The Vermont Housing & Conservation Board issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) this week regarding the design and launch of a statewide initiative to address racial justice and equity in housing.
          
  
            New draft guidelines for upcoming Vermont Homeowner Assistance Fund released
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
VHFA released a draft program description and income limits this week for the Homeowner Assistance Fund that will start in the next few months.
          
  
            VHFA awards federal and state tax credits for 107 affordable apartments
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
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.
          
  
            VHCB to award $169 million in state and federal funds
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
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.