# Community Development Block Grant- PRO Housing Competition (14.023)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/14-023-community-development-block-grant-pro-housing-competition/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Community Development Block Grant- PRO Housing Competition is run by Department of Housing and Urban Development. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $185 million in 39 grants, about $4.7 million per award.

## Objectives

PRO (Pathways to Removing Obstacles) to Housing provides competitive grant funds for the identification and removal of barriers to affordable housing production and preservation.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | $84.9 million | 21 |
| 2025 | $100 million | 18 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Council Minnesota | Minnesota | $9.0 million |
| City of Oakland | California | $7.0 million |
| Department of Commerce Montana | Montana | $7.0 million |
| San Francisco, City & County of | California | $7.0 million |
| County of Dane | Wisconsin | $7.0 million |
| Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government | Kentucky | $7.0 million |
| City of Portland | Oregon | $7.0 million |
| City of Tucson | Arizona | $7.0 million |
| City of Evanston | Illinois | $7.0 million |
| The City of St Louis | Missouri | $7.0 million |
| Housing & Community Development, MD Dept of | Maryland | $6.9 million |
| City of Austin Housing | Texas | $6.7 million |
| County of Los Angeles | California | $6.7 million |
| Department of Business Economic Development & Tourism Hawaii | Hawaii | $6.6 million |
| City of Bend | Oregon | $5.0 million |
| Nashville & Davidson County, Metropolitan Government of | Tennessee | $5.0 million |
| City of Seattle | Washington | $5.0 million |
| Metropolitan Transportation Commission | California | $5.0 million |
| City of Fort Worth | Texas | $5.0 million |
| Denver, City & County of | Colorado | $4.5 million |