Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation’s investment proposal for the Rhine Village apartments in White Salmon has been awarded $2.5 million from the Washington State Department of Commerce. The funding is intended to leverage additional capital from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development to acquire the property, address physical improvements and extend the timeframe for which Rhine Village remains affordable. Rhine Village was built in the 1980s. West Klickitat Community Housing, CCHC and Chrisman Development have been collaborating with the goal of leveraging the state and federal capital investments to rehabilitate and preserve the 36 units in Rhine Village.