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NeighborWorks makes $200,000 Irene recovery grant

Posted December 7, 2011

NeighborWorks America Makes $200,000 Grant
in Support of Irene Recovery Efforts

Burlington, VT – NeighborWorks America has made a $200,000 grant to five regional housing organizations to support their Tropical Storm Irene recovery efforts. This grant is in addition to $100,000 made available immediately following the storm. The funding is going to chartered members of NeighborWorks working together as the NeighborWorks Alliance of Vermont:

  • Central Vermont Community Land Trust
  • Champlain Housing Trust
  • Gilman Housing Trust
  • NeighborWorks of Western Vermont
  • Windham & Windsor Housing Trust

The organizations, through their HomeOwnership Centers, have been offering housing-related counseling and affordable loans to those in need in the immediate aftermath of the storm, and the organizations have also received waivers to make their rental housing available regardless of income to those who were in need of a place to live due to displacement from Irene. Now these five organizations are engaged in the community development and housing needs of communities devastated by the storm.

“We are so thankful for this support as we continue to collaborate with our peers across the State to respond to challenges we’re facing after Irene,” said Brenda Torpy, the Housing Trust’s CEO. “We look forward to doing all we can to support the recovery efforts underway, as well as ones to come.”

“NeighborWorks America understands that the recovery from Tropical Storm Irene will take a concerted, long-term effort by organizations like these working on the ground in communities across the state,” explained Robert Burns, Field Operations Director for NeighborWorks. “This grant provides immediate funding to assist these five organizations serve the people and communities affected by the storm and insures that each of these outstanding NeighborWorks organizations can broaden the ability to serve during this time of great need.”

About NeighborWorks America

NeighborWorks America creates opportunities for people to improve their lives and strengthen their communities by providing access to homeownership and to safe and affordable rental housing. In the last five years, NeighborWorks organizations have generated $20 billion in reinvestment in these communities. NeighborWorks America is the nation’s leading trainer of community development and affordable housing professionals.

Chris Donnelly

Director of Community Relations

Champlain Housing Trust

 

 

 

 


Leahy, Sanders, Welch announce grants totaling more than $1 M for economic development planning in east-central and northwestern Vermont

Posted November 22, 2011

(MONDAY, Nov. 21) – Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I) and Congressman Peter Welch (D) announced Monday that the Northwest Regional Planning Commission and the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission will receive economic development planning grants totaling more than a million dollars from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The two grants are among only a few dozen regional planning projects approved by HUD nationwide …

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New Rural Senior Housing Fund Application

Posted October 3, 2011

Rural Senior Housing Fund Application

The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) is pleased to announce a new grant program, the Rural Senior Housing (RSH) Fund. Eligible affordable housing organizations can apply for RSH grants to support activities that will build, preserve, or advocate for housing for low-income seniors (62 and older) living in rural areas. This new program is made possible through the generous support of The Atlantic Philanthropies.

Applications are due to HAC no later than Thursday, December 15, 2011.
To access the application and for additional information, Click Here. (Word file)

If you have any questions about the application or the RSH FUND, please contact Janice Clark, 202.842.8600 x 131 or email Janice@ruralhome.org.

Note. Look for an announcement in October for a webinar training to answer questions about the application.


 

 


HUD awards $450,000 to two Vermont organizations

Posted March 2, 2011

Source: Vermontbiz.com, March 2, 2011.

“The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $450,000 to two Vermont organizations to educate the public and combat housing and lending discrimination in the state, one to Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity for $125,000 and the other to Vermont Legal Aid Inc of $325,000. Nationally, HUD awarded more than $40.8 million to 108 fair housing organizations and non-profit agencies in 36 states and the District of Columbia.  This year’s award represents a $13.2 million increase over last year’s award and includes $10 million to fund activities that address lending discrimination, including mortgage rescue scams. [More ...]

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More HUD funding for housing counseling coming to Vermont

Posted January 5, 2011

HUD has awarded $252,800 to seven additional Vermont nonprofits to help low and moderate income Vermonters become first time homeowners, to prevent foreclosures and help mobile home owners preserve their homes.  The following each received a share of the federal funds to support their important homeownership and foreclosure counseling work:

  • Central Vermont Community Land Trust
  • CVOEO Mobile Home Project
  • Champlain Housing Trust
  • Lamoille Housing Partnership
  • NeighborWorks of Western Vermont
  • Rockingham Area Community Land Trust
  • Windham Housing Trust 

The funding is part of a $1,440,300 HUD grant to Boston-based Citizens Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA).  The Central Vermont Community Action Council and Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council also received $76,883 in direct funding from HUD for homeownership, foreclosure prevention and tenant counseling. 

“HUD-approved housing counseling agencies are a critical part of the nation’s housing recovery,” said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan.  “This critical funding will help counseling organizations continue to assist families in making more informed choices before they purchase a home and counsel families facing foreclosure.” 

CHAPA received full funding for its application on behalf of the New England Housing Network.  The Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition is the state’s lead agency for the Network and helps provide technical assistance to the Vermont grantees.  The Obama Administration awarded nearly $73 million in housing counseling grants to more than 500 national, regional and local organizations, a 22% increase over last year’s funding level. 

You can read HUD’s press release here: http://tinyurl.com/24roqt7.

 


Governor Douglas announces $857,000 in Community Development Program grants

Posted December 22, 2010

Source: vermontbiz.com, December 22.

“Governor Jim Douglas today announced that $857,000 in Vermont Community Development Program grants are being awarded to four communities – Bethel, Randolph, Vergennes and Rochester. He made the announcement at a ceremony at the Bethel Town Hall, highlighting an affordable housing project in specially targeted for seniors and the disabled. [More ...]

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Good Works: Northfield Savings’ anti-hunger donations to top $165K in 2010

Posted November 22, 2010

Source: Burlington FreePress, November 22.

“Northfield Savings Bank will donate more than $165,000 this year to fight hunger in Vermont. [More ...]

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Champlain Housing Trust, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board and Vermont Energy Investment Corp. Awarded $350,000 Grant

Posted October 25, 2010

Source: Champlain Housing Trust, October 25, 2010

“BURLINGTON – Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, in partnership with Vermont Housing & Conservation Board and Champlain Housing Trust, has received a $350,000 grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The two-year grant will be used to demonstrate how deep energy efficiency retrofits in single- and multi-family residences can make housing permanently and comprehensively affordable by reducing energy usage and costs. [More ...]

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VTDDC ANNOUNCES ITS 2010 FALL GRANT COMPETITION

Posted October 1, 2010

Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council 2010 Fall Grant Competition

Deadline is November 12, 2010

Requests for Proposals Up to $10,000.

Project Categories:

  • Advocacy in Action Projects: to support groups of individuals and organizations to plan and launch advocacy activities.
  • disABILITY Awareness Projects: to support initiatives that present positive images of people with developmental disabilities.
  • Community Support Model Projects: to provide seed money for new ways to support people in communities.

For complete grant descriptions, applications, and guidelines, click here: VTDDC

For PDF of announcement flier, click here: VTDDC

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CHT Receives $74,000 Treasury Grant

Posted August 19, 2010

CHT Receives $74,000 Treasury Grant

Source: VHFA, August 19, 2010

Champlain Housing Trust (CHT) was selected by U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) to receive a $74,000 grant. This is a technical assistance award that will be used to expand staff support and operations for Champlain Housing Loan Fund. [More ...]

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