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WHEDA Foundation Housing Grant Program

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

Sponsor
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
Deadlines
Aug 11, 2023
Contact
Purpose

The WHEDA Foundation Housing Grant Program awards funds to organizations working to assist in the development or improvement of housing for special needs populations, 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 without 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.

Eligibility

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 2020, 2021, and 2022 Housing Grant Program competitions are not eligible to apply in 2023.

Geographic coverage
Wisconsin
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $50,000
Project period: 12 months
Total funds available: $2,000,000

Application process

Links to additional guidance, forms, and the online application are available on the program website when applications are being accepted.

Tagged as
Abuse and violence · American Indian or Alaska Native · Capital funding · Children and youth · Elderly population · Families · HIV and AIDS · Housing and homelessness · Mental health · People with disabilities · Substance use and misuse · Veterans · Women · Wisconsin



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