VHFA is seeking comments on its competitive priorities for the new Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP).

TCAP is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), signed into law by President Obama on Feb. 17.

The act includes a number of enhancements to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program for fiscal years 2007-09, including TCAP and the Credit Exchange Program, also known as Monetized Credit.

ARRA includes $5.4 million for Vermont properties that received Housing Credit allocations in 2007-09. VHFA will award those funds based on these competitive priorities.

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How quickly a year passes: It's already mid-May, which means VHFA has started our annual search for photo subjects for our next annual report.

We're looking for folks who purchased a home in the last year, give or take, with the help of a VHFA mortgage, and who are happy to sit 20 minutes for a photo with their home.

If that's you, or if you've got a lead to pass our way, please contact us.

We'll be shooting photos through the summer, with publication scheduled for this autumn.

The VHFA Board of Commissioners today formally recognized the contributions of Public Affairs Manager John Fairbanks and General Counsel Elizabeth Mullikin-Drake.

John and Elizabeth are both completing their tenures at the Agency this month, after several years of service.

The Board passed two resolutions at its monthly meeting held in Montpelier this morning.

John's resolution reads, in part:

"John Fairbanks has been an energetic, compassionate and colorful co-worker. ... The Commissioners and Staff of Vermont Housing Finance Agency have come to value and depend upon John Fairbanks’ expert communication savvy, mastery of the written word, and promoter and supporter of affordable housing for so many.