Comprehensive Housing Affordability Program (CHAP)

The Town of Davidson has a long-standing core value regarding affordable housing in the community. Over time, the town has implemented various strategies working towards this goal, and one of them has been a critical home repair program. 

This Comprehensive Housing Affordability Program (CHAP) is a way to assist homeowners to remain in their affordable homes while allowing the town to preserve its affordable housing stock and some of our older neighborhoods. 

The Town of Davidson 2022 Affordable Housing Needs Assessment includes a recommendation, under “explore ways to utilize and maximize existing inventory,” to pursue critical home repairs and it references the “pilot program” which is CHAP. 

The Needs Assessment also includes a recommendation to “implement a rental subsidy program targeting existing rental and investment properties.”

View the February 14, 2023 presentation to the Davidson Board of Commissioners here.

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding

In January 2023, Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners approved funding for 75 local projects with money allocated from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Among these projects, the Town of Davidson received $1 million to support its revised Comprehensive Housing Affordability Program. Read the press release here.

Town of Davidson Partnerships

Ada Jenkins Center
Blue Ridge Community Action, Inc.
Brenda Tapia Foundation
Davidson Community Foundation
Davidson Housing Coalition
Habitat for Humanity Charlotte Region

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(Please note that the CHAP Program is currently in development and details are subject to change.)