Funding for the $1 billion Green and Resilient Retrofit Program, which helps preserve affordable housing, has been halted by the Trump Administration, according to an Associated Press report. The action comes amid a wide range of cuts and funding freezes impacting the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The program, passed by Congress in 2022, is viewed by some as a cornerstone of efforts to address the nation's housing crisis, the report said. It has awarded funding for upgrades to at least 25,000 affordable units across the country. How that funding will be unwound remains unclear, said AP.
Although HUD did not comment on the matter, AP said it obtained an internal document that indicates the program is being terminated under orders of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The program focuses on energy-efficient improvements and distributes grants and loans to affordable housing in need of updating and repairing heating and cooling systems, leaky roofs, aging insulation, and windows. Projects funded by the program are required to keep their buildings affordable for up to 25 years, said the report.
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