Affordable housing in Waynesboro and Harrisonburg got a boost this week with a $1.2 million grant from Virginia Housing’s regional housing development program.
The grant will bring 176 affordable rental units to the region.
In Waynesboro, the development of 1030 Alston Court is led by Enterprise Community Development, Inc., a nonprofit and one of the largest affordable housing developers in the Mid-Atlantic region.
The second project is BJS Harrisonburg Family I in Harrisonburg, developed by the Beverly J. Searles Foundation, Inc., a Georgia-based nonprofit that has built more than 800 affordable housing units nationwide.
These homes will serve residents earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income with a focus on supporting workers in service and support roles.
Both projects will receive $560,000 in regional housing development funds through the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission.
The CSPDC had also applied for a third development, Locust Grove II, in Rockingham County. All three projects were part of a grant application made in March.
The RHDP creates replicable models of affordable and workforce housing to meet growing demand across the Commonwealth.
A recent regional housing study identified a shortage of affordable rental options in the Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro and Harrisonburg metropolitan statistical areas.
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