Vermont Energy Investment Corp. (VEIC), in partnership with Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) and Champlain Housing Trust (CHT), has received a $350,000 grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Representatives from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), the City of Burlington and the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) were joined by representatives from Vermont's congressional delegation and others in announcing nearly $290,000 in grants for Burlington.
Last Tuesday, the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Northern Vermont (HBRA) held its annual meeting and awards.
The COTS Housing Resource Center (HRC) is moving to 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, on Nov. 1.
Their phone, fax and email address will remain the same.
The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) will receive nearly $1 million in the form is a Sustainable Communities Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).
Shelley Poticha, Director of HUD's Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities Department, notifed CCRPC Executive Director Charles Baker of the grant decision last week.
On Sept. 26, gubernatorial candidates Brian Dubie (R) and Peter Shumlin (D) spoke to a joint meeting of the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition (VAHC) and the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness.
VAHC has made available audio from those appearances, as well as transcripts.
Housing Vermont presented two awards at its September meeting of its Board of Directors: Paul Stewart received the Michael M. Richardson Award; Marty Martinez received the Mile Jensen Award.
The Michael M. Richardson Award recognizes outstanding leadership, volunteer commitment, and the contribution of resources that enhance Housing Vermont’s ability to provide permanently affordable housing for Vermonters.
Cathedral Square Corp. (CSC) in Burlington won a 2010 MetLife Foundation Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing.
Enterprise Community Partners Inc. and MetLife Foundation present the awards for best practices in green, service-enriched housing for low-income seniors.
Santina "Sunny" Leporati has started at the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition in Burlington as an AmeriCorps VISTA member.
Sunny recently graduated from the University of Vermont (UVM) with a Masters in Public Administration. She also holds a Bachelors in Public Communication from UVM.
Our friends across the street at Champlain Housing Trust (CHT) were selected by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to receive a $74,000 grant.
The money will go to explore expansion of CHT's lending program.