Project Grant 90ATTF0027

The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) was awarded a $564,735 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Project Rental Assistance Demonstration (PRA Demo) Program of Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (CFDA 14.326). This grant enables WHEDA to provide project-based rental assistance to create affordable, integrated housing opportunities for approximately 34,000 extremely low-income...

This $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043) will fund the Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) to provide entrepreneurial development services to support women-owned small businesses in Wisconsin. The award will enable WWBIC, a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), to deliver a range of business training, financial literacy programs, technical...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program awarded a $625,000 Project Grant to the Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), a certified CDFI, to support its efforts in empowering women, minority, and low-income entrepreneurs through comprehensive business development services. The CDFI Program provides monetary awards and training opportunities to invest in and build the capacity of CDFIs, enabling them to grow, achieve...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $105,000 Rural Housing Preservation Grant (CFDA 10.433) to Community Development Alternatives, Inc., a non-profit community development corporation, to fund the repair and rehabilitation of homes for very low- and low-income rural residents in Wisconsin. The grant, awarded on July 7, 2024, with a completion date of August 7, 2025, will enable Community Development Alternatives to provide necessary assistance to individual...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $640,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) under the Project Rental Assistance (PRA) Demonstration Program of Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (CFDA 14.326). The purpose of this award is to expand the supply of supportive housing and promote community integration for approximately 34,000 extremely low-income persons with disabilities. WHEDA will...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $125,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) on July 17, 2023. This 2-year project grant supports WWBIC's mission to empower entrepreneurs, particularly women and minorities, through business training, one-on-one advising, financial literacy programs, and fair access to capital to launch and grow successful enterprises. As a certified Community Development...

The Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 59.043). The grant will fund WWBIC's delivery of training and counseling services to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Women's Business Ownership Assistance program aims to remove...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239), awarded a $1,342,415.93 formula grant to Waukesha County, Wisconsin on September 4, 2024. The grant will be used to finance a range of affordable housing activities, including rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing, homebuyer assistance, acquisition and construction of rental housing, and tenant-based rental assistance. The program aims to expand the supply of decent,...

This $281,400 Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund will support Community Lendingworks' Small Dollar Loan Program activities through September 2023. The funding will enable the certified Community Development Financial Institution to establish a loan loss reserve and provide technical assistance to increase small dollar lending to underbanked populations. Through this Small Dollar Loan Program (CFDA #21.025), the awardee aims to...

The Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund awarded Wisconsin Native Loan Fund, Inc. a $1.8 million Project Grant under the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP, CFDA 21.024). The funding will support Wisconsin Native Loan Fund's ability to provide financial assistance to communities and businesses economically impacted by the coronavirus pandemic from June 2021 through December 2023. As a Community Development...