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Delaware Effectively Ends Veteran Homelessness

Delaware State Housing Authority | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, November 11, 2016

Governor Markell announced on Friday that Delaware has effectively ended veteran homelessness, receiving certification last month from the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.




DSHA Employees raise $1,580 for Delaware Veterans Trust Fund

Delaware State Housing Authority | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2016

The Trust Fund helps Delaware veterans cover emergency expenses DOVER, DE – Delaware State Housing Authority employees have raised $1,580 for the Delaware Veterans Trust Fund, an account created in 2013 to help Delaware veterans pay for emergency costs, including medical expenses, utility bills and home repairs. Delaware’s Commission of Veterans Affairs administers the Trust […]




Downtown Development Districts (DDD) Program Expands

Delaware State Housing Authority | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Governor Jack Markell on Wednesday announced a statewide expansion of Delaware’s Downtown Development Districts program, significantly building on the state’s efforts to redevelop Delaware’s commercial business districts and drive private investment in towns and cities. Five new Downtown Development Districts were officially designated in Smyrna, Harrington, Milford, Georgetown and Laurel. Investors who make qualified improvements to residential, commercial, or industrial properties in those districts now may qualify for state and local development incentives, including 20 percent state grant rebates.




More projects in Wilmington, Dover and Seaford to receive Downtown Development Districts Funding

Delaware State Housing Authority | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 27, 2016

$4.5 million in grant funding for 11 projects will leverage $130 million in private investment DOVER, DE — Building on progress in Delaware’s downtowns, Governor Jack Markell and the Delaware State Housing Authority announced on Monday that 11 new downtown revitalization projects in Wilmington, Dover and Seaford will receive $4.5 million in grant funding through […]




DSHA Increases Rental Assistance in Areas of Opportunity

Delaware State Housing Authority | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Date Posted: Sunday, June 26, 2016

Changes will offer more housing choice near job centers, quality schools DOVER, DE — To ensure that all Delawareans have more choice of where to live, the Delaware State Housing Authority is increasing available rental assistance in Areas of Opportunity across the state, allowing families with housing vouchers to move closer to employment centers, quality […]







  Category: Delaware State Housing Authority

Delaware Effectively Ends Veteran Homelessness

Delaware State Housing Authority | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, November 11, 2016

Governor Markell announced on Friday that Delaware has effectively ended veteran homelessness, receiving certification last month from the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.




DSHA Employees raise $1,580 for Delaware Veterans Trust Fund

Delaware State Housing Authority | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2016

The Trust Fund helps Delaware veterans cover emergency expenses DOVER, DE – Delaware State Housing Authority employees have raised $1,580 for the Delaware Veterans Trust Fund, an account created in 2013 to help Delaware veterans pay for emergency costs, including medical expenses, utility bills and home repairs. Delaware’s Commission of Veterans Affairs administers the Trust […]




Downtown Development Districts (DDD) Program Expands

Delaware State Housing Authority | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Governor Jack Markell on Wednesday announced a statewide expansion of Delaware’s Downtown Development Districts program, significantly building on the state’s efforts to redevelop Delaware’s commercial business districts and drive private investment in towns and cities. Five new Downtown Development Districts were officially designated in Smyrna, Harrington, Milford, Georgetown and Laurel. Investors who make qualified improvements to residential, commercial, or industrial properties in those districts now may qualify for state and local development incentives, including 20 percent state grant rebates.




More projects in Wilmington, Dover and Seaford to receive Downtown Development Districts Funding

Delaware State Housing Authority | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 27, 2016

$4.5 million in grant funding for 11 projects will leverage $130 million in private investment DOVER, DE — Building on progress in Delaware’s downtowns, Governor Jack Markell and the Delaware State Housing Authority announced on Monday that 11 new downtown revitalization projects in Wilmington, Dover and Seaford will receive $4.5 million in grant funding through […]




DSHA Increases Rental Assistance in Areas of Opportunity

Delaware State Housing Authority | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Date Posted: Sunday, June 26, 2016

Changes will offer more housing choice near job centers, quality schools DOVER, DE — To ensure that all Delawareans have more choice of where to live, the Delaware State Housing Authority is increasing available rental assistance in Areas of Opportunity across the state, allowing families with housing vouchers to move closer to employment centers, quality […]