To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to eligible entities for use to eliminate blight and assist in neighborhood revitalization, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
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IntroducedMr. Mrvan (for himself, Mr. Sorensen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kennedy …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill creates a new HUD competitive grant program to help states and local governments eliminate blighted properties and revitalize low-income neighborhoods. Grants can fund demolition, renovation, affordable housing construction, and related activities. Recipients must provide 15% matching funds and follow a 5-year plan.
Who Benefits and How
- Local governments in areas with blight receive federal funding to address abandoned and deteriorated properties without solely relying on local tax revenue.
- Land banks and Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) can receive grant funds to carry out blight elimination activities.
- Demolition and construction contractors gain new revenue opportunities from federally-funded blight removal and renovation projects.
- Affordable housing developers benefit from a new funding source for construction/preservation tied to blight elimination.
- Low-income community residents benefit from neighborhood improvements, reduced blight, and new affordable housing.
- Environmental remediation companies may benefit from site clearance and brownfield-related work.
Who Bears the Burden and How
- Federal taxpayers fund the "such sums as necessary" appropriation for FY2026-2031.
- Grant recipients must contribute 15% matching funds and comply with reporting requirements.
- HUD faces administrative burden of running the competitive grant program and providing technical assistance.
- GAO must produce two reports (at 3 and 6 years) evaluating the program.
Key Provisions
- Competitive grants to states, local governments, and multi-jurisdictional entities
- Eligible activities: demolition, boarding, deconstruction, renovation, affordable housing construction
- Must be used in "low-income communities" (as defined in IRC 45D)
- 15% matching funds required (can include other federal funds)
- 5-year expenditure timeline with annual reporting
- Up to 10% for administrative costs, 5% for HUD technical assistance
- Cannot acquire occupied residential units
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Authorizes HUD to make competitive grants to states, local governments, and multi-jurisdictional entities for blight elimination and neighborhood revitalization in low-income communities.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Address urban blight through federal grants with local matching, coordinated with existing HUD and other federal programs"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- "comptroller_general"
- → Comptroller General of the United States (GAO)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Unoccupied structure with 90+ days delinquent payments, uninhabitable per code enforcement, or subject to court-ordered receivership
Housing qualifying as affordable under section 215 of Cranston-Gonzalez Act (42 U.S.C. 12745)
Structure with deterioration sufficient to threaten health, safety, and public welfare
Government entity or nonprofit designated to acquire/dispose of vacant, abandoned, or problem properties
As defined in IRC section 45D (New Markets Tax Credit)
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