Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) is seeking an organization or consortium to design a housing development technical assistance (TA) program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) seeking to develop housing in Vermont. VHFA is providing up to $15,000 for a contractor or consortium to design a TA program that could be operationalized in 2024. The initial funding is essentially a planning grant to develop programming components. Once the program is designed, additional funding will be made available to launch and offer the programming for BIPOC individual and BIPOC owned entities.   

The rate of homelessness in Vermont was 2^nd highest in the U.S., according to the 2023 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report released by HUD last week.

We are overjoyed to announce Leslie Black-Plumeau's well-deserved promotion to Director of Research and Community Relations at VHFA. Leslie Black-Plumeau was VHFA’s Research and Community Relations Manager. She has worked in research and community outreach roles at VHFA since 2004. Her expertise, dedication, and drive for excellence have elevated our work and cemented her as an invaluable asset to our team. 

HUD is seeking applicants for the Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program. This program aims to expand the supply of integrated affordable housing by providing Capital Advance funding for the development of permanent supportive rental housing for very-low-income persons with disabilities who are 18 years of age or older and less than 62 years of age at entry.