“This funding is an investment in our communities and provides important services to some of our most vulnerable residents,” HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge said in a release. “Our local partners will be able to use these resources to boost housing supply, expand economic opportunity, and lift up American families.”

The FY22 CPD Formula Grant Program awards $6.3 billion in allocations to eligible grantees across the following grant programs for all states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Insular Areas. The grants were provided through the following HUD programs, administered by the department’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) and Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH): 

• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – $3.3 billion. The CDBG program provides annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.

• HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) – $1.5 billion. The HOME program provides funding to states and localities that communities use - often in partnership with local nonprofit groups - to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership or providing direct rental assistance to low-income people.
• Housing Trust Fund (HTF) – $738 million. The Housing Trust Fund provides funding to produce affordable housing units for households with extremely low incomes.
• Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) – $405 million. HOPWA grants provide rental housing assistance and supportive services for persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families.
• Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) – $290 million. ESG grants provide funds for homeless shelters, assist in the operation of local shelters, and fund related social service and homeless prevention programs.
• CDBG Recovery Housing Program (RHP) – $25 million. The RHP allows states and the District of Columbia to provide stable, transitional housing for individuals in recovery from a substance-use disorder.
• CDBG CV-3 Reallocations – $3 million. CDBG Coronavirus (CV) Reallocations fund activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

The FY22 Capital Fund Program awarded $3.2 billion to 2,813 Public Housing Agencies for the development, financing and modernization of public housing developments and for management improvements.

The FY22 Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Formula allocated $775 million to 594 eligible tribes under the IHBG Formula Program to provide funding for affordable housing activities on Indian reservations, in Indian communities, and in Alaska Native villages. Eligible activities include housing development, assistance to housing developed under the Indian Housing Program, housing services to eligible families and individuals, crime prevention and safety and model activities that provide creative approaches to solving affordable housing problems.