LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A nonprofit dedicated to providing Louisville residents with affordable housing just received more than $6 million.

What You Need To Know

  •  New Directions Housing Corporation received $6 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

  •  The nonprofit has over 900 units across more than 100 buildings to provide Louisville residents with affordable housing

  •  Over 100 units will be getting renovated with the $6 million to improve the apartments for tenants and make them more eco-friendly

  • This is part of an over $14 million project

The money is going toward upgrading over 100 units owned by New Directions Housing Corporation to improve them for tenants and to make them more eco-friendly.

“What we’re so excited about is New Directions was awarded GRRP (Green and Resilient Retrofit Program) funding, which is a new grant from HUD that truly concentrates on making units more energy efficient,” said Bridgette Johnson, the chief operations officer of New Directions.

The money will also go toward updating kitchens and bathrooms with new appliances.

“This is renovating existing units to make them a better quality than they exist today,” said Mayor Craig Greenberg, D-Louisville. “That’s part of the plan is we need to make sure that folks that are having their rent subsidized also have high-quality units. It’s not just about affordability. It’s about safe and quality units of housing.”

This is part of an over $14 million project that New Directions is working on. The nonprofit hopes to secure the rest of the funding for this by the end of the year.

New Directions has over 900 units and has a goal to revitalize almost 60% of its portfolio in the next three to five years.

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