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DHCD-Housing Services

One of the many functions of the Division of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) is to help expand local affordable housing and support services to people without housing. The variety of federal and state programs managed by DHCD aid people with disabilities, low and moderate income residents and the homeless population. DHCD works closely with local governments and non-profit housing organizations to deliver financial and technical housing assistance and to strengthen the capabilities of housing organizations. More than $40 million is distributed annually to improve affordable housing for Wisconsin residents.


DHCD Housing staff:

  • administer federal housing funds
  • administer a variety of programs for persons with Special Needs (Homeless)
  • provide state housing funds through local housing organizations
  • coordinate housing assistance programs with other state agencies
  • develop housing policy and provide housing information and technical assistance
  • Housing/Homeless Program Overview
  • Program, event and Training Calendar

HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
  • CDBG Community Development Block Grant- Housing Program
  • CDBG Housing Revolving Loan Fund
  • CHDO Community Housing Development Organizations
  • EAP Emergency Assistance Program
  • HCRI Housing Cost Reduction Initiative
  • HHR Homebuyer and Rehabilitation Program
  • LHC Lead Hazard Control
  • MHRR Manufactured Housing Rehabilitation and Recycling
  • NSP Neighborhood Stabilization Program
  • RHD Rental Housing Development Program

SPECIAL NEEDS (HOMELESS) PROGRAMS/INITIATIVES
  • Critical Assistance Program (CA)
  • ESG/THP/HPP Emergency Shelter/Transitional Housing/Homeless Prevention Program
  • HOPWA Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS
  • HPRP Homelessness Prevention & Rapid Re-housing Program
  • IBRETA Interest Bearing Real Estate Trust Accounts Program
  • PATH Project for Assist in the Transition from Homelessness
  • SOAR SSI Outreach, Access and Recovery
  • SSSG State Shelter Subsidy Grant Program
  • TBRA Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program
  • WFS Wisconsin Fresh Start Program
  • WISP/HMIS Wisconsin ServicePoint

Looking for help in finding an Affordable Housing unit for yourself and family?  Check out WIFrontDoorHousing.org  This site has apartments listed from every county of the state, and allows you to search based on availability, rent amount, handicap accessiblity, Income Restrictive, accepts Section 8 vouchers and much more.  Many of the units are available for immediate occupancy.

  FAIR HOUSING

It’s illegal to discriminate against people in housing based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or family status according to both state and federal law.  In Wisconsin it is also illegal to discriminate based on ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, or lawful source of income for housing. Some local fair housing laws include additional areas of discrimination.
   
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