On Friday, the full House Appropriations Committee approved FY 2022 funding for HUD with a 33-24 vote. The bill includes $56.5 billion in HUD funding, a $6.8 billion (12 percent) increase over FY 2021. If enacted in its current form, several programs would see substantial increases over FY 2021 levels. This includes $500 million in additional funding for the HOME program, a $545 million for project-based rental assistance contracts (sufficient to renew all PBRA contracts), $3.4 billion in additional tenant-based rental assistance ($1 billion of which would be set aside for new vouchers) and $1.2 billion in additional funding for CDBG.
| HUD Programs (In millions) |
FY20 Enacted | FY21 Enacted | FY22 President Budget Request | FY22 House |
| Tenant Based Rental Assistance | 23,874 | 25,777 | 30,422 | 29,215 |
| Public Housing Capital Fund | 2,869 | 2,942 | 3,500 | 3,718 |
| Public Housing Operating Fund | 4,549 | 4,864 | 4,887 | 4,922 |
| Choice Neighborhoods Initiative | 175 | 200 | 185 | 400 |
| Hsg. Opp. for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) | 410 | 430 | 450 | 600 |
| Community Development Fund (CDBG) | 3,425 | 3,475 | 3,770 | 4,688 |
| HOME Investment Partnerships | 1,350 | 1,350 | 1,850 | 1,850 |
| Rental Assistance Demonstration | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) | 12,570 | 13,465 | 14,060 | 14,010 |
| Hsg. for the Elderly (202) | 793 | 855 | 928 | 1,033 |
| Hsg. For Persons w/Disabilities (811) | 202 | 227 | 272 | 352 |
Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition
The Senate has yet to begin its own appropriations committee work. Given the many other competing priorities (bipartisan infrastructure package and reconciliation) it is likely that the Senate will not begin FY 2022 appropriations work until after it returns from August recess. The federal government’s new fiscal year begins October 1. Expect to see a continuing resolution to fund the government at last year’s levels for a short period of time until full FY 2022 appropriations can be passed.
