If you are one of the many Vermonters whose home was damaged by flooding earlier this month, public resources for temporary housing and home repair may already be available.
Multifamily management
HUD program offers $837 million in grants for multifamily retrofits
By: Mia Watson
A new program offered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will offer $837.5 million in grants as well as $4 billion in loan authority to help property owners to carry out energy efficient retrofits of HUD-assisted multifamily affordable housing. The Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) is part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed by Congress last August.
Tax credits combine with pandemic relief funds to support affordable Vermont apartments
By: Mia Watson
The Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) Board of Commissioners announced this week that its annual award of federal housing tax credits will support the construction of 109 permanently affordable apartments in five communities across the state. The sale of this year’s tax credits to investors is expected to yield nearly $25 million in funding, which will cover an estimated 55 percent of total project development costs.
AHP funding application opens June 6
By: Mia Watson
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (FHLBB)'s Affordable Housing Program (AHP) will begin to accept applications on June 6, 2022. The program will award a minimum of $10.6 million in subsidy funding through member institutions to organizations promoting homeownership and rental housing opportunities for low income households. This funding will support critical housing resources during a time of extreme housing shortage, affordability crisis and rising development costs.
Need an affordable apartment?
By: Mia Watson
Do you need an affordable apartment, or know somehow who does?
There are vacancies in 35 different apartment complexes across the state, according to the Vermont Directory of Affordable Rental Housing. Learn more about particular units by clicking on the development name below, or by visiting the vacancy profiles on the website.
Searching for affordable rental housing?
By: Caroline Rubin
According to the Vermont Directory of Affordable Rental Housing, 50 affordable housing properties throughout the state have vacancy listings. To learn more about specific apartments, requirements and availability, click on the name of the property below or visit the vacancy profile link on our website.
Looking for affordable rental housing?
By: Emerald Anderson
Are you or someone you know in need of an affordable rental apartment? According to the Vermont Directory of Affordable Rental Housing, there are apartments vacant in 50 affordable housing complexes throughout the state of Vermont.
Upcoming webinars from New England Resident Service Coordinators, Inc. (NERSC)
By: Caroline Rubin
Mental health update– June 9
Presented by Thomas Burr, NAMI Connecticut, Inc.
This webinar will educate participants on mental health and mental illnesses, explore the role that trauma plays in mental health, as well as the stigma that mental health holds in society. The session will provide tips for maintaining good mental health, teach participants how to identify someone who may be struggling, and how to best support them and connect them to resources. The session will also explore the latest research and treatment options.
Upcoming webinars from New England Resident Service Coordinators, Inc.
By: Caroline Rubin
Focusing, Collaborating, and Supporting Autonomy: Key Strategies for Effective Change Conversations
Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity issues RFP for Family Supportive Housing
By: Mia Watson
The Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity in the Department for Children and Families is now accepting proposals for the Phase IV Expansion of the Family Supportive Housing program for FY21. Family Supportive Housing places families experiencing homelessness into housing and provides long-term, intensive service coordination and case management to help families keep housing.