WHEDA Foundation Housing Grant Program
800.334.6873
WHEDA.Foundation@wheda.com
The WHEDA Foundation Housing Grant Program awards funds to organizations working to assist in the development or improvement of housing for low-income people with special needs, including:
- Homeless persons
- Runaway youth
- Alcohol or drug dependent persons
- Persons in need of protective services
- Domestic abuse victims
- Developmentally disabled persons
- Low-income or frail, elderly persons
- Chronically mentally ill persons
- Physically impaired or disabled persons
- People living with HIV disease
- Individuals or families who do not have access to traditional or permanent housing
- Youth in crisis and/or out of home placement
- Veterans
Applicants may apply under either the emergency/transitional housing category or the permanent housing category.
Applications will be accepted from:
- Nonprofit organizations or cooperatives organized under Chapters 181, 185, or 187 of the Wisconsin statutes at the time of grant application submission
- Community development, redevelopment, and housing authorities
- Local units of government
- Native American tribal authorities
Grant recipients that received 3 consecutive funding awards through the WHEDA Foundation in 2019, 2020, and 2021 Housing Grant Program competitions are not eligible to apply in 2022.
Award ceiling: $50,000
Project period: 12 months
Total funds available: $1,000,000
Links to additional guidance, forms, and application instructions are available on the program website.
Completed applications may be submitted online or mailed to:
Housing Grant Program
WHEDA Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 1728
Madison, WI 53701-1728
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