Target Reached

Cuyahoga County Homeowner Assistance & Affordable Housing Programs

- Our community is vibrant, dynamic and diverse
Strategic Priorities
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    - Our community is vibrant, dynamic and diverse
About this measure

Measures included on this page show the total funding invested in homeowner assistance and affordable housing program projects in Cuyahoga County and the number of projects funded. Cuyahoga County has a longstanding tradition of investing in affordable housing and supporting homeowners.

Data are reported by the Cuyahoga County Department of Development on a quarterly basis.
Why is this important?

The Department of Development's Homeowner Assistance programs aim to provide viable resources to effectively improve or maintain the homeowner's property, as well as affordable resources to support eligible first time homebuyers and low to moderate income residents to promote ownership and/or enhance their quality of life.  The performance measures reported allow the County to identify and review areas that have the most need or have been most affected by Department of Development initiatives and create concentrated strategic efforts to continue assistance in conjunction with the County and a partnering municipality's or organization's Master Plan for housing and community development.
How are we making an impact?

The Department of Development's Homeowner and Housing efforts are focused on:

  1. Homeowner repair/rehab loans or grants for repairs that help increase value and homeowner equity; 
  2. Emergency furnace/knob and tube repair; 
  3. Down payment assistance to assist homebuyers with obtaining affordable home financing;
  4. Leveraging resources to support development of affordable housing unit construction or rehabilitation;
  5. Foreclosure counseling and prevention services;
  6. Providing resources to local organizations to assist county residents with allegations or claims of Fair Housing discrimination;
  7. Emergency rental assistance to provide eligible County residents negatively impacted by COVID-19 with direct payments to landlords or utility providers for up to three (3) months of rent.

In Q3-21, Emergency Furnace Repair efforts increased (9 to 20) as residents began to prepare for the winter months by weatherizing their homes. Foreclosure prevention cases significantly decreased (67 to 7) as the initiative put in place by the Department of Development for Emergency Rental Assistance has aided in preventing foreclosures and evictions by providing funds to landlords/homeowners who participate in the program for current/arrears for tenant-based rents. Over the last two quarters, 2,800 payments were made in Cuyahoga County to help individuals maintain affordable housing. In Q3-21, the County has seen an increase with Fair Housing complaints (0 to 13), which may be due to some landlords not willing to participate in the Emergency Rental Assistance program and filing for eviction of their tenant(s).

The Department of Development, as the lead entity/PJ for the Cuyahoga County HOME Consortium along with Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Lakewood, and Parma, will be reviewing several applications in Q4-21 for Affordable Rental projects throughout the County.
Emergency Rental Program by Race & Ethnicity - Annual Performance
Emergency Rental Program by Race & Ethnicity (by Year)
Bar chart with 7 data series.
Bar chart shows the number of Emergency Rental program projects by race and ethnicity by year. See data table for details.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 200.
End of interactive chart.
Emergency Rental Program Dollars Invested by Race & Ethnicity - Annual Performance
Emergency Rental Program Dollars Invested by Race & Ethnicity (by Year)
Bar chart with 6 data series.
Bar chart shows the dollars invested in Emergency Rental program projects by race and ethnicity by year. See data table for details.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 1500000.
End of interactive chart.
Emergency Furnace Program Projects by Race & Ethnicity - Annual Performance
Emergency Furnace Program Projects by Race & Ethnicity (by Year)
Line chart with 6 lines.
Line chart shows the number of Emergency Furnace program projects by race and ethnicity by year. See data table for details.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 6.
End of interactive chart.
Related Key Government Measures
Attachments
  • Cuyahoga County Homeowner Assistance & Affordable Housing Programs (Q3-21 Data Table).xlsx
Data Source

Cuyahoga County Department of Development

  • Race and ethnicity data reported by Cuyahoga County Department of Development are provided through reports and requests for reimbursement from agency partners.
  • In Q2-21 the Cuyahoga County Community Development and Demolition measure page was split into two new pages:

                 1. Cuyahoga County Municipal/Community Grant & Demolition Programs, and

                 2. Cuyahoga County Homeowner Assistance & Affordable Housing Programs.

  • Historical data for the community development and demolition projects can be found in the attach data table. Q2-21 data collection remains in process and will be reported in a future reporting period.

Data table abbreviated due to number of measures. See Attachments for full data table.  
Performance Target

Homeowner Assistance Programs Projects Funded (Annual): 3,200

Funds Invested in Homeowner Assistance Programs Projects (Annual): $12,000,000
Homeowner Assistance & Affordable Housing Projects - Quarterly Performance
Cuyahoga County Community Homeowner Assistance & Affordable Housing Projects (by Quarter)
Combination chart with 2 data series.
Line graph shows the number of homeowner assistance projects funded in Cuyahoga County by quarter. See data table for details. Bar chart shows the dollars invested in homeowner assistance projects in Cuyahoga County by quarter. See data table for details.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 2 Y axes displaying values and values.
End of interactive chart.
Homeowner Assistance & Affordable Housing Projects - Annual Performance
Cuyahoga County Homeowner Assistance & Affordable Housing Projects (by Year)
Combination chart with 2 data series.
Line graph shows the number of homeowner assistance projects funded in Cuyahoga County by calendar year. See data table for details. Bar chart shows the dollars invested in homeowner assistance projects in Cuyahoga County by calendar year. See data table for details.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 2 Y axes displaying values and values.
End of interactive chart.
Foreclosure Prevention Program by Race & Ethnicity - Annual Performance
Foreclosure Prevention Program by Race & Ethnicity (by Year)
Line chart with 8 lines.
Line chart shows the number of Foreclosure Prevention program projects by race and ethnicity by year. See data table for details.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 500.
End of interactive chart.
Foreclosure Prevention Program Dollars Invested by Race & Ethnicity - Annual Performance
Foreclosure Prevention Program Dollars Invested by Race & Ethnicity (by Year)
Line chart with 8 lines.
Line chart shows the dollars invested in Foreclosure Prevention program projects by race and ethnicity by year. See data table for details.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 200000.
End of interactive chart.
Homeowner Repair Program Projects by Race & Ethnicity - Annual Performance
Homeowner Repair Program Projects by Race & Ethnicity (by Year)
Line chart with 6 lines.
Line chart shows the number of Homeowner Repair program projects by race and ethnicity by year. See data table for details.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 40.
End of interactive chart.
Down Payment Program Projects by Race - Annual Performance
Down Payment Program Projects by Race (by Year)
Line chart with 3 lines.
Line chart shows the number of Down Payment Assistance program projects by race by year. See data table for details.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 15.
End of interactive chart.
Measure Data
Last Calculated 2 days ago
Series Q3-21
$ Invested in Projects - Actual $ 10,068,694.74
$ Invested in Projects- YTD $ 23,427,312.74
$ Invested in Projects - Target $ 9,000,000.00
Projects Funded - Actual 1,491
Projects Funded - YTD 3,007
Projects Funded - Target 2,400
Down Payment - Black
Down Payment - White
Down Payment - Other
Foreclosure Prevention - Black
Foreclosure Prevention - White
Foreclosure Prevention - AIAN
Foreclosure Prevention - Asian
Foreclosure Prevention - Hispanic or Latino
Foreclosure Prevention - Two or more
Foreclosure Prevention - Other
Foreclosure Prevention - N/A
Emergency Rental - Black
Emergency Rental - White
Emergency Rental - AIAN
Emergency Rental - Asian
Emergency Rental - Hispanic or Latino
Emergency Rental - Two or more
Emergency Rental - No response
Emergency Furnace - Black
Emergency Furnace - White
Emergency Furnace - AIAN
Emergency Furnace - Asian
Emergency Furnace - Hispanic or Latino
Emergency Furnace - Two or more
Homeowner Repair - Black
Homeowner Repair - White
Homeowner Repair - Asian
Homeowner Repair - Hispanic or Latino
Homeowner Repair - Two or More
Homeowner Repair - Unknown
Foreclosure Prevention $ - Black
Foreclosure Prevention $ - White
Foreclosure Prevention $ - AIAN
Foreclosure Prevention $ - Asian
Foreclosure Prevention $ - Hispanic or Latino
Foreclosure Prevention $ - Two or more
Foreclosure Prevention $ - N/A
Foreclosure Prevention $ - Other
Emergency Rental $ - Black
Emergency Rental $ - White
Emergency Rental $ - AIAN
Emergency Rental $ - Asian
Emergency Rental $ - Two or more
Emergency Rental $ - N/A