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2023 Housing Grant Program
The 2023 WHEDA Foundation Grant awards for Emergency/Transitional Housing and Permanent Housing were made on December 15, 2023.
2023 Program Statistics
| Requests Received: | 96 |
| Funds Requested: | $3,863,605.44 |
| Awards Issued: | 53 |
| Total Funds Awarded: | $2,013,589 |
| Bed/Units Assisted: | 1,674 |
2023 Emergency/Transitional Housing Category Award Recipients
| Applicant | Award Amount | Project City | Project County | Beds/Units | Project Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baraboo Area Homeless Shelter | $41,913 | Baraboo | Sauk | 25 | Purchase of 15 industrial quality beds and storage. |
| Benjamin's House Emergency Shelter | $50,000 | Rice Lake | Barron | 33 | Fire alarm at newly aquired building to be used as transitional housing for clients. |
| Bolton Refuge House, Inc. | $42,044 | Eau Claire | Eau Claire | 60 | Purchase and install security fence at one emergency housing facility. Purchase new furniture for two emergency shelters. |
| Center Against Sexual & Domestic Abuse, Inc. | $36,972 | Superior | Douglas | 20 | Paint the interior of the shelter and provide repairs to four bathrooms within the facility. |
| Community Action, Inc. of Rock & Walworth Counties | $40,438 | Darien | Rock & Walworth | 54 | Replace the existing outdoor playground equipment at homeless shelter. |
| Community Advocates | $50,000 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 65 | Purchase and install a new boiler system in a building that hosts both a women's and a family shelter. |
| Day By Day Shelter | $9,289 | Oshkosh | Winnebago | 50 | Purchase and installation of window treatments, a video phone, a sound system, and walkie-talkies for a recently launched 50-bed emergency shelter. |
| Family Promise of Green County, Inc. | $33,289 | Monroe | Green | 18 | Replace existing siding, rewrap exterior, install new gutters and downspouts, remove old roofing and install new. |
| Family Promise of Washington County, Inc. | $50,000 | West Bend | Washington | 56 | Expansion of nine emergency shelter bedrooms with one added community shelter area. |
| Golden House, Inc. | $50,000 | Green Bay | Brown | 60 | New commercial-grade ADA washers/dryers, new linens and towels, and additional laundry room supplies. |
| HALO, Inc. | $50,000 | Racine | Racine | 120 | Rehabilitate bathroom walls afftected by flooding and mold in shelter. |
| Pathfinders Milwaukee, Inc. | $50,000 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 8 | Construct outdoor program area including private outdoor patio area, relocating of a garden, and construction of a shed. |
| Pillars, Inc. | $21,100 | Appleton | Outagamie | 80 | Install a sewage cutter for the sewage ejector pit at the shelter. |
| Redeemer Lutheran Church | $50,000 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 30 | Purchase and installation of storage batteries for solar array. Purchase of commercial-grade washer/dryer and laundry supplies. |
| Rock Valley Community Programs, Inc. | $50,000 | Janesville | Rock | 183 | Replace and upgrade three rooftop HVAC units. |
| SAFE Haven of Racine, Inc. | $47,960 | Racine | Racine | 8 | Replace existing gutter system and remove/replace HVAC system. Remove carpet in entryway and replace with commercial grade wood flooring. |
| Sojourner Family Peace Center | $25,000 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 53 | Ballistic glass installation for main and rear building entrances. |
| Taylor County Supportive Housing | $42,000 | Medford | Taylor | 13 | Replace windows, doors, HVAC, and build a fence. |
| The Hannah Center, Inc. | $50,000 | Wisconsin Rapids | Wood | 6 | Install a fire sprinkler system. |
| The Salvation Army of Burnett County | $32,535 | Siren | Burnett | 12 | Replace 12 windows with energy efficient windows and build a deck for shelter. |
| Wisconsin Community Services, Inc. | $48,450 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 18 | Replace roof. |
| Women's Resource Center of Racine, Inc. | $49,360 | Racine | Racine | 30 | Remove and rebuild the wheelchair ramp, deck, and surrounding area. |
| YWCA Madison | $26,000 | Madison | Dane | 30 | Partially fund the purchase and installation of filtered water system. Purchase and install 12 locking wardrobes. |
| YWCA Rock County | $22,998 | Janesville | Rock | 33 | Repair control board for elevator. Purchase and install an upgraded video intercom security system. |
| House of Hope Green Bay, Inc. | $44,755 | Green Bay | Brown | 8 | Repave the parking lot, move and enclose dumpsters, and repair a leak in the basement of facility. |
| Emergency/Transitional Housing Subtotal | $1,014,103 | 1,073 |
2023 Permanent Housing Category Award Recipients
| Applicant | Award Amount | Project City | Project County | Beds/Units | Project Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVOCAP, Inc. | $33,750 | Menasha | Winnebago | 4 | Purchase and replace windows. |
| Appleton Housing Authority | $45,000 | Appleton | Outagamie | 70 | Repair 57 split unit air conditioners. |
| Bayfield County Housing Authority | $50,000 | Bayfield | Bayfield | 6 | Remove and replace roof on 6-unit apartment building. |
| City of Mauston Housing Authority | $50,000 | Mauston | Juneau | 45 | Install lining of the underfloor waste piping and sewer to seal cracks. |
| City of Platteville | $25,000 | Platteville | Grant | 5 | Help fund city program that provides grants to rehab/repair pre-1950 single family homes assessed at $150,000 or less. |
| Couleecap, Inc. | $15,652 | La Crosse and Gays Mills | La Crosse and Crawford | 13 | Provide electrical upgrades to tri-plex and poly-leveling work on 10 townhomes. |
| Craig Kinney Apartments, Inc. | $23,120 | Madison | Dane | 5 | Replace original roof of apartment building. |
| Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, Inc. | $50,000 | Greendale | Milwaukee | 3 | Purchase and installation of washers, dryers, water heaters, furnaces, air conditioners, and sliding glass shower doors along with the painting of kitchen cabinets of three apartments. |
| Eau Claire County Housing, Inc. | $15,048 | Fairchild | Eau Claire | 11 | Replace two boilers. |
| Fall Creek Valley Housing, Inc. | $50,000 | Fall Creek | Eau Claire | 14 | Replace damaged roof. |
| Green County Development Corporation | $30,000 | Monroe | Green | 1 | Rehab of donated, dilapidated home. Rehab work done by high school and tech school students learning in-demand job-skills. |
| Ho-Chunk Housing and Community Development Agency | $50,000 | Nekoosa | Wood | 4 | Replace windows in four homes with energy efficient vinyl windows. |
| Hope Street Ministry | $47,990 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee and Waukesha | 24 | Replace kitchen cabinets and countertops in four apartment kitchens. |
| Housing Authority of the City of Washburn | $34,100 | Washburn | Bayfield | 24 | Install thermostatic controls in 26 bathrooms. |
| Madison Area Community Land Trust | $29,586 | Madison | Dane | 2 | Install zero-barrier ramp at the front entry of the property. Remodel bathroom with ADA shower. Replace five windows. |
| Marathon County Housing Redevelopment - HUD-LLC | $26,797 | Scofield and Rothschild | Marathon | 102 | Replace 36 low-boy toilets with ADA low-flow high-boy toilets. Upgrade exterior lighting. |
| Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity | $50,000 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 5 | Repair roofs on five homes of low-income seniors. |
| Movin' Out, Inc. | $50,000 | West Bend | Washington | 2 | Replace furnaces and water heaters, interior painting, remove porch and repair ramp. Provide funding for ongoing home repair program for persons with disabilities. |
| NeighborWorks Green Bay | $50,000 | Green Bay | Brown | 40 | Replace 81 windows in an apartment building. |
| New Hope Center, Inc. | $18,000 | Chilton | Calumet | 4 | New roof on apartment building. |
| Pillars, Inc. | $15,000 | Appleton | Outagamie | 10 | Replace boiler unit in 10-unit apartment building. |
| Revitalize Milwaukee, Inc. | $50,000 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee and Waukesha | 20 | Grant to help fund home repairs for low-income homeowners who are elderly, living with a disability, veterans, or have a household member who is under the age of six years. |
| Rusk County Housing Authority | $47,550 | Sheldon and Weyerhaeuser | Rusk | 48 | Replace four boiler systems. |
| United Methodist Children's Services | $30,600 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 24 | Remove and replace flooring of apartment building. |
| Veterans 1st of NEW, Inc. | $50,000 | Green Bay | Brown | 10 | Purchase materials to build 10 homes. |
| Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc. | $37,418 | Tomah | Monroe | 8 | Repair exterior wall of apartment building and cover with siding. |
| Women In Transition | $10,875 | Madison | Dane | 17 | Raising and repair of front walk and stairs. |
| YWCA Madison | $14,000 | Madison | Dane | 80 | Partially fund the purchase and installation of filtered water systems to improve water quality and decrease water utilities. |
| Permanent Housing Subtotal | $999,486 | 601 |