State Policy Update April 6, 2026 Please find below updates on HHAV’s 2026 legislative priorities as well as announcements, events, federal updates and news. Be sure to check out our 2026 Advocacy page that includes all the testimony and memos submitted on behalf of our members. Upcoming Events/Announcements State Policy Updates Federal Update State News on Housing & Homelessness
We want to hear from you! Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP).The QAP establishes the policies, priorities and evaluation criteria used to allocate federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and Vermont Affordable Housing Tax Credits. This document shapes how affordable housing is financed in VT and includes policies and criteria for rental units prioritized for people exiting homelessness. Public comment is …
Meeting Follow-up & Legislative Update March Membership Meeting Follow-up Please find below an update on some of our state and federal policy priorities as well as follow-up details from our March 10 membership meeting. Our next meeting will beTuesday, April 14 from 9-10:30am via Zoom. Please look for an email alert soon with details and the …
HHAV Weekly State Policy Update – January 22, 2026 Greetings! The first two weeks of the 2026 legislative session…and the first two weeks of me on the job…were a blur. Things are moving fast and furious, as they tend to do the second year of a biennium. Below is HHAV’s weekly state policy update. This one …
Thanks to all who helped organize Vermont’s 2024 Homelessness Awareness Day across the state on Thursday January 18th and the weeks leading up to that date! Check out the events that happened at the state house and across the state! Below are photographs of the Memorial Vigil/Speak-Out held on the state house steps on Jan. …
Seasonal Emergency Shelters Training Institute for Community Alliances Does your agency operate a seasonal shelter, winter shelter, low barrier shelter, or night-by-night shelter? Then this training is for you! ICA has pre-recorded a 15-minute video on Seasonal Emergency Shelters (Night-by-Night data entry model). This training will review the ‘bookend’ Enrollments, the Attendance Module, and the Housing Service to …
