FY2027 budget: proposed elimination of CDBG, HOME, HOPWA and PRO Housing

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1. September 3, 2026

   CRS: no Senate FY2027 THUD bill proposed; full-year appropriations not enacted

   The Congressional Research Service report on FY2027 THUD appropriations (R49341, September 3, 2026) states that the Senate Appropriations Committee has not proposed an FY2027 THUD bill and that full-year FY2027 THUD appropriations have not been enacted. It states that CDBG was funded at $3.3 billion in FY2026 and that the House committee bill would fund CDBG at its FY2026 level but would not fund PRO Housing, and that HOME, funded at $1.25 billion in FY2026, would receive $500 million, a 60 percent cut.

   Source: Congressional Research Service, R49341 (Sept. 3, 2026) (congress.gov)
2. September 2, 2026

   Continuing resolution funds HUD programs at FY2026 rates through Dec. 11, 2026

   The Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (H.R. 6500) was signed on September 2, 2026 as Public Law 119-103. Division A provides appropriations until the earliest of enactment of the applicable FY2027 appropriations act or December 11, 2026. The Congressional Research Service states the act funds THUD programs at the same rate and under the same conditions as in FY2026, with some exceptions.

   Source: Public Law 119-103, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (govinfo.gov)
3. June 5, 2026

   H.R. 9170 reported: CDBG $3.3 billion, HOME $500 million, HOPWA $529 million, no PRO Housing

   H.R. 9170 was reported with H. Rept. 119-686 on June 5, 2026. The bill provides $5,849,707,616 for the Community Development Fund, of which $3,300,000,000 is for the community development block grant program, $500,000,000 for HOME, $529,000,000 for HOPWA and $4,160,741,000 for Homeless Assistance Grants. The committee report shows the fund $1,145,536,384 below FY2026 and HOME $750,000,000 below, and states the recommendation does not fold HOPWA into an expanded Emergency Solutions Grants program as the budget proposes.

   Source: H.R. 9170 (reported in House), govinfo (govinfo.gov)
4. June 3, 2026

   House Appropriations Committee approves FY2027 THUD bill, 34 to 27

   The House Appropriations Committee approved its FY2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill by a vote of 34 to 27 with a total discretionary allocation of $92.224 billion, which the committee states is $10.659 billion, or 10.4 percent, below the FY2026 enacted level. The release does not state CDBG or HOME amounts.

   Source: House Appropriations Committee press release (June 3, 2026) (appropriations.house.gov)
5. May 14, 2026

   HUD Secretary tells Senate appropriators the budget would end CDBG

   In written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Secretary E. Scott Turner stated that the FY2027 budget would end CDBG, saying the program's purpose had lost focus. The testimony does not address HOME, HOPWA or PRO Housing.

   Source: HUD, Statement of Secretary Turner before the Senate THUD Subcommittee (May 14, 2026) (hud.gov)
6. April 3, 2026

   President's FY2027 budget proposes eliminating CDBG, HOME, HOPWA and PRO Housing

   The Budget of the U.S. Government for FY2027 requests $73.5 billion in discretionary budget authority for HUD, a $10.7 billion or 13 percent decrease from the 2026 enacted level. Under program cuts and eliminations it proposes to eliminate CDBG (a $3.3 billion reduction), HOME ($1.3 billion), HOPWA ($529 million) and PRO Housing ($50 million), and to eliminate the Continuum of Care program while providing $4 billion for a more targeted Emergency Solutions Grant program.

   Source: OMB, Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 2027 (HUD chapter) (whitehouse.gov)
7. April 3, 2026

   HUD justifications: Community Development Fund eliminated, $100 million PRO Housing cancellation, HOME eliminated

   HUD's FY2027 Congressional Justification for the Community Development Fund states that the budget eliminates funding for the fund, reducing spending by $7 billion from the 2026 enacted level, and proposes cancellation of $100 million in PRO Housing competitive grant balances. The HOME justification eliminates HOME, reducing spending by $1.25 billion; the HOPWA justification eliminates HOPWA, reducing spending by $529 million, with persons with HIV to be served under the proposed Emergency Solutions Grant program; the Homeless Assistance Grants justification requests $4.024 billion with no Continuum of Care funding.

   Source: HUD FY2027 Congressional Justifications (Community Development Fund) (hud.gov)
8. February 3, 2026

   FY2026 enacted: CDBG $3.3 billion and HOME $1.25 billion

   The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-75), signed February 3, 2026, appropriates $6,995,244,120 for the Community Development Fund, of which $3,300,000,000 is for the community development block grant program, and $1,250,000,000 for the HOME Investment Partnerships program. The House committee report on the FY2027 bill lists FY2026 HOPWA funding at $529,000,000.

   Source: Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (govinfo.gov)