HOME Program

The 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) is now available for review and comment.  The public comment period is 9/5/2025 to 9/24/2025. 

Please share your input on the plan with us: 919-245-2490 or acohen@orangecountync.gov. There will also be a Public Hearing at which residents can share comments on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at the Southern Human Services Building (2501 Homestead Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514).

Orange County 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (for public comment)

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If you want to buy a home and have limited income, then you may want to look at the following:

Everything else on this page is about assistance available to local housing programs.

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) provides formula grants to states and localities, called Participating Jurisdictions, to fund a wide range of affordable housing activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or ownership.

In Orange County, the HOME Participating Jurisdiction is a Consortium consisting of Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough, with the County acting as lead entity. In 2017, the Consortium was renamed the Orange County Local Government Affordable Housing Collaborative.

The Collaborative coordinates the funding process for the HOME program, accepts and reviews applications from local housing organizations, and presents recommendations to the elected bodies of each jurisdiction for funding approval. Past agencies that have received Orange County HOME funds have used HOME to: 

  • Provide down payment assistance to home buyers
  • Acquire or develop affordable homes for rent or ownership
  • Rehabilitate owner-occupied homes
  • Provide tenant-based rental assistance

PLEASE NOTE: Individuals CANNOT directly apply for and receive HOME funds. The funds are awarded to organizations that then use HOME funds for the eligible purposes above. 

Program Contact

Aaron Cohen, Email
Community Development Manager
Phone: 919-245-2491
Mail: P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278

PLEASE NOTE: Individuals CANNOT directly apply for and receive HOME funds. The funds are awarded to organizations that then use HOME funds for the eligible purposes above.

HOME Application for FY24-25 Program

Orange County’s HOME funding applications are accepted once a year and are reviewed by the Collaborative, who provide a recommended funding plan that is reviewed for approval by each jurisdiction in the spring of every year.

Orange County will have approximately $512,000 in HOME funds, local match, and program income to award to FY24-25 HOME projects.

Applications for the FY24-25 HOME program were due on February 21, 2024. You can view the FY 24-25 HOME Program Application and Scorecard at the links below.

A recording of the HOME Program Application Workshop, hosted on January 29th, 2024, can be found here.

HOME Plans, Reports, and Forms