Wisconsin awards $2.5M in workforce housing grants
June 20, 2025

Lake Country Tribune

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin is sending $2.5 million for three housing developments as part of the Vacancy-to-Vitality loan program.

The funding includes $1 million for Kelly Station in Dane County, $757,752 for South Shore Landing in Milwaukee County and $562,807 for Indianhead Conversion in Chippewa County.

The Dane County project will include 76 units, 20 units will be built in South Shore Landing and 27 units in Indianhead Conversion.

“Housing is one of the issues I hear most about everywhere I go, and it’s an issue that connects dots between some of the most pressing issues facing our state, from our kids’ success in the classroom to bringing talented folks to our workforce,” Gov. Tony Evers said in a statement.

The workforce housing units were funded through grants awarded by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

Overall, the program received $525 million in funding during the 2023-25 budget process in order to build 1,000 workforce housing units statewide.

“I was proud to sign into law the largest state investment in workforce housing in our state’s history, and it’s great to see these funds go out the door to communities across our state,” Evers said in a statement. “During my administration, more than 17,000 affordable housing units have been built in Wisconsin, and with these critical programs and millions of dollars left to award, we’re not slowing down anytime soon.”

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