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Competitive Loan Financing Products

Spring 2025 Loan Funding Cycle Recipients Announced!

WHEDA announces three developments will receive $2.5 million in loan funding to help provide 123 units of workforce housing in this  application cycle. Click the name of the project to see more information.

Project Name Project City Project County Program Total Units Loan Amount
Madison Dane Infrastructure Access 76 $222,210
Set Aside Housing Type
General Workforce
Madison Dane Vacancy-to-Vitality 76 $1,000,000
Set Aside Targeting
General Workforce
Chippewa Falls Chippewa  Vacancy-to-Vitality 27 $562,807
Set Aside Targeting
General Workforce
South Milwaukee Milwaukee Vacancy-to-Vitality 20 $756,752
Set Aside Targeting
General Workforce

 

Spring 2025 Application Cycle
2024 Application Cycles
2023 Application Cycle

2024 competitive loan cycle for the Infrastructure Access, Restore Main Street, and Vacancy-to-Vitality Loan Programs.

2023 competitive loan cycle for the Restore Main Street and Vacancy-to-Vitality Loan Programs.

Governor Evers has signed into law a Bipartisan Housing Legislation Package that will help expand access to safe, affordable housing for working families. WHEDA is administering four loan programs that will emerge from this housing legislation. The new products are critical to providing solutions to address the state’s housing crisis. Learn more about this $525 million investment in affordable housing here.

What Municipalities Need to Know about WHEDA’s New Loan Programs

 

WHEDA administers the following programs:

Infrastructure Access

Infrastructure Access Loan

Assembly Bill 264, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 14; amended by Assembly Bill 1075, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 209:   

Learn more about the Infrastructure Access loan.

This competitive loan program allows a residential housing developer to apply for a loan to cover the costs of installing, replacing, upgrading, or improving public infrastructure related to workforce housing or senior housing. These costs are typically covered by the developer.

Restore Main Street Loan

Assembly Bill 265, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 15:  

Learn more about the Restore Main Street loan.

This competitive loan program allows an owner of rental housing to apply for a loan to cover the costs to improve housing located on the second or third floors of an existing building with commercial space on the ground level.

Vacancy To Vitality

Vacancy-to-Vitality Loan Program

Assembly Bill 268, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 18:  

Learn more about the Vacancy-to-Vitality loan.

This competitive loan program allows a developer to apply for a loan to help cover the cost of converting a vacant commercial building to workforce housing or senior housing.

 

 

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