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Five Innovation Grant Winners Are Set to Take Housing to New Heights
The Innovation Grant Program supports breakthroughs in both housing affordability and housing services for residents in Virginia, primarily with regard to serving low- and moderate-income households. The goal is to encourage partners to develop new technical and process-based solutions that, while uncommon now, could be easily replicated over the long term.
PDC Grant Spotlight – PlanRVA
PlanRVA has used its PDC grant award as gap funding for construction on 270 affordable housing units across eight of its nine jurisdictions, with a particular bump in production in rural and underserved markets.
Virginia Housing Receives 2024 Top Virginia Employers for Interns Award
In commemoration of Virginia Intern Day, The Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership (VTOP) has recognized Virginia Housing as a recipient of the 2024 Top Virginia Employers for Interns Award. This year’s award recognizes 136 employers from across Virginia who provide high-quality internships to students.
A Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing Complex is on the Way in McLean
On Wednesday, July 17, SCG Development broke ground on Phase A of Somos at McLean Metro, a two-phase affordable housing development in Fairfax County. Somos at McLean Metro will be a new construction mid-rise multifamily rental housing community for lower-income households, with this first phase providing 231 new affordable homes.
PDC Grant Spotlight – Southwest Virginia
The Mount Rogers Planning District Commission (MRPDC) is getting creative to provide affordable housing in Southwest Virginia with the help of our Planning District Commission (PDC) grants. Read our feature article about how the MRPDC is addressing the housing shortage in the April edition of Virginia Municipal League’s magazine, Virginia Town & City.
Habitat for Humanity Dedicates Two New Homes in Richmond
Back in the fall, 28 Virginia Housing associates participated in two Habitat for Humanity builds on 17th Street in Richmond’s south side, just off of Hull Street. The houses were recently finished, and a dedication ceremony took place on Tuesday, March 26.