Thomas Jefferson HOME Consortium

TJPDC operates the Thomas Jefferson Regional HOME Consortium, the first regional consortium in the Commonwealth. This program provides $500,000-1,000,000 per year for housing rehabilitation or new construction for qualifying families in the region. The TJPDC staff prepares the Annual Consolidated Plan for housing in cooperation with City of Charlottesville staff and administers funding to the City and six non-profit corporations.

The Consortium was established in 1993 through a Cooperation Agreement among our six member localities. The six member jurisdictions of the Consortium are the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, and the city of Charlottesville. We are an entitlement Consortium for federal HOME funds aimed at assisting low and moderate income citizens with housing needs. The chief implementing agency for each locality is as follows:

• Albemarle County: Albemarle Housing Improvement Program (AHIP);
• City of Charlottesville: Charlottesville Housing and Redevelopment Authority and AHIP;
• Fluvanna County: Fluvanna Housing Foundation;
• Greene County: Skyline Community Action Program;
• Louisa County: Louisa Housing Foundation
• Nelson County: Nelson County Community Development Foundation

Each agency carries out housing rehabilitation, rental rehabilitation, new construction, acquisition efforts and assistance to first time homebuyers within each locality. They are experienced in all aspects of these housing programs and have the endorsement of each local government and have boards comprised of local citizens.

The HOME program is administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As an entitlement Consortium, we receive funds annually, with the amount varying from year to year based on the Congressional allocation. The City of Charlottesville acts as the lead local government for the Consortium but contracts with the Thomas Jefferson Planning District for the overall administration of the program. The City also receives entitlement Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds - also administered by HUD - and for many requirements HOME and CDBG are the same.

Regular HOME Program funds are shared equally among the six member jurisdictions, with a specific 15% set- aside for larger scale projects undertaken by Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), rotating over a six year cycle in each jurisdiction.