Welcome to the resource center for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs). CHDOs are private, nonprofit, community-based housing development organizations that are organized under state or local law to develop affordable housing in the communities they serve.
Available Funding and Related Programs
The state of Ohio receives a yearly allocation of HOME funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Fifteen percent of those funds must be "set-aside" to be awarded to CHDOs to develop housing. The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) administers this program and distributes the set-aside funds for the state through its Housing Tax Credit (HTC) program in the form of gap financing for HTC developments. OHFA develops guidelines for its state-certified CHDO program based on the Code of Federal Regulations Title 24 – Housing and Urban Development, Part 92 – HOME Investment Partnership Program. Attaining state-certified status indicates that the organization has the capacity to own, develop or sponsor a particular type (rental or owned) of HOME-assisted housing. It also indicates that the organization is an integral part of the community it is chartered to serve.
Draft Guidelines
- 2027 DRAFT CHDO Guidelines and Application (317 KB Word File) New
- 2027 DRAFT CHDO Guidelines and Application – Redline (658 KB Adobe PDF File) Redline
Applications and Forms
- 2026 CHDO Guidelines and Application (306 KB Word File)
- CHDO 2026 Board Self Certification Form (33 KB Word File)
- Update to Continue State of Ohio CHDO Certification (48 KB Word File)
2026 State-Certified CHDO
- 2026 State-Certified CHDO (158 KB Adobe PDF File)
Contact Information
Questions and correspondence regarding the CHDO program may be directed to CHDOcertification@ohiohome.org.