Wisconsin Workforce Housing and Neighborhood Stability Act

The State of Wisconsin shall create a Workforce Housing and Neighborhood Stability Program within the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority to provide competitive grants and low-interest financing for mixed-income housing developments that reserve a meaningful share of units as affordable to working households, preserve and rehabilitate aging rental properties at risk of conversion or loss, and support neighborhood-based anti-displacement efforts in high-cost urban areas, including tenant counseling, small landlord repair assistance tied to affordability commitments, and community partnership planning. Priority shall be given to projects that leverage local or private matching funds, are located near jobs or transit, and demonstrate measurable protections against involuntary displacement.