New Hampshire Housing’s Partnership Grants Program: Incubator Grants

New Hampshire Housing’s Partnership Grants Program offers Incubator Grants to support organizations focused on workforce housing education and advocacy. With maximum awards of $50,000 for established nonprofits and $20,000 for startups, these grants aim to foster community support for housing development and improve local advocacy efforts. Applicants must submit a detailed Work Plan outlining strategies to address land use regulations and community resistance. No matching funds are required, making this an accessible opportunity for impactful housing initiatives.

New Hampshire Housing has four grant opportunities available through the Housing Partnership Grant Program to assist groups and municipalities working to advance discussions about housing in the state as well as expand access to housing.
Partnership Grants are intended to increase opportunities for housing education and improve advocacy efforts at the local and regional level that will lead to changes in municipal and state land use regulations, as well as other processes that encourage the creation of a diverse housing stock. These efforts should increase awareness of the relationship between an adequate/balanced housing supply and economic growth and stability.
This grant program has funds available for two types of organizations: established nonprofit economic/community development organizations that are going to create a new workforce housing education and advocacy program (maximum award of $50,000) or a start-up organization whose primary mission will be workforce housing education and advocacy (maximum award of $20,000).
The application will require submission of a detailed Work Plan that shows how the organization/program will develop support for changes and actions to reduce community resistance to housing development, especially in relation to land use regulations.
Incubator grants are one-time-only grants with no matching funds required.

Eligibility

Strong applicants will demonstrate a dedication to educating the public, including public officials, about housing needs and the relationship between housing and the regional economy.