In this morning's edition the Burlington Free Press made mention of the $1.4 million in federal funds coming to Vermont for Blake Commons in Swanton.

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Yesterday's announcement by the U.S. Department of the Treasury was covered by Vermont Public Radio (VPR).

VPR's Ross Sneyd spoke with VHFA Chief of Program Operations David Adams about the $1.4 million coming to Vermont from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act to help fund Blake Commons, a 16-unit multifamily affordable housing project in Swanton.

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The $1.4 million in American Recovery & Reinvestment Act funds awarded to Vermont today (Read our previous post about the award) will be used to finance Blake Commons, a 16-unit multifamily housing project in Swanton.

Blake Commons is being developed in partnership with Housing Vermont and Champlain Housing Trust. It'll provide homes to households at 50-60% of the area median income.

The site was previously a commercial meat-packing plant that was demolished, rezoned and permitted for residential housing units. It's an in-fill site adjacent to the town recreational fields and soon-to-be-developed Swanton Rail Trail, and is within walking distance to the elementary school.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today another $1.4 million in federal funds are coming to Vermont for affordable housing.

This latest allocation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds includes a total of $309 million distributed to seven states:

• $34 million, Arizona
• $16 million, Connecticut
• $95 million, North Carolina
• $3.6 million, North Dakota
• $41 million, Pennsylvania
• $118 million, South Carolina
• $1.4 million, Vermont

The funds are intended to jump start development or renovation of qualified affordable housing for families.