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Hud Awards $41.3 Million in Housing Counseling Grants
Awards provide second-year funding for vital housing counseling services and ongoing support for professional development for the nation’s housing counselors WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of...
Hud Releases Allocation Strategy and Program Requirements for New Stability Vouchers
Stability Vouchers Will Incentivize Public Housing Agencies to Partner with Communities to Address Unsheltered Homelessness and Homelessness in Rural Areas WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of...
CalHFA Board Member Cervantes Takes Over as Chair
James Cervantes, who joined the California Housing Finance Agency's Board of Directors earlier this year, will take over as its permanent Chair following Governor Gavin Newsom's official designation on Wednesday.
MassHousing Closes on $10.4 Million in Financing to Create New Affordable and Workforce Housing at 25 Sixth Street in Chelsea
MassHousing has closed on a total of $10.4 million in affordable and workforce housing financing to the non-profit The Neighborhood Developers, Inc. (TND). The MassHousing financing will allow The Neighborhood Developers to transform a former light industrial site at 25 Sixth Street in Chelsea into 62 new mixed-income rental and homeownership units, located on the MBTA’s Silver Line near Bellingham Square.
WHEDA Foundation Extends 2022 Housing Grant Deadline to Sept. 15
Organizations throughout Wisconsin that provide emergency shelter, transitional residences, and extremely low-income housing have more time to apply for grants from the WHEDA Foundation with the deadline extension to September 15.
Governor Hogan Announces Maryland’s State Small Business Credit Initiative Programs Now Open
Governor Larry Hogan today announced Maryland programs funded by the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) are open. Up to $198 million in federal small business relief is being administered by three state agencies: the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), the Maryland Department of Commerce, and the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO). These agencies will use funds to expand and enhance nine existing state business lending and investment programs.
North Dakota Roots Breaks Record; Program Revenue Supports Affordable Housing
One year after North Dakota Housing Finance Agency’s (NDHFA) residential real estate lending capacity was expanded by the state legislature, the agency reports that an updated loan program has broken a record.
MSHDA Board Approves Proposal to Allocate American Rescue Plan Funds for Homelessness Assistance and Workforce Housing
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) Board has approved a plan to use more than $63 million in funds allocated by the federal government through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to provide homelessness assistance and supportive services to at-risk individuals and families across the state.
Marie Milord-Ajanma Appointed to VHFA’s Board of Commissioners
Governor Phil Scott has appointed Marie Milord-Ajanma (she/her) of Waterbury to Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA)’s Board of Commissioners.
Arizona Department of Housing Announces 2022 Housing Hero Awards at Annual Housing Forum
The Arizona Department of Housing, in partnership with the Arizona Housing Coalition, concluded the 2022 Arizona Housing Forum today at THE SCOTT in Scottsdale.
NCSHA Washington Report | August 19, 2022
Neither the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) nor the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ended up investing much in the inflation-reducing affordable housing infrastructure the nation needs, a...
MassHousing Closes on $40.8 Million in Financing for Pac10 Lofts, a New, 180-Unit, Affordable and Workforce Housing Community in Downtown Lawrence
MassHousing has closed on a total of $40.8 million in financing to Reed Community Partners LLC for the creation of Pac10 Lofts, a new, 180-unit affordable and workforce housing community in the Gateway City of Lawrence. Reed Community Partners has transformed a six-story section of the former Pacific Mills textile complex into new, mixed-income housing for households across a range of incomes, including 40 workforce housing units for moderate-income families.
