The GRANT Program is available for eligible recipients to support the local match requirement when applying for a federal government grant. Applications open June 1, 2024 and will continue on a rolling monthly basis thereafter until funds expire.
Supports the efforts of nonprofit organizations to build vibrant communities that offer stable jobs, homes, and communities connected through culture, recreation, and play.
Funding through the Implementation Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of construction and non-construction projects to address economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.
NACo’s Counties for Housing Solutions will provide free virtual technical assistance to help counties assess and update their zoning codes to increase affordable housing development and overall housing supply. These fast-paced technical assistance sprints are designed to be high-intensity and implementation-focused, with a county being on track to formally adopt an amendment to their zoning code at the conclusion of the sprint.
The Choice Neighborhoods program aims to transform severely distressed public housing and the surrounding areas. Local governments, public housing agencies, residents, and other partners (like schools, police, business owners, nonprofits, and private developers) work together to create and carry out neighborhood plans to accomplish these goals. These plans improve public housing, help residents become self-sufficient, and revitalize the neighborhood. Choice Neighborhoods uses public and private money to support local plans for struggling neighborhoods. The program has three main goals:
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Housing: Redevelop severely distressed public housing into good quality, mixed-income housing that meets residents' needs and helps revitalize the community.
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People: Help residents in the Target Housing improve their lives through upward mobility, employment, and self-sufficiency.
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Neighborhood: Revitalize distressed neighborhoods by attracting long-term reinvestment from private and other public sources, leading to economic development, better amenities, services, and job opportunities for residents.
Eligible Entity Types:
County governments
City or township governments
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Local government and public housing agencies (PHAs) must apply jointly. Either one can be the lead applicant.
Key Dates
Application Due Date: 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time on:
03/09/2026
Anticipated Award Date:
08/31/2026
Estimated Performance Period Start Date:
08/31/2026
Estimated Performance Period End Date:
09/30/203