A Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) is a private, nonprofit, community-based service organization with the capacity to develop affordable housing or carry out other HOME program funded activities for the community it serves. CHDOs are governed by a private Board of Directors and maintain accountability to the community through designated representation on the Board as well as through formal community input processes.
The City of Houston as a Participating Jurisdiction under the HOME program operated by the federal Housing and Urban Development department (HUD) certifies organizations as CHDOs when they apply for funding under the HOME set-aside provision . It is not necessary for a non-profit organization to be a CHDO to receive funding under the HOME rules. The application process for HOME is applied uniformly to all project sponsors under the City of Houston's Affordable Rental Housing program. At the present time, there are no special project-based programs offered by the City for CHDOs.
