Vermont Housing Conservation Board 2005 - Vermont Housing and ...

FEDERAL FUNDS SUPPLEMENT VHCB AWARDS
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conjunction with state funds,
In VHCB administers federal
funding for programs to develop
housing, increase affordability, add
support services, provide technical
assistance, and leverage state and
private dollars for land conservation
in Vermont.
Lead-Based Paint
Hazard Re duc tion Pro gram
With funding from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, this program has been
operating since 1994, administering
13.5 million to reduce lead hazards in
1,500 homes and apartments statewide.
To read more about the program, see
page 41.
AmeriCorps Vermont
Community Stewardship Program
This program has operated for eight
years, cosponsoring AmeriCorps
members to serve with nonprofit
housing and conservation en ti ties
statewide. VHCB has administered
1.6 million in funds for this program
since 1996. In 2005 the program
placed 30 AmeriCorps with housing
and conservation nonprofits statewide.
To read more about the program, see
page 39.
Agency of Transportation TEA-21
VHCB has been awarded 1.8 million
in tea-21 funds to conserve land
in prox im i ty to state highways. The
“transportation enhancement” funds
le ver age state funds, providing another
source of funds to conserve farmland
and open land.
HOME Program
Federal HOME Program funds are
aimed at serving low- and very low-income
Vermonters in housing projects
meeting the priorities of the State
Con sol i dat ed Plan. These funds help
to cov er project de vel op ment costs, to
cre ate great er affordability in the projects,
and to sup ple ment VHCB funds.
The Board ad min is ters the program on
be half of the Department of Hous ing
and Com mu ni ty Affairs. VHCB has
ad min is tered 41.4 mil lion in HOME
funds since the be gin ning of the program
in 1992.
Farmland Protection Pro gram
Through the USDA Natural Resources
Con ser va tion Service, VHCB
ad min is ters funds from this federal
program to con serve farmland. These
funds sup ple ment Ver mont’s state and
pri vate efforts, in creas ing the amount
of farm land con served. The Board has
com mit ted 16.3 mil lion in Farm land
Pro tec tion Pro gram funds.
HUD Economic
Development In cen tive
Special Project Grants
The Board administers these onetime
federal grants to designated
housing developments in the state to
assist communities in meeting their
housing needs. Last year, Special
Project Grant funds were awarded to
housing developments in Rutland and
Burlington. Since 1987, the Board has
administered nearly 13.4 million in
Special Project Grants.
Housing Opportunities
for Per sons with AIDS
HOPWA funds provide rental
sub si dies, emergency assistance and
sup port ive services to persons liv ing
with HIV/AIDS. This program was
developed in col lab o ra tion with the
Vermont HIV/AIDS Care Consortium,
the Department of Health, the Persons
with AIDS Coalition, the Ver mont
Center for Independent Liv ing, and
the AIDS service organizations. VHCB
has ad-ministered more than 2.9
million in HOPWA funds.
HUD Technical Assistance Funds
VHCB’s Community Housing
Development Or ga ni za tion Tech ni cal
As sis tance Program has administered
275,000 in various HUD funds to
pro vide train ing, operating sup port
and tech ni cal as sis tance to non profit
de vel op ers of afford able hous ing.
VHCB uses HUD technical assistance
funds to develop and co-sponsor
trainings.
Farm Viability
Enhancement Program
VHCB funding for this new farm
program is supplemented by federal
funding administered by the USDA
Natural Resources Conservation
Service. In 2005 VHCB received a
commitment of 225,000 from NRCS
for this program. To read more about
the program, see page 26.