ship of entities and institutions that includes at least one 
of the following entities: 
(1) A unit of local government. 
(2) A college, university, or other research insti-
tution. 
(3) A nonprofit organization. 
(c) USE.—Amounts from a grant under this section 
may only be used for research and pilot studies that are 
designed to study and investigate activities and measures 
for improving housing and commuting for the workforce 
in a community, including— 
(1) measures to improve the commuting experi-
ence between transit stations and homes (commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘last mile’’); 
(2) programs for accommodating higher edu-
cation students within the community; 
(3) programs for facilitating home-sharing for 
elderly residents; 
(4) plans and measures for integrating business 
and commercial activity with residential neighbor-
hoods; 
(5) plans and measures for increasing transpor-
tation options improving mobility within residential 
neighborhoods; 
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(6) programs for learning and disseminating in-
formation about modular building techniques and 
other approaches to reducing housing construction 
costs; 
(7) plans or programs for improving public 
health through changes in the built environment, 
such as safer streets that are more conducive and 
welcoming to pedestrian activity; 
(8) measures to evaluate the impact of housing 
development in the community on the long-term so-
cial mobility and economic prospects of residents; 
and 
(9) such other measures, plans, and activities 
as applicants may propose, but only if the Secretary 
approves such proposals as consistent with the goals 
under section 4(c). 
(d) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT.—A grant under this 
section for an eligible partnership may not exceed the less-
er of— 
(1) $500,000; or 
(2) in the case only of an eligible partnership 
that has previously received a grant under this sec-
tion, the amount that the eligible partnership cer-
tifies, as the Secretary shall require, that the part-
nership will contribute from non-Federal sources for 
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activities described in subsection (c) that are as-
sisted with such grant amounts. 
SEC. 6. GRANTS FOR EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Assistant Secretary of Housing Innovation, shall carry out 
a program under this section to make grants to partner-
ships that include at least one academic institution for 
providing support for educational and community out-
reach programs that are focused on issues related to hous-
ing, community development, and regional planning. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT.—A grant under this 
section for a partnership may not exceed the lesser of— 
(1) $200,000; or 
(2) in the case only of a partnership that has 
previously received a grant under this section, the 
amount that the partnership certifies, as the Sec-
retary shall require, that the partnership will con-
tribute from non-Federal sources for educational 
and community outreach programs described in sub-
section (a) that are assisted with such grant 
amounts. 
SEC. 7. GAO REVIEW. 
Not later than the expiration of the 3-year period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 
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a review of grant programs under sections 4, 5, and 6 
of this Act to analyze the effectiveness of such programs 
and shall submit a report containing the results of such 
review and any conclusions resulting from such review to 
the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 8. REGULATIONS. 
The Secretary may issue any regulations necessary 
to carry out this Act. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment to carry out this Act $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2025 through 2031 of which, in each fiscal year— 
(1) 90 percent shall be available only for grants 
under section 4; 
(2) 5 percent shall be available only for grants 
under section 5; and 
(3) 5 percent shall be available only for grants 
under section 6. 
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDING.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that the funding to carry out this Act provided 
pursuant to subsection (a) should not result in a reduction 
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of Federal funding for any existing affordable housing 
program or programs. 
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