RHP aims to provide stable, temporary housing for up to two years for individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. DSHA provides funding to build or rehab recovery houses, while the Department of Health and Social Services and the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health fund recovery services. The post DSHA Seeks Applications For Recovery Housing Pilot Program Funded By Community Development Block …
DRBA details millions going to bridge, airport infrastructure
Delaware’s infrastructure stole the show in Wednesday’s State of the County for New Castle County. Stephen Williams, deputy executive director of Delaware River Bay Authority, told an audience of about 200 that the Authority is focusing on the importance of replacing aging infrastructure and investing in the Delaware Memorial Bridge, which links the First State to New Jersey. Some of …
DSHA Announces Preliminary Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Allocation
The LIHTC was created in 1986 to encourage private/public investment to preserve and construct affordable rental housing nationwide. Alone and combined with tax-exempt private activity bonds, the LIHTC has been the most productive source of affordable housing financing in the nation’s history. The post DSHA Announces Preliminary Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Allocation appeared first on State of Delaware News. Staff …
Delaware still working on 32,000 tax refunds, new system
Less than 10% of Delawareans who were due refunds when they filed their taxes are still waiting on them. Since the beginning of 2023, the Delaware Department of Finance has received more than 387,000 requests for a 2022 tax refund. Its completed 355,641 of those requests, which totaled about $230 million. The number of outstanding tax refunds is about the …
Kitchen table issues expected to be focus of 2024 election
With three Democrats already announcing a run for statewide offices in 2024, politicians say they expect the election’s main issues to be familiar to most voters. “It’s the cost of things going up and kind of wages being stagnant,” said Sen. Brian Pettyjohn, R-Georgetown, minority leader in the Delaware State Senate. “More and more I’m hearing from people, especially our …
Community reinvestment fund gets half of previous year
The 2024 fiscal year community reinvestment fund allocates $45 million to 153 different organizations, a big drop from the $90 million allocated for 2023 fiscal year and the $70 million allocated in 2022. The fund is part of this year’s bond bill and comes from Senate Bill 160, sponsored by Sen. Jack Walsh, D-Stanton, which allocates $1,409,448,938 to address capital …
Correction commissioner to join nonprofit prison company
The commission of the Delaware Department of Correction is stepping down to join a national non-profit that is “expanding to correctional systems across the U.S.” Monroe Hudson, who has been commissioner since 2021, announced Thursday that he will be leaving. Hudson will service until July 14. Jason Miller, chief of communications with the department, declined to say which company Hudson …
Veterans can file for new benefits at July 14 family fun day
A new Veterans Affairs family fun day is organized around a serious tent pole: Getting 150 or more veterans to file claims for new federal benefits. The Wilmington Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Veteran Benefits Administration hope the July 14 event will bring the additional resources available through the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act to service members, veterans, …
Bills, issues that will be back before the General Assembly
Since this year’s General Assembly session opened in January, hundreds of bills have passed, from marijuana legalization to climate change regulations. Plenty are still waiting for the second half of the 152nd session of the Assembly, which begins in January. Minority Leader Mike Ramone, R-Pike Creek, said Republicans had several tax bills that they are going to introduce at the …
Paramedics, firefighters, vet groups get $71.9M in grants
The state Senate voted Friday night to send a $71.9 million grant package to Gov. John Carney to bolster fire companies, ambulance services, senior centers, veterans organizations and other community groups. The Grants-In-Aid bill for fiscal year 2024 includes: $22.7 million for organizations that provide benefits to Delawareans in the areas of health, substance-use disorder treatment, the arts, tourism and …