Community Housing Impact & Preservation Program (CHIP)

How it works

Medina County says the Community Housing Impact and Preservation Program (CHIP) is a federally funded program that sends money from the federal government to the State of Ohio and then to local communities like Medina County. Medina County participates with the City of Wadsworth to operate the program.

The county says CHIP is a competitive program that runs on a 2-year cycle. For Program Year 2023, Medina County was selected to receive funding, and the county’s CHIP program assists low- and moderate-income residents through two homeowner programs: Owner Rehabilitation Assistance and Owner Home Repair Assistance.

The county also states that, due to the increased number of applications and projects already determined income eligible, all new applicants will be placed on a waitlist and may be reviewed if grant funds become available.

What the money covers

The official CHIP page does not list a detailed scope of repairs on the brochure page itself, but it identifies the program as helping preserve and improve affordable housing stock through homeowner rehabilitation and repair assistance.

Timing and deadlines

The county describes CHIP as operating on a 2-year cycle. The page references Program Year 2025 materials, and notes that new applicants are currently waitlisted.

How to apply

The county directs homeowners to the CHIP flyer and program materials on the official Medina County planning page. The page does not state a final deadline for current applications, only that applicants are being waitlisted.