Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency Awards HOME Funding to Community Housing Development Organizations

 OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency’s Board of Trustees approved Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) contracts to provide funding for affordable housing in Oklahoma during its September meeting. OHFA is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development designated state Participating Jurisdiction.

The following Oklahoma Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) received funding:

•     Ki Bois Community Action Foundation, Inc. received $50,000 in operating assistance to develop affordable housing in Haskell, Latimer, Leflore, and Pittsburg Counties.

•     Little Dixie Community Action Agency, Inc. received $36,152 in operating assistance to develop affordable housing in Choctaw, McCurtain and Pushmataha Counties.

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. 

As Oklahoma’s largest provider of affordable housing, OHFA offers nine housing programs ranging from “OHFA Advantage” for home ownership to housing development and rental assistance. For more information about OHFA and its programs and services, visit www.ohfa.org.

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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