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State Data Overview
Across Maine, there is a shortage of rental homes affordable and available to extremely low income households (ELI), whose incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income (AMI). Many of these households are severely cost burdened, spending more than half of their income on housing. Severely cost burdened poor households are more likely than other renters to sacrifice other necessities like healthy food and healthcare to pay the rent, and to experience unstable housing situations like evictions.
KeyFacts37,977Or24%Renter households that are extremely low income-20,307Shortage of rental homes affordable and available for extremely low income renters$31,550Average income limit for 4-person extremely low income household$59,120Annual household income needed to afford a two-bedroom rental home at HUD's Fair Market Rent.65%Percent of extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden -
State Level Partners
NLIHC Housing Advocacy Organizer
Zenayah Roaché
State PartnersMaine Affordable Housing Coalition
c/o Avesta Housing
307 Cumberland Avenue
Portland, ME 04101
Laura Mitchell, Executive Director
[email protected]Become an NLIHC State Partner
NLIHC’s affiliation with our state coalition partners is central to our advocacy efforts. Although our partners' involvement varies, they are all housing and homeless advocacy organizations engaged at the state and federal level. Many are traditional coalitions with a range of members; others are local organizations that serve more informally as NLIHC's point of contact.
Inquire about becoming a state partner by contacting [email protected]
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Housing Trust FundHTF Implementation Information
NLIHC continues working with leaders in each state and the District of Columbia who will mobilize advocates in support of HTF allocation plans that benefit ELI renters to the greatest extent possible. Please contact the point person coordinating with NLIHC in your state (below) to find out about the public participation process and how you can be involved. Email Tori Bourret with any questions.
Current Year HTF Allocation$2,982,433
HTF State Resources2019
Annual Action Plan with HTF Allocation Plan on page 70 (PDF)
Supportive Housing RFP (PDF)
2018
2018 HTF RFP (PDF)
Annual Action Plan with HTF Allocation Plan on page 84 (PDF)
2017
Final HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
Request for Proposals (PDF)
Draft HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
Notice of public hearing on July 20 (PDF)
2016
Housing Trust Fund RFP (PDF)
HUD-approved 2016 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
Final HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
HTF Allocation Plan Comments Submitted by Maine Equal Justice Project (PDF)
Draft HTF Allocation Plan by Maine State Housing Authority (PDF)
State Designated EntityState Entity Webpage
Maine State Housing AuthorityOfficial Directly Involved with HTF ImplementationBill Glover
LIHTC Program Manager
201-626-4634
[email protected]NHTF-specific Pages
National Housing Trust Fund
Plans for Federal FundsGetting Started Report (11 MB) -
ResourcesResources
Housing Profiles
State Housing Profile
State Housing Profile: Maine (PDF)
Congressional District Housing Profile
Congressional District Profile: Maine (PDF)
Research and Data
National Housing Preservation Database
The National Housing Preservation Database is an address-level inventory of federally assisted rental housing in the United States.
Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing
Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing. In Maine and Nationwide
The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes
The Gap represents data on the affordable housing supply and housing cost burdens at the national, state, and metropolitan levels. In Maine and Nationwide
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