Since 1987 through FY24 VHCB has provided funding for:

16335

Permanently affordable homes (rental & homeownership)

278741

Acres conserved natural areas, forestland & recreational lands

175785

Ag acres conserved across 822 farms

87

Historic preservation projects

1300

Working lands businesses served

$1 M

Investment in REDI funds has helped secure more than $19.4 million in grants to communities

FY24 Results

Permanently Affordable Housing

$96.6 Million invested  |  $167.5 Million leveraged

554 rental apartments

235 shelter units

247 apartments for formerly homeless

70 manufactured homes

76 homes for homeownership

14 lead mitigration projects

85 farmworker housing projects serving 226 farmworkers

Service-supported housing

Conservation & Historic Preservation

$10.1 Million invested | $13.5 Million leveraged

2,919 acres of farmland across 21 farms

4 historic preservation projects

1,926 acres of natural areas, forestland, public recreational land

Clean Water Programs

CWSP: 8 projects
$211,974 invested | $63,000 leveraged

Leahy Clean Water Program: 12 projects
$886,323 invested  |  $249,504 leveraged

Farm & Forest Viability

68% of businesses increased gross sales

$45k average increase in business sales

$5.6 million in grants and loans accessed by clients

49% of businesses added new jobs

100% improved business management skills

VHCB AmeriCorps

33 Members  |  Total hours served: 44,667

1,807 acres received stewardship services (invasive species removal, tree plantings, trail building, etc)

122 miles of trails created and/or maintained

353 volunteers recruited by VHCB AmeriCorps members resulting in 6,679 volunteer hours

260 low-income households and individuals experiencing homelessness received housing services

Program Impact Areas

Biodiversity

Downtown/Village Revitalization

Farm & Forest Next Generation Transfers

Farmworker Housing

Floodplain Restoration

Historic Gathering Places

Housing for Workers

Housing the Homeless

Invasive Species Management

Rural Community Development

Outdoor Recreation

Water Quality