Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Federal Funding
Each year, the City of Yakima receives funding through the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), designated to primarily benefit the City’s low-income residents. In the City’s approved plans for the use of these funds, approximately $2.3 million has been set aside for affordable housing development, whether new construction or rehabilitation. Organizations either planning on development affordable housing in the City of Yakima or in the process of constructing or rehabilitating such low-income housing developments are encouraged to respond to this Request for Proposals by completing and turning in the application for HOME funding.
Applications can be downloaded from the Neighborhood Development Services page of the City’s website at (www.yakimawa.gov/services/neighborhood-development-services). The application for HOME funds will be found in the “Funding Opportunities” section. Applications are also available in person at ONDS. Completed applications are due by Friday, May 29, 2026, and can be sent via mail, email or delivered in person at ONDS. If filled out by hand, please ensure legibility. Detailed instructions for completing the application are provided in the application packet. All on-time applicants will be evaluated impartially, and selected applicants will be awarded HOME funding based on their eligibility and score.
The applicants that are awarded funds will be contacted by City staff to enter into a contract for reimbursement of their eligible expenses carried out in the construction of affordable housing as described in the application. All awards and resulting contracts will be valid through August 31, 2028, and in some cases, a longer contract timeframe may be allowed. All programs and entities must meet the federal requirements for HOME funding. The affordability period for all new construction and most rehabilitation projects will be 20 years from project completion.
Please contact the City’s Office of Neighborhood Development Services (ONDS) with any inquiries regarding this Notice or the HOME application. The City reserves the right to amend the terms of this funding notice, and to circulate applicable addenda if needed.
The City of Yakima, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities. This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing or calling ONDS (contact information provided below).
Also, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, the City hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit proposals in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color or national origin in consideration for an award. Qualified disadvantaged, minority, and women-owned organizations are encouraged to respond to this Notice. The City of Yakima is an equal-opportunity employer.
Email: ask.ONDS@yakimawa.gov Phone: (509) 575-6101
In person: 112 S 8th St, Yakima, WA 98901 (Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-4:00 pm)
