Mercer County Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) home repair / rehabilitation program

How it works

Mercer County’s Office of Community Enhancements is soliciting firms to provide services for its Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) program. The county’s official request for qualifications says the work includes “Owner Rehab Units” and “Home Repair Units,” with an initial inspection of each property to determine local code violations and residential rehabilitation standards. The same source shows the county is actively administering these housing repair activities through its CHIP program.

What the money covers

The source does not provide a project list or a homeowner-facing benefit schedule. It does, however, confirm that the county program includes housing repair and rehabilitation work on owner-occupied homes, and that inspections are part of determining what needs to be fixed.

Amounts and matching

No dollar cap, match requirement, reimbursement method, or income-based subsidy formula is stated in the official source.

How to apply

The public source available here is a contractor solicitation, not a homeowner application page. It says the county evaluates proposals for the CHIP program, but it does not provide a homeowner application link or instructions.

Timing and deadlines

The source confirms the program is currently active enough for the county to seek service providers, but it does not state homeowner open/close dates.

Notes for homeowners

Because the county’s official document is about program administration rather than homeowner intake, you should treat the benefit details as unconfirmed until Mercer County publishes a homeowner-facing program notice or application packet.