The Mixed-Income Housing Design Grants: Explained

Overview: Mixed-Income Housing Design Grants

The Mixed-Income Housing Design Grants would authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award grants to eligible entities. The goal is to help communities select pre-reviewed designs for certain mixed-income housing structures and use those designs in the eligible entity’s jurisdiction.

For home buyers, more housing options can support a healthier housing market over time. Programs that streamline how homes and apartments are planned and approved can help communities add homes that work for a wider range of budgets.

H.R. 5907 was introduced in the 119th Congress. Note that bills often change on their way to becoming law, so this page will update as new details emerge. For real-time updates, subscribe to our newsletter.

What Is the Mixed-Income Housing Design Grants?

The Mixed-Income Housing Design Grants is a proposal to create a grant program through HUD. Under the bill, HUD could award grant funding to eligible entities so they can choose from pre-reviewed building designs for covered mixed-income housing structures.

The practical idea is simple: when a design has already been reviewed, a community can spend less time starting from scratch and more time moving a housing project forward using plans that meet the program’s standards.

Who Qualifies for the Mixed-Income Housing Design Grants?

The bill describes grants being awarded to “eligible entities.” In general, that means the grant funding is aimed at organizations and public bodies that meet the program’s eligibility rules, rather than individual home buyers.

The bill also ties the use of designs to the eligible entity’s jurisdiction. In practice, that means the funding is meant to support projects located where the eligible entity has authority to plan, approve, or build housing.

As written, the bill’s benefits for home buyers would come from increased housing availability over time, not from direct buyer payments.

How The Mixed-Income Housing Design Grants Works

Based on the bill’s key points, the program would work like this:

• HUD awards grants to eligible entities
• Eligible entities select pre-reviewed designs for covered mixed-income housing structures
• The selected designs are used within the eligible entity’s jurisdiction

This approach focuses on speeding up early planning and review steps, which can support more consistent housing production when communities choose to participate.

Who Sponsors the Mixed-Income Housing Design Grants?

H.R. 5907 is a House bill in the 119th Congress. Sponsor and cosponsor information can change as the bill moves through Congress and as lawmakers add their support.

For the latest legislative updates and cosponsors, see the Bill Tracker above.