Department of Housing and Urban Development · Housing
Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing)
Funds activities that identify and remove barriers to affordable housing production and preservation — zoning reform, land-use updates, infrastructure to enable density, conversion strategies. Cities, MPOs, states, and consortia eligible.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $1M – $10M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Annual NOFO; subject to appropriations.
- Typical prep time
- 8–14 weeks
- Statutory authority
- Annual HUD appropriations (CDBG Special Purpose set-aside)
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
When you run a city dossier, Strategic Pursuit cross-checks the city's demographics, federal award history, disaster history, and CEJST burden categories against this program's eligibility and strategic-fit signals. You see an explicit eligibility / strategic / competitive grade — backed by source citations — instead of a generic "match" badge.
Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.