Enterprise and the Wells Fargo Foundation jointly launched a $20 million grant competition—The Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge—designed to promote innovative strategies to increase access to affordable housing. Housing finance agencies, nonprofits, mission-oriented for-profits, government-affiliated organizations and tribal housing authorities will be eligible to compete for grants of one to three million to scale ideas and programs that will shift the current affordable housing paradigm. The first round of applications will run from January 31 through March 3. Enterprise and the Wells Fargo Foundation will be holding an informational webinar on February 2 at 11 a.m. PT, register here.
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