DC’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act granted the 1400 Aspen Street Tenants Association the right to seize their building after a decade long fight. LISC, supplemented by the Department of Housing and Community Development’s Preservation Loan Fund, provided $3.9 million in acquisition financing to the association. Since rising above the COVID-19 pandemic and buyout offers, …

LISC is one of five organizations leading Power Forward Communities, a new coalition investing in green housing and jobs to support economic opportunity and climate resilience. Today, the EPA awarded the coalition $2 billion to implement a decarbonization strategy that also lifts up under-resourced communities—making housing more affordable, mitigating climate impacts and improving local health.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and The Urban Land Institute (ULI) are pleased to announce the successful completion of a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) focused on the greater Capitol Heights and Seat Pleasant areas in Prince George’s County. TAPs engage experts in development, planning, and placemaking and are designed to work with communities to address …