The Tompkins County is excited to announce the Community Housing Development Fund.
Donor Name: Tompkins County
State: New York
County: Tompkins County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/01/2026
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Tompkins County faces a growing deficit of housing of all types, with a particular need for new housing units for low- to moderate-income households. This deficit requires the development of a substantial number of new housing units and the rehabilitation and retention of units that might otherwise become unaffordable or uninhabitable.
In 2009, Tompkins County, Cornell University, and the City of Ithaca established the Community Housing Development Fund (CHDF), formerly known as the Housing Fund, to help communities, organizations, and housing developers throughout Tompkins County work towards this goal and to better respond to the diverse affordable housing needs of residents. In 2015, and again in 2021, the program was extended for an additional six years to continue supporting projects that encourage sustainable, affordable living – projects that consider and mitigate costs affecting the affordability of living in a housing unit, including the direct cost of the housing unit, as well as transportation and energy costs.
Funding Information
Overall Project Funding Cap: A rental housing project may apply for a maximum of $300,000.
Uses of Funds
- Funds can be used for the development or retention of affordable rental or for-sale projects located in Tompkins County. Projects can be mixed income or mixed-use, subject to affordability conditions further described below. Housing units restricted to students are not eligible for CHDF funding.
- Eligible expenses include the purchase or underwriting of the direct cost of land or buildings, construction costs, rehabilitation costs, or any other development cost that will reduce the overall cost of the housing units developed or to maintain affordability in existing units, as long as the housing units remain permanently affordable. This may include expenses involved in the purchase of land such as closing costs, title search, appraisal, and survey of the land, as well as construction costs. An appraisal of the land needs to be completed and submitted with application for for-sale units.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications may be submitted by any of the following entities:
- 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations incorporated in New York State
- Tompkins County municipalities, including the City of Ithaca, towns, and villages
- Public Housing Authorities that serve Tompkins County
- Private, for-profit developers.
For more information, visit Tompkins County.
