# FY24 Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/fr-6800-n-98-fy24-pathways-to-removing-obstacles-to-housing-pro/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356013

> Department of Housing and Urban Development offered grants of up to $7.0 million (at least $1.0 million) to state and local governments. It expected to make about 30 awards worth $100 million in total. Applications closed on October 22, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | FR-6800-N-98 |
| Agency | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 22, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $7.0 million |
| Award floor | $1.0 million |
| Expected awards | 30 |
| Total funding | $100 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. 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.

## 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 over the long term. Barriers to affordable housing may take the form of restrictive zoning designations, land use policies, or regulations; discretionary, costly or prolonged procedures; deteriorating or inadequate infrastructure; lack of neighborhood amenities; neighborhood opposition to new or affordable housing; or challenges to preserving existing housing stock such as increasing threats from natural hazards, redevelopment that reduces the number of affordable units, displacement pressures, 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 reduces affordability. 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. Cost burden is even greater for underserved populations. Black families face affordability challenges as homeowners and renters more than any other racial or 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. In 2024, HUD awarded the inaugural PRO Housing competitive grants to 21 winners to advance housing opportunities in communities across 19 states and the District of Columbia. The first-round competition was greatly oversubscribed. For every dollar made available for fiscal year 2023, thirteen dollars were requested.

## Questions people ask

### Is FR-6800-N-98 still open?

No. It closed on October 22, 2024.

### Who can apply for FY24 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 FY24 Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing)?

Closed October 22, 2024. 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 $7.0 million each. About $100 million in total across about 30 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.