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HR10513119th CongressWALLET

Faith-Based Affordable Housing Predevelopment Fund Act

Sponsored By: Representative Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create a HUD pilot that provides _pre-development funding to build affordable housing on faith-owned land_. It focuses on early-stage costs like design, environmental reviews, feasibility studies, and financing applications so faith-owned sites can become viable housing projects.

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  • Families and households: Could expand the pool of affordable rental units and homeownership opportunities by helping projects clear design, legal, and financing hurdles.
  • Faith-based organizations and property owners: Gives faith groups access to grants plus required training and technical assistance to prepare their land for housing development.
  • Local partners and HUD capacity: States, local governments, nonprofits, and community development financial institutions can compete for grants. The pilot would run for 5 years and authorizes $100 million for fiscal year 2027.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Pre-development grants for faith-owned land

If enacted, the bill would direct HUD to start a competitive grant program within 1 year to fund pre-development work for affordable housing on land owned by faith-based organizations. The program would give priority to applicants with experience working with faith groups or developing housing. It would authorize $100 million for fiscal year 2027, with amounts available through the end of fiscal year 2031. Grants would only cover early costs like schematic designs, environmental reviews, feasibility and market studies, legal work, financing applications, and similar pre-development activities. The pilot would end 5 years after HUD establishes it.

Training for faith-based housing partners

If enacted, each grant recipient would be required to provide training and technical assistance to every faith-based organization tied to pre-development work funded by the grant. Recipients could use grant money to pay for that training and help. The requirement would apply when an entity receives a grant. The pilot would end 5 years after HUD establishes it.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]

NC • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/21/2026

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/1/2026

Roll Call Votes

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