The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has unveiled Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing), a new program that will provide $85 million in grants for communities to identify and remove barriers to affordable housing production and preservation.
According to HUD, the grants range from $1 million to $10 million and be distributed to local governments, states, metropolitan planning organizations and multijurisdictional entities. The funds are designed for the development, evaluation and implementation of housing policy plans, and will enable recipients to address restrictive zoning, land use or regulatory policies in order to facilitate affordable housing production and preservation.
“HUD recognizes that communities have unique housing challenges and that’s why the resources announced today are not one size fits all. HUD is proud to highlight the efforts of communities who are committed to housing-forward policies and practices and through PRO Housing we hope to support them with funding as well,” said HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge. “Today, we are acting to increase the supply of affordable housing, which is crucial to lowering housing costs. We look forward to continuing this work in partnership with local communities.”
