Community Challenge Planning Grants and the Department of Transportation's TIGER II Planning Grants

The Department of Housing and Urban Development�s ("HUD") Community Challenge Planning Grant Program ("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 plan implementation. The Community Challenge Planning Grant Program differs from HUD�s Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program. While the latter program is designed to support regional planning efforts, the Community Challenge Planning Grant Program focuses on individual jurisdictions and more localized planning.

Types of Assistance: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS