The Housing Opportunity Program is applying for grant funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This grant opportunity, known as Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing), appropriates $100 million in grant funding for the identification and removal of barriers to affordable housing production and preservation.
The Housing Opportunity Program will host a hybrid public hearing to discuss its draft application. This public hearing will provide an overview of DECD’s draft application, a timeline of the grant application process, and an opportunity for public feedback on DECD’s draft application. DECD will also accept written comments on its draft until 11:59pm on October 9, 2024. To submit written comments, please email housing.decd@maine.gov.
DECD’s draft application will be available to view below by the end of business day on September 24, 2024.
PRO Housing Grant Public Hearing
Friday, September 27, 2024
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
297 Bath Road
Wiscasset, ME 04578
10:30am-Noon
To join by Zoom: https://mainestate.zoom.us/j/85775740337
Meeting ID: 857 7574 0337
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The Housing Opportunity Program intends to submit its final application to HUD by the application deadline of October 15, 2024. HUD anticipates projects beginning in February 2025.
Grant Materials:
- Draft HUD Pro Housing Grant Application (Coming Soon) (PDF)
- HUD FY24 Pro Housing Grant NOFO (PDF)