VHFA is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2024 April Fair Housing Month kick off event “Just Action” with authors Leah & Richard Rothstein on April 1 starting at 5:30pm at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington. This free event and statewide housing justice book club will promote community-based solutions to housing segregation and exclusion.
Partner organizations
Build America, Buy America Information Session
On March 27th from 9-11 am the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development will provide a web-based informational session to overview the implementation of Build America, Buy America (BABA) in Vermont.
Join the Vermont Zoning Atlas team and help uncover keys to big challenges like housing affordability and availability. Paid positions for both graduate and undergraduate students are available. These generally entail 10-20 hours each week and last for at least a semester (or the summer), with potential academic credits for an internship or independent study.
Homes for All Toolkit Trainer Summit on March 14
Join the VT Department of Housing & Community Development, VHFA and other statewide partners for the Homes for All Toolkit Launch and Training Summit on March 14!
HUD issues Notice of Funding Opportunity for Sec. 811 Program
HUD is seeking applicants for the Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program. This program aims to expand the supply of integrated affordable housing by providing Capital Advance funding for the development of permanent supportive rental housing for very-low-income persons with disabilities who are 18 years of age or older and less than 62 years of age at entry.
VHFA receives $7.5 million in federal and philanthropic awards for investments in affordable housing
By: Mia Watson
Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) announced it received $7.5 million for housing through a federal award and a generous philanthropic donation. Together, these awards will support the development or preservation of over 300 affordable rental homes, as well as establishing an innovative pilot project to support smaller-scale community housing projects. The recent awards demonstrate how investments from philanthropic donors can help attract new federal funding to meet Vermont’s housing needs.
Join Vermont's Welcoming and Engaging Communities
The Vermont League of Cities and Town (VLCT) is currently accepting applications for its upcoming Welcoming and Engaging Communities Program, designed to foster municipal cultures that are healthy, thriving and supportive. In partnership with Vermont cultural transformation consultancy Abundant Sun, the program features transformative workshops, analytical insight and subsidized participation from VLCT.
Vermont Treasurer's Office makes historic investment in home building
By: Chad Simmons
On Wednesday, Governor Phil Scott and Treasurer Mike Pieciak announced a $55.5 million investment in housing, as part of the “10% in Vermont” local investment program.
The Vermont Zoning Atlas team is seeking volunteers to help complete its build-out across the state. This is an exciting opportunity to join a national data standardization project, be part of a grassroots team and be among the first researchers to work with raw zoning data across Vermont. The project started this summer by focusing on Chittenden County towns.
Permanent Supportive Housing Assistance Program survey now open
By: Chad Simmons
The Vermont Agency of Human Services (AHS) is currently designing the Medicaid Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Assistance Program. This new program is for adults who have Medicaid and who meet certain health and risk criteria. The Program will provide people with access to help getting and keeping housing as well as the support services and connection to resources that provide rental assistance.