Policies & Programs, filtered by "Housing and Transit" and "Support affordable housing options"
Policies and programs that can improve health
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Affordable housing tax increment financing (TIF)
Create designated tax districts that generate revenue to invest in affordable housing initiatives, blight remediation, and economic development efforts
Community Development Block Grants (CDBGs)
Provide funding for local community development activities such as affordable housing, anti-poverty programs, and infrastructure development
Community land trusts
Purchase land to lease to low and middle income home owners and require them to sell the home back to the CLT or to another low income resident at an affordable price
HOME Investment Partnership Program
Provide grants to states and localities to fund activities that build, buy, or rehabilitate affordable housing for rent or homeownership or provide direct rental assistance to low income households
Housing trust funds
Support funds that help create or maintain low income housing, subsidize rental housing, and assist low income homebuyers and non-profit housing developers
Inclusionary zoning
Require developers to reserve a proportion of housing units for low income residents via mandatory requirements or incentives such as density bonuses
Land banking
Acquire, hold, manage, and develop properties such as vacant lots, abandoned buildings, or foreclosures, and transition them to productive uses, often affordable housing developments
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Provide funds to help low income households meet home energy needs, especially households with members who are young, disabled, or elderly
Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs)
Provide funding via tax credits at the state and local level to support development and rehabilitation costs of low income rental housing