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• HUD Handbook - Playing By the Rules - for CDBG-Subrecipients  
• HOME Rental Project Webinar
• Searching-Federal-Debarment.pptx
• Managing Your 2021 Grant On-Line
  • Presentation
  • Recording
• Applying for 2022 CDBG Funds
• Bethlehem CDBG Manual

The City of Bethlehem accepts applications for HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funding on a rolling basis. The HOME Program is administered by HUD and was established in 1990 to assist low-income households.

HOME funds are intended to: Increase the supply of quality affordable housing for lower-income households; Expand nonprofit housing provider capacity; Strengthen government capacity to provide housing; and Leverage private-sector investments in housing.

The program funds a variety of eligible housing activities including direct rental and purchase assistance and building, acquiring, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or ownership.

Organizations with potential HOME projects are encouraged to contact the City to discuss their plans. Call or email Robert Vidoni, Housing and Community Development Administrator, at 610-997-5731 or rvidoni@bethlehem-pa.gov if you would like to discuss potential projects.

The City's HOME application is available on its Neighborly portal at https://portal.neighborlysoftware.com/BETHLEHEMPA/participant

Additional information can be found at the links below.

• 2026 HOME Income Limits 
• 2026 HOME Rent Limits
• HOME Rental Tenancy Addendum CPD 25-03 exp. 07312025
• HOME Security Deposit Assistance Tenancy Addendum CPD 25-03 exp. 07312025
• 2024 HOME Homebuyer Housing Value Limits (Lehigh and Northampton Counties)
• 2025 HOME Income Limits
• 2025 HOME Rent Limits
• Annual Compliance Report
• CPD Income Calculator
• HOME Program Limits
• HUD Project Monitoring Report
• Lead Paint Pamphlet
• Lead Paint Disclosure Addendum
• Lease Terms Addendum
• Property Owner Guidebook
• Rental Inspection Checklist
• Rental Unit Mix Handout
• Tenant Self-Certification
• VAWA Lease Addendum
• City HOME Manual

• 2025 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER), Draft Under Review
• 2025-2029 City of Bethlehem Consolidated Plan
• 2025 Program Year Review Letter 
• 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER)
• 2020-2024 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI)
• Citizen Participation Plan

HUD makes publicly available environmental review records categorized as environmental assessments, CEST and CEST that converts to Exempt. Click here to access HUD's website and the City's environmental reviews.

2026 CDBG Applications - CDBG Applications are currently CLOSED.
Please contact Robert G. Vidoni, at rvidoni@bethlehem-pa.gov or 610-997-5731, with copy to enehmeh@bethlehem-pa.gov for information on how to apply for CDBG for for this cycle.
See also this Community Development Block Grant Application Guide.

CDBG Hearing Notice 
Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds for Tiered Projects
HUD Environmental Review Record (ERR)

CDBG RESOURCES

2026 CDBG Income Self-Certification

Applications for the City of Bethlehem's HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) are reviewed on a rolling basis.  Apply online through Neighborly: