$5.5 million awarded to Strong Neighborhoods projects statewide
Delaware State Housing Authority | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Date Posted: Monday, March 13, 2017
Funding also allocated to clean up and maintain vacant or abandoned homes WILMINGTON – Nine projects statewide will receive $5.5 million from Delaware’s Strong Neighborhoods Housing Fund to address vacant, abandoned or foreclosed properties, Governor John Carney announced today, joined by Delaware State Housing Authority Director Anas Ben Addi and elected officials and community leaders […]
Projects in Downtown Development Districts to receive DDD Grant Funding
Delaware State Housing Authority | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2017
$3.6 million in grant funding for 16 projects to leverage $38.6 million in private investment MILFORD – Building on progress in Delaware’s downtowns, Governor Jack Markell and the Delaware State Housing Authority announced on Tuesday that sixteen new downtown revitalization projects in Harrington, Milford, Dover, Smyrna and Wilmington will receive $3.56 million in grant funding […]
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.
