To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prioritize the award of certain housing grants to applicants located in, or serving, low-income communities.
Sponsored By: Representative Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
Introduced
Summary
Gives HUD discretion to prioritize housing grants for projects in Qualified Opportunity Zones.
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The bill would define "covered grants" as HUD competitive grants for constructing, modifying, rehabilitating, or preserving housing and would allow the HUD Secretary to give extra evaluation weight to applications that are located in or substantially and directly benefit a community designated as a Qualified Opportunity Zone.
- Residents in Qualified Opportunity Zones could see more HUD-funded housing projects focused on building, rehabbing, or preserving homes in their neighborhoods.
- Developers and nonprofits competing for HUD housing grants would get additional scoring if their proposals are tied to a Qualified Opportunity Zone, which could change which projects win competitive awards.
- HUD would gain authority to decide which grants qualify as "covered grants" and how much extra weight to give projects linked to Qualified Opportunity Zones, making geographic targeting dependent on agency discretion.
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Extra HUD grant priority for low-income areas
This bill would let HUD give extra weight when awarding certain competitive housing grants. HUD would define which grants count as covered grants. HUD would be allowed to favor applications for projects located in, or that substantially and directly benefit, communities designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones. This would be discretionary and would not add money or set award amounts.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Kelly (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Roll Call Votes
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