1.  Requesting approval to re-certify Affordable Homes of South Texas, Inc., a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) within the County of Hidalgo.
2.  Requesting approval to execute the 2017 HOME/CHDO agreement for Affordable Homes of South Texas, Inc.

The Urban County Program requested proposals from non-profit housing organizations and a CHDO grading committee evaluated the proposals received.  Among the criteria used in the evaluation process was type of project, project location(s), previous funding, and CHDO budget balance/expenditure ratios.  The UCP requests approval to execute the FY 2017 CHDO agreement for Affordable Homes of South Texas, Inc. as follows:
 
Affordable Homes of South Texas, Inc. - $155,000 – to build single family homes for low to moderate-income families that are below 80% of the area median income for Hidalgo County.