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Regional Housing Plan

Post published:June 15, 2020

Purpose The purpose of the plan is to recommend housing strategies for each of the counties in Planning District Ten that can be included in the housing chapters of their Comprehensive Plans. Not all local jurisdictions have updated their Comprehensive Plans for several years. The delay in updates has caused a compliance concern with the 2006 Code of Virginia 15.2-2223-D requiring the comprehensive plan shall include “the designation of areas and implementation of measures for the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of affordable housing, which is sufficient to meet the current…

Thomas Jefferson Regional HOME Consortium

Post published:May 6, 2020

ABOUT THE CONSORTIUM TJPDC administers the Charlottesville HOME Consortium, the first regional HOME Investment Partnership Consortium in the Commonwealth. This program provides annual entitlement funding through HUD for housing rehabilitation, down-payment assistance or new construction for qualifying households in the region. The TJPDC works with the City of Charlottesville to make required submissions to HUD:The funding amount from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) varies year to year based on Congressional allocation. Funds are distributed locally as follows: • 10% for administration and planning • 15% to…