Dan Brennan

The program is designed to boost affordable rental housing development. It provides up to $10 million annually, with a maximum possible allocation of $15 million in any one year, including carried-forward credits.

A robust pipeline of affordable housing development in 2025 will continue through 2026.

Eligible households can receive a one-time heating benefit of up to $500 if they face an emergency, according to MaineHousing.

Federal and state tax credits will be used to finance dwellings for older adults and families across eight development sites in the cities of Biddeford, Belfast, Lewiston, Portland, South Portland and Rockland.

Some 7,000 Maine households that depend on the Low-Income Heating Assistance Program would be affected if the government shutdown continues.

The program used $20 million in state funding to subsidize construction of 276 homes offered at prices affordable to middle-income households.

Issues on the agenda for the full day conference include recent housing-related legislation, the impact of Maine's economy on home affordability and availability, and how modular and manufactured housing can help meet the state's needs.

MaineHousing has awarded the last of state subsidies to three apartment projects that will create 129 affordable housing units in Lewiston and Portland.

The new builds will be a mix of condominiums and single-family homes in developments from Bangor to Sanford, for a total of 169 homes.

State subsidies have since 2022 helped to fund more than 200 affordable housing units. The latest round of dollars will support the creation of another 137, all in rural communities.