To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to eligible entities to select pre-reviewed designs of covered structures of mixed-income housing for use in the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, and for other purposes.

Summary

Creates a HUD grant program that pays local governments, municipal membership organizations, and Indian tribes to select and adopt pre-reviewed building designs (pattern books) for low- and mid-rise mixed-income housing (up to 25 units). Grants can fund design selection, technical help, and planning support but cannot be used for construction; recipients must report on adoption, permitting, and housing production and may have to repay funds if designs are not adopted within five years.

Key Points

• Creates a HUD grant program to fund selection and adoption of pre-reviewed designs (pattern books) for low- and mid-rise mixed-income housing (≤25 units).
• Eligible recipients: local governments, municipal membership organizations, and Indian tribes.
• Grant funds cannot be used for construction, alteration, or repair—only for design selection, planning, and technical assistance.
• HUD must consider need for affordable housing, high-opportunity areas, and coordination with state and transportation planning authorities when reviewing applications.
• At least 10% of annual grant funds must go to rural areas (populations under 50,000).
• Grantees must report on selected designs, permits issued using those designs, and housing units produced; HUD will publish best practices.
• HUD can require repayment if designs are not adopted within five years, unless HUD grants an extension.
• HUD may set aside up to 5% of appropriated funding each year for technical assistance and pre-grant help.
• Program is narrowly focused on reducing barriers and speeding production through standardized pre-reviewed designs, not on building homes directly.
• Authorizes funding as necessary; specific appropriation amounts are set separately.

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