SPUR Housing Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish an Emerging Developer Fund Program within one year. HUD would award competitive grants to nonprofit housing organizations and community development financial institutions, which would use the money for predevelopment loans, loan loss reserves, grants, risk sharing, interest-rate buy downs, credit enhancements, funds for affordable housing and community development projects, capacity-building training, technical assistance, and other approved uses for emerging developers with limited real estate experience and limited liquidity or net worth. The bill prioritizes distressed communities and high opportunity areas, sets a 15 percent cap for awards to any one organization, and authorizes $50 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Who Benefits and How
Emerging real estate developers, nonprofit housing organizations, community development financial institutions, historically Black colleges and universities with real estate programs, community colleges, and residents of distressed communities benefit from capital, technical assistance, and training aimed at affordable housing production. Developers with limited net worth gain access to tools such as predevelopment loans, loan loss reserves, grants, risk sharing, and interest-rate buy downs.
Who Bears the Burden and How
HUD program staff must design and administer the competitive grant program, coordinate with Treasury for CDFI status, evaluate eligible uses, enforce the 15 percent award cap, and manage five years of authorized funding. Federal taxpayers bear up to $50 million per year in authorized appropriations, and grantees must comply with program conditions for how funds support emerging developers and affordable housing projects.
Key Provisions
- Defines emerging developer, distressed community, high opportunity area, CDFI, institution of higher education, and part B institution.
- Establishes a competitive HUD grant program for nonprofit housing organizations and CDFIs within one year.
- Funds predevelopment loans, loan loss reserves, grants, risk sharing, credit enhancements, training, and technical assistance.
- Prioritizes affordable housing and community development projects in distressed communities and high opportunity areas.
- Authorizes $50 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 and caps awards to any one organization at 15 percent.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Create a HUD Emerging Developer Fund Program providing competitive grants to nonprofit housing organizations and community development financial institutions for financing, technical assistance, and capacity building for emerging affordable-housing developers.
Key Policy Areas
Housing, Community Development, Financial Services
Primary Purpose
Create a HUD Emerging Developer Fund Program providing competitive grants to nonprofit housing organizations and community development financial institutions for financing, technical assistance, and capacity building for emerging affordable-housing developers.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Emerging real estate developers
- Nonprofit housing organizations
- Community development financial institutions
- Historically Black colleges and universities
- Community colleges
- Residents of distressed communities
Identified Costs
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Federal taxpayers
- Grant recipients
- Community development financial institutions
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Cleaver introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Emerging real estate developers, Emerging real estate developers receiving financing
Community development financial institutions, Community development financial institutions receiving grants
Community colleges with real estate programs, Historically Black colleges and universities
Nonprofit housing organizations receiving grants
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "Grantees"
- → ['Grant recipients', 'Community development financial institutions']
- "Cost bearers"
- → ['Federal taxpayers']
- "Beneficiaries"
- → ['Developers', 'Organizations', 'Institutions', 'Community colleges', 'Residents']
- "Administrators"
- → ['Department of Housing and Urban Development']
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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