homebuyer Projects (Non-Tribal Entities)

Program Activities (Non-Tribal Entities)

Native American Entities Program Activities

Reporting & Compliance

Reporting and Compliance

Please e-mail questions about reporting and compliance to HOME@hcd.ca.gov.

Terms

At least 50 percent of funds will be awarded to rural applicants. Most assistance is in the form of loans by city and county recipients to project developers, to be repaid to local HOME accounts for reuse. Rental developments are subject to terms contained in the Uniform Multifamily Regulations (UMRs), Title 25, commencing with section 8300. A minimum of 15 percent of total State HOME funds are set aside for HCD-certified HOME CHDOs (Community Housing Development Organizations).

Eligible Activities

Housing rehabilitation, new construction, and acquisition and rehabilitation, for multifamily projects; new construction and down payment assistance for single-family projects; First-Time Homebuyer down payment assistance, Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation and Tenant-Based Rental Assistance programs; and predevelopment loans to CHDOs. All activities must benefit low-income renters, homebuyers or homeowners.

Eligible Applicants

Cities and counties that do not receive HOME funds directly from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); developers, Native American Entities, and prospective HCD-certified nonprofit Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) proposing activities in eligible communities.

General Program Documents

Form fields on each of the documents listed below may be completed while open in your browser. Once completed, the document may be printed with the data you entered.

HOME-2 (XLS) — Quarterly Performance Report — Revised 4/2013
HOME-2A (XLS) — Quarterly Program Income Statement Report — Revised 10/2013
HOME-3 (DOC) — Project Funding Source Detail Listing — Revised 6/12/09
HOME-3A (DOC) — County Code Listing — Revised 10/29/09
HOME-4 (DOC) — Administrative Drawdown Request — Revised 12/11/14
HOME-5 (DOC) — Project Drawdown Request — Revised 1/29/14
HOME-6 (XLSM) — Homeownership Project Set-Up and Completion Report — Revised 12/11/14
HOME-7 (DOC) — Homeownership Assistance Rental Housing Project Set-up Report — Revised 1/29/14
HOME-8 (XLS) — Tenant Based Rental Assistance Project Set-up Report — Revised 6/19/15
HOME-10 (XLSM) — FTHB Project Set-Up/Completion Report — Revised 12/11/14
HOME-11 (XLS) — Rental Project Set-Up/Completion Report — Revised 4/27/2018

State Recipients who have been awarded HOME funds for Program Activities are required to complete each of the following applicable checklists as part of general set-up of the contract (Standard Agreement):

General Setup Conditions Checklist (Contact HOME Program Representative.)

Other

Short Sale Request Form (XLS)
Reconstruction Test (2009) (XLS) — Revised 3/26/2009
HOME Program Property After-Rehabilitation Value Form (DOC)
HOME FTHB Subsidy Calculation Worksheet (XLS) — Revised 6/2013
HOME OOR Rehab Grant Calculation Worksheet (XLS) — Revised 6/2018

Annual Performance Reports (APR Forms)

HOME Annual Performance Report Notification

5 forms listed in this workbook are:

HOME Annual Performance Report 2024/2025 Workbook (XLSM) — Revised 05/29/2025
- Tab 1: APR Matrix
- Tab 2: Attachment A, Annual Program Income Statement
- Tab 3: Attachment D, Relocation and Real Property Acquisition

APR Help Tools

Attachment A – Program Income Checklist (DOC) Revised 6-10-2016

Loan Closing Documents

HOME Regulations

HOME First-Time Homebuyer (FTHB) Resources

Rehabilitation Standards

HOME and NHTF Multifamily Rehabilitation Standards (PDF)

Uniform Multifamily Regulations

The Uniform Multifamily Regulations apply to HOME projects receiving awards after September 29, 2003. Check the Uniform Multifamily Regulations page for more information.

HOME Workbook / Application

HOME 2024 NOFA Multifamily Application Workbook (XLS)

HOME Limits

To access the HCD limits, first click on the following link for the State and Federal Income, Rent, and Loan/Value Limits page. Once there, click on “CDBG, HOME and NHTF/HHC Article I - Income, Value, Subsidy, and Rent Limits” to open the dropdown to view all federal program limits, including HOME Income, Homeownership Value, Maximum Per-Unit Subsidy, and Rent limits.

Tribal Training and Technical Assistance

HCD DFFA Federal Housing Programs Overview for Tribes PowerPoint Presentation 9-20-2023 (PDF)
HOME Program Tribal Listening Session PowerPoint Presentation 1-13-2021 (PDF)
HOME Program Tribal Listening Session — Recording of the webinar on January 13, 2021.

Other Training and Technical Assistance

HOME 2022-2023 NOFA Application workshop webinars:

Rental Projects
Non-Tribal Entities

Tribal Entities Rental and First-Time Homebuyer Projects

First-Time Homebuyer Projects
Non-Tribal Entities

Program Activities
Non-Tribal Entities

Program Activities for Tribal Entities

Other HOME NOFA Application Materials

HOME Program CHDO Certification/Recertification

Fair Housing Trainings

Overview of Fair Housing Requirements Applicable to CDBG and HOME

Affirmative Marketing for Programs and Projects

An overview is provided through the Fair Housing Data Collection and Affirmative Marketing for Program and Project Activities (PPT). Forms and plans are included to provide additional resources. Forms and Plans

Management Memos

HOME Recipient Representatives by County

Map of California showing HOME Representatives by County (with Phone Numbers and e-mail addresses).

HOME Program Activities Representatives Map (PDF) Revised November 2021

HOME Contract Management Manual

The Contract Management Manual is intended to assist our contractors. However, if any part of this document is in conflict with the fully executed Standard Agreement, the State HOME Regulations or the Federal HOME Regulations, those documents shall prevail.