# Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/fr-6700-n-98-pathways-to-removing-obstacles-to-housing-pro-housing/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350133

> Department of Housing and Urban Development offered grants of up to $10.0 million (at least $1.0 million) to state and local governments. It expected to make about 20 awards worth $85.0 million in total. Applications closed on November 6, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | FR-6700-N-98 |
| Agency | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 6, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $10.0 million |
| Award floor | $1.0 million |
| Expected awards | 20 |
| Total funding | $85.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 14.023 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Other eligible applicants include Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Multijurisdictional Entities. Refer to the Program Definitions in Section I.A to review how these terms are defined in the PRO Housing program. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

## What the grant funds

Communities nationwide are suffering from a lack of affordable housing, and housing production is not meeting the increasing demand for accessible and available units in many urban and rural areas, particularly areas of high opportunity. Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) empowers communities that are actively taking steps to remove barriers to affordable housing and seeking to increase housing production and lower housing costs for families over the long term. Barriers to affordable housing can be caused by zoning decisions, land use policies, or regulations; inefficient procedures; gaps in available resources for development; deteriorating or inadequate infrastructure; lack of neighborhood amenities; or challenges to preserving existing housing stock such as increasing threats from natural hazards, redevelopment that reduces the number of affordable units, or expiration of affordability requirements. Across the United States, regulatory and other barriers have made it difficult to produce, preserve, and access affordable housing. Constrained supply drives up housing costs and this reduces affordability over the long term. According to American Community Survey estimates in 2021, 39.3 million households (20.9 million renters and 18.4 million homeowners) have been classified as “cost-burdened,” spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing. When broken down by race, Black families face affordability challenges as homeowners and renters more than any other race/ethnic group, spending between 30 to 50 percent of their income on housing. In Puerto Rico, cost-burdened households face severe affordability challenges, spending between 50 to 90 percent of their income on housing. Limited access to housing has long-term effects on access to opportunity and ability to build generational wealth, especially for underserved communities of color and low-income people. Affordability challenges and the lack of affordable housing supply further increase eviction pressures and likelihood of homelessness for low-income people.HUD is issuing this NOFO under the authority of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328, approved December 29, 2022) (Appropriations Act), which appropriates $85 million for competitive grant funding for the identification and removal of barriers to affordable housing production and preservation.

## Questions people ask

### Is FR-6700-N-98 still open?

No. It closed on November 6, 2023.

### Who can apply for Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing)?

Department of Housing and Urban Development accepted applications from state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing)?

Closed November 6, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $10.0 million each. About $85.0 million in total across about 20 awards.

### Who has won Community Development Block Grant- PRO Housing Competition grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Metropolitan Council Minnesota, City of Oakland, Department of Commerce Montana. The program made 39 awards worth $185 million in that time.