Homes under construction in Richmond, Va. (Sarah Vogelsong / Virginia Mercury)
Virginia launched a workforce housing pilot program this summer aimed at both attracting economic development to the southern and southwestern portions of the state and bolstering local affordable housing supply.
With $2 million in allocated funding, the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission launched the program in late July. For-profit and nonprofit developers can now apply for the funding on a rolling basis to help with site development, infrastructure, or direct housing construction costs. The units built with the funding can be for purchase or for rent, but the goal is to help people live where they work…