Community Development Block Grant- PRO Housing Competition

PRO (Pathways to Removing Obstacles) to Housing provides competitive grant funds for the identification and removal of barriers to affordable housing production and preservation.

Local government shall have the same meaning as unit of general local government in section 102(a)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. This term local government includes entitlement CDBG grantees and non-entitlement communities. Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 8 of the Federal Transit Act of 1991 at 23 U.S.C. 134(b). Multijurisdictional entity refers to any association of local governments or public agencies which are bound by collective agreement (such as a memorandum of understanding, joint powers authority, interstate compact, or the like), such that HUD determines that the entity is authorized and has administrative capability to carry out eligible activities on behalf of its member jurisdiction(s). State government shall have the same meaning as State in section

All applications submitted by the stated due date will undergo a minimum threshold review. The applicants will be notified if they do not meet the minimum threshold review. If the deficiencies are curable, the applicant may be required to provide additional information. If the deficiency is not curable, the applicant is notified that their application will not be reviewed further. All applicants meeting threshold review will undergo an extensive panel review and the applications will be scored and ranked. The highest-ranking applications will be selected for funding. Upon final review of the applications, all scores and assessment material will be reviewed by HUD Management before final selection. Upon final selection, applicants will be notified of the award amount. Those awards will also be published in the federal register as required by regulations.

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Not Applicable.