Housing Division
              HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
                         and
                  Housing Trust Fund Program (HTF)
           Affordable Housing Development Grant Administration Manual
                      Housing@mt.gov
             https://housing.mt.gov/Multifamily-Development/HOME-Program
            https://housing.mt.gov/Multifamily-Development/Housing-Trust-Fund
         Acronyms and Abbreviations
         Acronym/Abbreviation           S/O Term
         AAP           Annual Action Plan
         ACM           Adult Case Management
         ACS           American Community Survey
         ADLs          Activities of Daily Living
         AHAR          Annual Homeless Assessment Report
         AI            Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice in Montana
         AMDD          Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Addictive and
                       Mental Disorders Division
         AMI           area median income
         CAPER         Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
         CARES Act     Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
         CDBG          Community Development Block Grant
         CDC           Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
         CDD           Montana Department of Commerce, Community Development Division
         CDU           condition, desirability, and usefulness
         CES           Coordinated Entry System
         CHDO          Community Housing Development Organization
         Commerce      Montana Department of Commerce
         ConPlan       Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development
         CPD           Community Planning and Development (HUD)
         CSBG          Community Services Block Grant
         CTAP          Community Technical Assistance Program
         DLI           Montana Department of Labor and Industry
         DOR           Montana Department of Revenue
         DPHHS         Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
         ED            Economic Development
         ESG           Emergency Solutions Grant
         GED           General Education Development
         HCHV          Health Care for Homeless Veterans
         HCV           Housing Choice Voucher
         HMIS          Homeless Management Information System
         HOME          HOME Investment Partnerships Program
         HOPWA         Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
         HQS           Housing Quality Standards
         HRDC          Human Resource Development Council
         HTF           Housing Trust Fund
         HUD           U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
         LBP           lead-based paint
         MCA           Montana Code Annotated
         MH            Montana Department of Commerce, Board of Housing
         MTCoC         Montana Continuum of Care Coalition
         NASCSP        National Association of State Community Service Providers
         Montana Department of Commerce    HOME/HTF Grant Administration Manual
         Housing Division          i                    October 2021
                Acronym/Abbreviation                                     S/O Term
                NOFA                      Notice of Funding Availability
                OPI                       Montana Office of Public Instruction
                P.A.T.H.                  Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
                PBRA                      project-based rental assistance
                PHA                       Public Housing Authority
                PIT                       “Point-In-Time” Homeless Survey aka Montana Housing Status Survey
                REAC                      Real Estate Assessment Center
                SSVF                      Supportive Services for Veteran Families
                TBRA                      tenant-based rental assistance
                UPCS                      Uniform Physical Condition Standards
                USDA-RD                   U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development
                VA                        U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
                W2ASACT                   Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste Action Coordinating Team
                Table of Content
                Montana Department of Commerce                                 HOME/HTF Grant Administration Manual
                Housing Division                                 ii                                    October 2021