Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency Awards Nearly $800,000 for Homebuyer Assistance

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency’s Board of Trustees approved during its March meeting Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) contracts to provide homebuyer assistance to Oklahomans in nine counties. OHFA is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development designated state Participating Jurisdiction.

•     Neighborhood Housing Services received $384,000 to provide down payment and closing cost assistance to homebuyers in Cleveland and Logan Counties. It also received an administrative award of $15,360.

•     Community Development Support Association received $149,850 to provide down payment and closing cost assistance to homebuyers in Grant and Garfield Counties. It also received an administrative award of $5,994.

•     Community Action Resource Development received $250,000 to provide down payment and closing cost assistance to homebuyers in Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Wagoner and Washington Counties. It also received an administrative award of $10,000. 

HOME encourages local governments and nonprofit housing organizations to build new homes, rehabilitate existing housing or make structural home repairs. HOME is designed to encourage partnerships to fund construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing for low-income families, particularly in rural Oklahoma. 

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Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency  
100 NW 63rd Street, Suite 200, Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Mailing Address:  P. O. Box 26720, Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0720
Tel: (405) 848-1144    Toll Free: (800) 256-1489    TDD: (405) 848-7471