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Housing Initiatives

Statewide initiatives Housing Delaware leads or supports to expand housing supply, end homelessness, and help Delaware communities plan for the future.

Housing Delaware leads and supports a range of statewide initiatives — many established by executive order or legislation — to expand housing supply, reduce homelessness, and help local governments plan for growth. Each initiative below links to its full program page.

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Delaware Interagency Collaborative to End Homelessness

The Delaware Interagency Collaborative to End Homelessness was established by Governor Matt Meyer signing Executive Order #8. The overall goal of the Collaborative will be to cut homelessness in half and end youth homelessness in Delaware within the next five years.
Learn more about the Collaborative
Affordable Housing Production Task Force

The Affordable Housing Production Task Force was established via House Bill 442 to make recommendations on how the State and local governments can increase the supply of housing that is affordable to households across the income spectrum.
Learn more about the task force
Lead-Based Paint Remediation Certification Committee

The Lead-Based Paint Remediation Certification Committee was created via House Substitute 2 to House Bill 70 to study the available workforce and public funding to support the lead inspection and remediation efforts required by Chapter 54 of Title 25 of the Delaware Code.
Learn more on lead remediation
Disaster Housing

In partnership with the University of Delaware’s Institute for Public Administration (IPA), Housing Delaware will launch a technical assistance pilot program to support a cohort of three municipalities in adopting pre-disaster actions to streamline their housing recovery process.
Learn more about disaster housing
Planning Assistance

Senate Joint Resolution 8 (SJR 8) directs Housing Delaware to create a pilot program to support local zoning reform efforts. The program will provide technical assistance to interested municipalities to modernize their zoning and land use codes, with the goals of encouraging a greater variety of housing types, promoting compact, mixed-use development, and addressing housing affordability challenges.
Learn more about planning