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Combined FONSI/NOI-RROF Notice for The…
NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ANDNOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST…
MTW graduate turned first-time homeowner…
Debra Mack sought a Housing Choice Voucher because she needed help paying…
DSHA announces participants in zoning…
Nine jurisdictions will receive technical assistance to create greater variety of housing…
Downtown Development District Rebate Program…
Program to expand to 15 designated Districts Dover, Del. – Feb. 20,…
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Governor Meyer, DSHA, Apennine celebrate…
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Twenty vouchers to be allocated with a two-year time limit Dover, Del….
Low Income Housing Tax Credit…
DSHA accepting applications for 2026 allocation cycle DOVER, DE – Jan. 30,…
2025 Annual Report showcases $8.1M…
Story Map highlights investments in 12 districts Dover, Del. – Jan. 23,…
First-time homebuyer realizes her dream…
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Public Housing Authorities urge individuals…
Applicants must update information by Feb. 10, 2026, to remain on the…
Public Notice: NOI – RROF…
On or about January 20, 2026, the Delaware State Housing Authority will…
DSHA, FHLBank announce 2025 Home4Good…
$1.51 million in funding will support homeless services in Delaware Wilmington, DE…
Downtown Development Districts (DDD) Rebate…
DSHA accepting applications for large project reservations DOVER, DE – The Delaware…
Delaware’s 5 Public Housing Authorities…
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Delaware Conducts Second Reporting Pilot…
Dover, Del.— State leaders came together on Tuesday morning to announce the…
Governor Matt Meyer, DSHA celebrate…
$3.4 million in credits invested in latest award cycle Milford, Del. –…
Teaching Assistant Fulfills Homeownership Goal…
Petric Handy was living in an apartment complex in Selbyville with her…
Combined FONSI/NOI-RROF Notice for NIA…
NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO…
DSHA Pilot Programs Provide Local…
Disaster housing preparedness planning and zoning and land use reform for cities…
Press Release, General, Funding Related, Funding Announcement, Development Funding, Federal Funding, Community Development
DSHA Announces Preliminary Low-Income Housing…
$3.4 million in funding to build and preserve affordable housing in Delaware…
Delaware State Housing Authority Notice…
The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) has been awarded $1,430,099 in FY24…
Public Hearing Notice: Tax-Exempt Multi-Family…
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 147(f) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE…
Public Hearing Notice & Public…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that states…
Persistence, hard work pay off…
Krystal Dean knows what it’s like to be homeless. While a resident…
Public Notices: July 28, 2025
NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ANDNOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST…
Public Notice: Combined FONSI/NOI-RROF Notice…
NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO…
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: PURSUANT TO…
DELAWARE STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY Notice is hereby given of a public hearing…
Press Release, General, Funding Related, Funding Announcement, Development Funding, State Funding, Community Development
Large Projects in Downtown Development…
$5.5 million in funding for 15 projects to leverage $173.6 million in…
DSHA To Host Free Homebuyers…
Dover, Del., May 23, 2025 – Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) is…
Press Release, General, New Castle County, Funding Related, Development Funding, Federal Funding, State Funding, Community Development
State leaders celebrate $26.6 million…
On May 16, Governor Matt Meyer joined Delaware State Housing Authority Director…
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Housing Stability Program begins final…
Application portal closed May 7 Update: The Housing Stability Program application portal…
Young couple find realtor on…
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Affordable Housing Production Task Force…
Dover, Del. – April 7, 2025 – The Affordable Housing Production Task Force…
DSHA’s MTW clients graduate from…
On March 28, four of DSHA’s Moving to Work (MTW) clients graduated…
Statewide Emergency Repair Program Helps…
Delaware homeowners dealing with leaky roofs, broken furnaces or other household emergencies…
Matthew Heckles Confirmed as Director…
Dover, Del. – January 30, 2025 – On Wednesday, the Delaware Senate…
Former DSHA Moving-to-Work Client Creates…
When Dea Coleman moved to Hickory Tree Apartments in Selbyville, Delaware, with…
Delaware’s Five Public Housing Authorities…
Dover, Del. – January 17, 2025 – Today, Delaware’s five public housing…
$1.45 Million in Grants Announced…
DOVER, DE, Dec. 12, 2024: The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) and…
General, Policy and Planning, New Castle County, Funding Related, Development Funding, State Funding, Community Development
Downtown Development Districts Program Helps…
Rosie Tooley, a retired middle school teacher in the Philadelphia area, taught…
Delaware State Housing Authority Celebrates…
Dover, Del. December 5, 2024 – The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA)…
Downtown Development District Program Helps…
Lisa and James Hutchins purchased the historic William N.W. Dorsey House at…
Press Release, General, Policy and Planning, Funding Related, Development Funding, Community Development
City of Wilmington Celebrates Ten…
After Leveraging Over $400 Million In Private Investment, The City of Wilmington…
Delaware Celebrates Improvements to the…
Delawareans with existing applications on any of the five housing authority waitlists…
Army veteran buys first home…
Jennie Steward says she started thinking about buying a home several years…
Delaware State Housing Authority Recognizes…
Dover, Del. Thursday, November 14, 2024 – Today, the Delaware State Housing…
Young mother realizes dream of…
In 2017, Vickie Day moved with her two young children to Burton…
Public Hearing Notice: Wexford Village…
NOTICE OF MEETING The annual meeting of the Wexford Village Housing Corporationwill…
Delaware State Housing Authority Announces…
Dover, Del. October 21, 2024– The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) is…
Important Notice! Housing Application Update…
ATTENTION APPLICANTS Beginning in October 2024, Delaware’s five Public Housing Authorities (PHAs)…
Land use and economic development…
Local leaders and industry experts gathered to discuss the past, present, and…
Delaware State Housing Authority Launches…
Dover, Del. October 1, 2024 – The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA)…
Family’s journey from Moving to…
In August 2018, Jennifer and Glenn Lammey moved with their five children…
Delaware State Housing Authority Introduces…
Dover, Del. August 7, 2024 – The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA)…
Financial planning and DSHA’s Home…
On June 20, 2024, the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) held an…
Delaware State Housing Authority Celebrates…
Dover, Del., July 25, 2024 – The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA)…
DSHA Introduces “Diamond in the…
The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) unveiled its “Diamond in the Rough”…
Governor Carney, Delaware State Housing…
Wilmington, DE, May 31, 2024 – Habitat for Humanity of New Castle…
DSHA Home4Good Funding Helps Young…
Jasmine moved from Philadelphia to Wilmington, Delaware, with her two young children…
Delaware State Housing Authority Celebrates…
Dover, Del. April 25, 2024 – The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA)…
Moving To Work Graduate, Despite…
In February 2015, Daniel and Cynthia Gray moved with their five children…
Delaware State Housing Authority Welcomes…
Dover, Del. April 22, 2024 – Today, the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA)…
Catalyst Fund Application Round Opening…
The Catalyst Fund is a program funded by an allocation of State…
Delaware State Housing Authority Announces…
Dover, Del. April17, 2024—The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) announced today the…
$100,000 Grant Announced To Support…
Dover, Del. Tuesday, April 9, 2024 – Today, the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) announced…
From “Homeless” to “Housing Provider”…
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DSHA Hosts First Meeting of…
The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) held the first meeting of the…
Cynthia Karnai Confirmed As Director…
Dover, Del. March 18. 2014 – On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, the…
Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate…
DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday issued the following statement on the…
Governor Carney Announces Delaware State…
DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced he intends to nominate Cynthia…
Governor Carney Releases Statement on…
DOVER, DE – Governor John Carney on Friday released the following statement on Director…
First-time Homebuyer Reaps Benefits of…
Hector Pena-Avendano came to the United States from Venezuela in 2017 at…
DSHA Launches Expanded Homeownership Programs…
First New Money Tax-Exempt Deal Since 2013 Will Provide $75 Million To…
The Delaware Tenant Rent Reporting…
Dover, Del. January 29, 2024 – In January 2023, the Delaware State Housing…
Downtown Development District Program Successes…
The Downtown Development Districts Rebate Program (DDD), administered by the Delaware State Housing Authority…
Delaware Officials Underscore Urgency Regarding…
NEW CASTLE (January 22, 2024) – Today, Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long and leaders…
DSHA Scales Back Delaware Mortgage…
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DSHA’s Area of Opportunity Land…
Dover, Del. October 26, 2023 – A program designed to encourage new rental…
Delaware State Housing Authority Seeks…
Dover, Del. July 31, 2023 – Nonprofit housing developers wanting to renovate or…
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