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As President Trump said in his Executive Order on Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction (March 13, 2026), The American dream of homeownership depends on a dynamic housing market in which a varied inventory of new homes is built and renovated each year. Layers of unnecessary regulatory barriers, slow permitting processes, and onerous mandates at all levels of government have delayed construction, restricted development, and driven up the costs of new housing. These constraints have made housing less affordable for many Americans.It is the policy of my Administration to reduce regulatory barriers to building homes and to steward taxpayer dollars in a manner that promotes housing affordability.HUD's PRO Housing program rewards communities that have taken steps to remove regulatory barriers to building and preserving homes by providing funding to further expand affordable housing, particularly homeownership opportunities and housing located in Opportunity Zones and rural communities.HUD is issuing this Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) PRO Housing NOFO under the authority of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which provided $50 million for competitive grant funding for state and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and multijurisdictional entities. The Appropriations Act requires HUD to award grants using the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) framework. As with all CDBG assistance, the priority is to serve low- and moderate-income people and households. HUD shall select applicants that demonstrate: (1) progress and a commitment to eliminating local barriers to facilitate the increase in affordable housing production and preservation, through enactment or implementation of less restrictive zoning, land use, or permitting laws and regulations; (2) an acute need for housing affordable to households with incomes below 100 percent of the area median income; and (3) a commitment to create new homeownership units before the expiration of the funding performance period.Applicants and grantees are reminded of the President's Executive Orders on Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (January 221, 2025) and Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferences (January 20, 2025) and their applicability to PRO Housing funding. PRO Housing funding may not be used to fund "illegal and immoral discrimination programs, going by the name 'diversity, equity, and inclusion.'"In addition to thoroughly reviewing this NOFO, applicants are strongly encouraged to monitor HUD's PRO Housing website for information about general updates, Frequently Asked Questions, and PRO Housing webinars.HUD has four goals for this competition:Decrease the cost and increase the supply of affordable housing, especially in Opportunity Zones and rural communities.Remove barriers to affordable housing, removal of which will lead to constructing or rehabilitating more units, reducing time to produce units, and unlocking land that can be used for affordable housing units.Reward jurisdictions that have enacted laws and regulations that will lead to more affordable housing production and preservation.Increase opportunities for affordable homeownership by reducing administrative and structural barriers.
"25""Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)""00""State governments""01""County governments""02""City or township governments""G""Grant""CD""Community Development""HO""Housing""OZ""Opportunity Zone Benefits""25""Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)""00""State governments""01""County governments""02""City or township governments""G""Grant""CD""Community Development""HO""Housing""OZ""Opportunity Zone Benefits""HUD""HUD""HUD""Department of Housing and Urban Development""HUD""HUD""HUD""HUD""Department of Housing and Urban Development""HUD"{"id":432833,"revision":0,"cfdaNumber":"14.023","programTitle":"Community Development Block Grant- PRO Housing Competition","opportunityId":362005}11{"revision":1,"opportunityId":362005}"Jun 03, 2026 02:56:22 PM EDT""U""HUD""5000000"2026false"Apr 22, 2026 08:29:03 AM EDT""Apr 22, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT""10000000""Nov 12, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST""<p style=\"margin-left:0in;\">The Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) program provides competitive awards to State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and Multi-jurisdictional Entities that have made progress in improving inclusionary zoning practices, land use policies, and housing infrastructure that will ultimately increase the supply of affordable housing. </p><p>Communities across America are suffering from a lack of affordable housing and high housing costs. Our current housing supply is not meeting the increasing demand for units in rural, suburban, and urban areas alike. Legal barriers and lengthy procedures in these communities often serve as roadblocks to increasing the nation’s housing stock. Less housing stock results in higher housing prices.</p><p>HUD is committed to confronting these barriers to help communities speed up new housing supply, lower costs to bring housing to market, and open up land for affordable housing. The Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) program rewards communities that have actively taken steps to remove barriers to be able to increase the supply of housing over the long term. Reducing administrative and structural barriers to increase the supply of affordable housing, especially in Opportunity Zones and rural communities, is the key to lowering costs.</p><p style=\"margin-left:0in;\">Constrained supply drives up housing costs and reduces affordability. The American Community Survey estimates that in 2023, 39.3 million households (21 million renters and 18.8 million homeowners) were classified as “cost-burdened,” spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing. Limited access to housing has long-term effects on access to opportunity and ability to build generational wealth for low- and moderate-income people. </p><p>In 2024, HUD awarded the inaugural PRO Housing competitive funds to 21 winners to advance housing opportunities in communities across 19 states and the District of Columbia. For the second round of PRO Housing grants, HUD made 18 awards across 14 states. The applicants and winners represent rural, suburban, and urban communities ranging from under 5,000 residents to millions. In the first two rounds of competition, barriers such as high cost of land, lack of available units, inadequate infrastructure, gaps in financing, restrictive zoning, risks of displacement, expiring affordability, threats from extreme weather, and an aging housing stock were commonly expressed by PRO Housing applicants. Prior PRO Housing funding enabled awardees to address those barriers through planning, infrastructure, development, and preservation actions to further local housing goals.</p><p>HUD is issuing this FY26 PRO Housing NOFO under the authority of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which appropriated $50 million for competitive grant funding that will reward state, local, and regional jurisdictions that have made progress in improving inclusionary zoning practices, land use policies, and housing infrastructure that will increase the supply of affordable housing. Eligible applicants are State and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and multijurisdictional entities.</p><p>The Appropriations Act requires HUD to award grants using the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) statutory and regulatory framework. As with all CDBG assistance, the priority is to serve low- and moderate-income people and households. HUD will prioritize applicants that demonstrate: (1) progress and a commitment to overcoming local barriers to facilitate the increase in affordable housing production and preservation, primarily through deregulation or by enacting improved laws and regulations that preserve or produce new housing units; (2) an acute need for housing affordable to households with incomes below 100 percent of the area median income; and (3) a commitment to create new homeownership units before the expiration of the funding performance period.</p><p><strong>In addition to thoroughly reviewing this NOFO, applicants are strongly encouraged to monitor HUD’s </strong><a href=\"https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/price\"><strong>PRO Housing website</strong></a><strong> for information about general updates, Frequently Asked Questions, and PRO Housing webinars.</strong></p><p style=\"margin-left:2.25pt;\">HUD has six goals for this competition:</p><ol><li>Decrease the cost and increase the supply of affordable housing, especially in Opportunity Zones and rural communities.</li><li>Remove barriers to affordable housing that results in constructing or rehabilitating more units, reducing time to produce units, and unlocking land that can be used for affordable housing units.</li><li>Reward jurisdictions that have enacted laws and regulations that will lead to more affordable housing production and preservation.</li><li>Increase opportunities for affordable homeownership by reducing administrative and structural barriers.</li><li>Promote promising practices dedicated to identifying and removing barriers to affordable housing production and preservation, while preventing displacement of LMI people.</li><li>Institutionalize state and local analysis and implement effective approaches to affordable housing production and preservation.</li></ol>"{"code":"HUD","seed":"HUD","agencyCode":"HUD","agencyName":"Department of Housing and Urban Development","topAgencyCode":"HUD"}362005[{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"},{"id":"00","description":"State governments"},{"id":"01","description":"County governments"},{"id":"02","description":"City or township governments"}]"10""2026-04-22-00-00-00""Apr 22, 2026 08:29:03 AM EDT""2026-11-12-00-00-00""Apr 22, 2026 08:29:03 AM EDT""50000000""B. Cory Schwartz""CDBG-PROHousing@hud.gov""202-402-4105""2026-04-22-08-29-03"[{"id":"G","description":"Grant"}]"5,000,000""Dec 01, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST""10,000,000""CDBG-PROHousing@hud.gov""2026-12-01-00-00-00""Jun 02, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT""Other eligible applicants include Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Multijurisdictional Entities. Refer to the Program Definitions in the NOFO to review how these terms are defined in the PRO Housing program.Prospective eligible applicants with overlapping geographies (e.g., a county government and a city government located within that county) are encouraged to partner on a single application, rather than submitting two competing applications. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.""2026-06-02-00-00-00""50,000,000"[{"id":"CD","description":"Community Development"},{"id":"HO","description":"Housing"},{"id":"OZ","description":"Opportunity Zone Benefits"}]"Jul 31, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT""2026-07-31-00-00-00""Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date."1362005"D""Discretionary"{"id":352667,"fileName":"Foa_Content_of_CPD-2600-DC-0098.pdf","mimeType":"application/pdf","createdDate":"Jun 03, 2026 03:05:00 PM EDT","fileLobSize":4039349,"opportunityId":362005,"fileDescription":"Foa_Content_of_CPD-2600-DC-0098.pdf","synopsisAttFolderId":80041}Source: Grants.gov (opportunity GRANTS-362005), retrieved via the Grants.gov Search API. View the official posting — always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.
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