Housing Funding Applications
Housing Funding Applications support Vermont housing developers and communities in creating and preserving permanently affordable rental homes and homeownership opportunities to address housing needs.
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Funder: Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Due Dates: October 28, 2026 (January Board cycle) | February 24, 2027 (May Board cycle)
Funding Amounts: HOME/HTF maximum guidelines: $187,658–$371,477 per unit by bedroom count; housing feasibility grants up to $20,000–$25,000
Summary: State and federal funding supports permanently affordable rental housing and homeownership in Vermont.
Key Information: Discuss the project with VHCB staff and complete a staff site visit before submitting.
Description
The Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (VHCB) supports affordable rental development and homeownership through state and federal housing programs. Funding sources include VHCB funds, HOME, National Housing Trust Fund (HTF), ARPA State Fiscal Recovery funding, supplemental state housing funds, and HOME-ARP. The housing funding page also includes Healthy & Lead-Safe Homes assistance and shared-equity and Habitat for Humanity homeownership resources.
Permanent affordability is central to VHCB assistance: housing subsidy covenants are recorded in land records and remain attached to properties upon resale. Federal funding priorities include increasing the supply and quality of affordable housing, addressing homelessness, and strengthening communities. Projects serving the lowest-income and most vulnerable Vermonters may receive deeper subsidies.
