What is the WHEDA Foundation?
The WHEDA Foundation, Inc. was established by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA®) in 1983. It is responsible for receiving and administering housing grant funds on behalf of the Authority.
What is the Housing Grant Program?
The WHEDA Foundation, Inc. and WHEDA make available annually grant funds through the Housing Grant Program competition. The Program's mission is to assist in the improvement of the state's housing for the following special needs populations:
- Homeless persons,
- runaways,
- 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, and
- individuals or families who do not have access to traditional or permanent housing.
Year-to-Date Program Activity
Since the inception of the Housing Grant Program in 1985, the Foundation has granted funds to over 40% of total requests received. Below are the current statistics for all years since the program began.
| Total Requests Received: |
1,952 |
| Total Funds Requested: |
$60,907,488 |
| Total Awards Issued: |
844 |
| Total Funds Awarded: |
$19,613,000 |
2009 Grants Awards
2008 Grants Awards
2007 Grants Awards