Northampton County Affordable Housing Program Grants Application Opening September 8, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 2, 2025

Northampton County Accepting Applications for AHP Grants

WHO: County Executive Lamont G. McClure & Dept. of Community and Economic Development

WHAT: Affordable Housing Program Grants Application Opening

WHERE: Northampton County

WHEN: September 8 – October 17, 2025

[Northampton County, PA] – Northampton County Executive, Lamont G. McClure, and the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) announce that the County of Northampton will begin accepting applications for 2025 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants on September 8^th at 8:00 AM. AHP funds are available to eligible non-profits, public agencies, local governments, government authorities, and for-profit developers of low-income housing. Grants must maintain or increase the availability of quality affordable housing for residents of Northampton County whose annual incomes are below 80% of the household median income for the County, using the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 8 income limits for 2025.

Proposed projects must fall into one of three categories:

• Create, retain, or improve rental units or owner-occupied housing

• Emergency housing services

• Transitional housing facilities and affordable housing supportive services

Applications open on September 8^th at 8:00 AM and close on October 17th, 2025.

Interested organizations can apply by visiting the Northampton County Participant Portal hosted by Neighborly Software at: https://portal.neighborlysoftware.com/NORTHAMPTONCOUNTYPA/participant

Registration is required on the Participant Portal in order to apply.

Program inquiries should be directed to:

Northampton County Department of Community & Economic Development

Sarah Ortiz

610-829-6308

sortiz@norcopa.gov

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