VHFA released a draft program description and income limits this week for the Homeowner Assistance Fund that will start in the next few months.

The Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) Board of Commissioners announced on Monday the award of state housing tax credits and loans to support the development, rehabilitation or preservation of 107 permanently affordable apartments in three communities across the state.

The Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) will award $168.8 million in supplemental state funds and federal American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery Fund (ARPA-SFR) funding for investments in housing, conservation, working lands businesses and rural economic development. The first general application due date is July 23, 2021. 

Due to limited funding, applications for the current round of Vermont COVID Emergency Mortgage Assistance must be submitted by 4:00 PM on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.