Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing

Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing

Communities nationwide are suffering from a lack of affordable housing, and housing production is not meeting the increasing demand for accessible and available units in many urban and rural areas, particularly areas of high opportunity.

PRO Housing supports communities who are actively taking steps to remove barriers to affordable housing, such as:

• Barriers caused by outdated zoning, land use policies, or regulations;
• Inefficient procedures;
• Gaps in available resources for development;
• Deteriorating or inadequate infrastructure;
• Lack of neighborhood amenities; or
• Challenges to preserving existing housing stock, such as increasing threats from natural hazards, redevelopment pressures, or expiration of affordability requirements.

Grantees may use awards to further develop, evaluate, and implement housing policy plans, improve housing strategies, and facilitate affordable housing production and preservation.

Draft PRO Housing Application

Public Meeting

On Oct. 9, 2024, at 11:30 a.m., the Montana Department of Commerce will hold a public hearing via Zoom and in person in Room 342, in regards to a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the new U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing program. A summary of all comments and feedback received, and our response, will be available for review in Attachment A of the final application materials.

The official public comment period for this application closes on Oct. 9, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to provide written feedback, you may do so by emailing docadministrativerules@mt.gov.

Via Zoom:
Register in advance for this meeting: 
https://mt-gov.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsfuyhrj4uHtQxd0LideEcmBO9I6Wuu6gn

In Person:
301 South Park Avenue
Helena, Montana
Room 342

A summary of all comments and feedback received, and our response, will be available for review in Attachment H of the final application materials. The official public comment period for this application will close on Oct. 9, 2024, at 11:59 p.m., but if you would like to provide further feedback, you may do so by emailing docadministrativeules@mt.gov.

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Alternatively, you may request a hard copy of the forms by sending an email to docadministrativerules@mt.gov.