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The bill provides targeted, time‑limited planning grants to help governments and regional agencies remove development barriers and coordinate housing with transit, but it does not fund construction and may leave smaller jurisdictions and long‑term projects without the capital or durable support needed to actually produce affordable homes.
State and local governments receive federal grants to plan and implement strategies intended to increase affordable housing supply and access.
Regional planning agencies get funding to update zoning, reform regulations, and prepare housing plans to remove barriers to development.
Grants can support increased transit access and location‑efficient development by coordinating housing planning with transportation agencies.
Jurisdictions cannot use these grant funds for construction or repairs, so the program will not directly finance building new affordable housing units.
The program is temporary and ends after five years, risking short‑lived benefits and insufficient long‑term funding to carry planning into actual development.
Smaller or under‑resourced jurisdictions may struggle to compete for grants and could be left without the assistance they need to implement housing strategies.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Creates a temporary HUD competitive grant program for planning and implementation activities to increase affordable housing and transit-accessible development, excluding construction.
Introduced March 5, 2026 by Amy Klobuchar · Last progress March 5, 2026
Creates a temporary HUD competitive grant program to help states, cities, counties, regional planning agencies, and similar entities plan and implement strategies to increase affordable housing. Grants may fund planning, regulatory reform, inspections capacity, and investments that support plan goals, but may not be used for construction, alteration, or repair of housing.