The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s $28 million Community Challenge Planning Grant Program fosters reform and reduces barriers to achieving affordable, economically vital, and sustainable communities. Such efforts may include amending or replacing local master plans, zoning codes, and building codes, either on a jurisdiction-wide basis or in a specific neighborhood, district, corridor, or sector to promote mixed-use development, affordable housing, the reuse of older buildings and structures for new purposes, and similar activities with the goal of promoting sustainability at the local or neighborhood level. This Program also supports the development of affordable housing through the development and adoption of inclusionary zoning ordinances and other activities to support planning implementation.
The Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program is being initiated in close coordination with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), co-leaders with HUD in the Partnership for Sustainable Communities.
Announcement of the FY2011 Community Challenge Planning Grant awards will be made later this fall.
FY2011 Award Details
NOFA Resources
- Policy Guidance for Existing Sustainable Communities Grantees
- August 11, 2011 NOFA Webcast
- August 11, 2011 NOFA Webcast Slides
- Press Release
- FY2011 Community Challenge Grant NOFA
- FY2011 Community Challenge Grant NOFA - UPDATE
- Community Challenge Planning Grant FAQ, Updated 9-15-11
- HUD-424-CBW
- HUD-424-CBW Instructions
- Email a question
FY2010 Award Details