{"data":{"id":"us/24-cfr-92.219","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"24 CFR 92.219","heading":"Recognition of matching contribution.","body":"(a) Match contribution to HOME-assisted housing. A contribution is recognized as a matching contribution if it is made with respect to:\n(1) A tenant who is assisted with HOME funds;\n(2) A HOME-assisted unit;\n(3) The portion of a project that is not HOME-assisted provided that at least 50 percent of the housing units in the project are HOME-assisted. If the match contribution to the portion of the project that is not HOME-assisted meets the affordable housing requirements of § 92.219(b)(2), the percentage requirement for HOME-assisted units does not apply; or\n(4) The commercial space in a mixed-use project in which at least 51 percent of the floor space is residential provided that at least 50 percent of the housing units are HOME-assisted.\n(b) Match contribution to affordable housing that is not HOME-assisted. The following requirements apply for recognition of matching contributions made to affordable housing that is not HOME-assisted:\n(1) For tenant-based rental assistance that is not HOME-assisted:\n(i) The contribution must be made with respect to a tenant who is assisted with tenant-based rental assistance that meets the requirements of § 92.203 (Income determinations) and paragraphs (a), (c), (f), and (i) of § 92.209 (Tenant-based rental assistance); and\n(ii) The participating jurisdiction must demonstrate in writing that such assistance meets the provisions of §§ 92.203 and 92.209 (except § 92.209(e)).\n(2) For affordable housing that is not HOME-assisted:\n(i) The contribution must be made with respect to housing that qualifies as affordable housing under § 92.252 or § 92.254.\n(ii) The participating jurisdiction must execute, with the owner of the housing (or, if the participating jurisdiction is the owner, with the manager or developer), a written agreement that imposes and enumerates all of the requirements applicable to the project, including affordability requirements in § 92.252 or § 92.254; tenant protection requirements in § 92.253; property standards requirements in § 92.251; and income determination requirements in § 92.203. This written agreement must be executed before any match contributions may be made.\n(iii) A participating jurisdiction must establish a procedure to monitor HOME match-eligible housing to ensure continued compliance with the requirements of § 92.203 (Income determinations), § 92.252 (Qualification as affordable housing: Rental housing), § 92.253 (Tenant protections), and § 92.254 (Qualification as affordable housing: Homeownership). No other HOME requirements apply.\n(iv) The match may be in any eligible form of match except those in § 92.220(a)(2) (forbearance of fees), (a)(4) (on-site and off-site infrastructure), (a)(10) (direct cost of supportive services) and (a)(11) (direct costs of homebuyer counseling services).\n(v) Match contributions to mixed-use or mixed-income projects that contain affordable housing units will be recognized only if the contribution is made to the project's affordable housing units.","path":["Title 24—Housing and Urban Development","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development","PART 92—HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM","Subpart E—Program Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-24.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:55Z","sha256":"82a5393e6c9680f116b8a3ede57e915fe24f8705a5f154bc7aab9f03f5ea5ad4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/24-cfr-92.218","next":"us/24-cfr-92.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}