Availability of Draft 2024 Annual & Five-Year Plans

The Chattanooga Housing Authority (CHA) announces the availability of its proposed 2024 Annual and Five-Year Agency Plans for public inspection and comment as of 8:30 a.m. EDT, on Monday, August 1, 2023, at the CHA Central Office at 801 North Holtzclaw Avenue, and on the CHA website at www.chahousing.org.

The CHA is accepting written comments from the community at large about any facet of the Plans. Written comments may be mailed to: Attn: Annual Plan Comment, c/o Chattanooga Housing Authority Executive Office, 801 North Holtzclaw Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404, or by email to ed@chahousing.org. Written comments will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 14, 2023.

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CHA 2024 Annual and Five Year Plan announcement

CHA 2024 Annual Plan

CHA Five Year Plan

CHA 2024 Annual Plan and 5-Year Report

You can view the plan attachments at https://www.chahousing.org/copy-of-agency-docs

Summary of Proposed HOME-ARP Substantial Amendment to the 2021-2022 Action Plan

Amendment – Adopt Preferences and Method of Prioritization

To target the funding to best address the needs of local families and individuals the City is proposing to amend its preferences and method of prioritization as follows:

The City will serve all qualifying populations (QPs) with a preference for individuals and families who are literally homeless (QP1) or at risk of homelessness (QP2).
Qualifying populations served by the City’s HOME-ARP program will be further prioritized in the following order: (1st) QPs displaced by a Natural Disaster; (2nd) QPs Displaced by any level of government, federal, state or local; (3rd) QPs that are literally homeless as defined by HUD CoC Interim Rule § 578.3; (4th) QPs that are at risk of homelessness as defined by HUD CoC Interim Rule § 578.3. All other QPs (QP3, QP4) will be served after the QPs that meet the aforementioned preferences and prioritizations.

Summary of Proposed Substantial Amendment HOME-ARP Full Notice

HOME-ARP Funding Availability

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) is a federal economic stimulus bill passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law in March 2021. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) provided $5 billion to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME). On April 8, 2021, HUD announced the HOME-ARP allocations for participating jurisdictions. The City of Chattanooga was awarded $2,966,210 in HOME-ARP funds as a non-entitlement allocation. This is an addition to our regular FY 2021 HOME formula allocation.

This fund is intended to provide additional homelessness assistance and supportive services through the following activities:

Development and support of affordable housing, as currently permitted under the HOME program;
Tenant-based rental assistance;
Supportive services, including activities such as transitional housing, housing counseling, and homelessness prevention services; and/or
Acquisition and development of non-congregate shelter units; which may be converted into permanent affordable housing, used as emergency shelter, or remain as non-congregate shelter units

HOME-ARP Allocation Plan

HOME-ARP Presentation to City Council

HOME-ARP Substantial Amendment

Summary of Proposed CDBG Substantial Amendment to the FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan

Impacted Funding and Plan

• Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV)
Reallocation of $1,448,742.00 from one eligible use to another

• FY 2019 - 2020 Action Plan Amendment to reflect reallocation

Summary of Proposed CDBG Substantial Amendment Full Notice

FY 2023-2024 Action Plan

Action Plan FY 2023-2024

Attachment 1A

Attachment 1B