(e) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall award grants 
to eligible localities submitting applications under sub-
section (g) that are selected to receive grants under a com-
petition based on criteria established by the Secretary, 
which shall include the following criteria: 
(1) The extent to which the eligible locality out-
lines a planning process that will facilitate progress 
toward the goals under subsection (c), including the 
potential changes or updates to local policies and 
regulations (such as zoning ordinances, parking re-
quirements, general plans, and specific plans) that 
such a planning process will aim to affect. 
(2) The extent to which the eligible locality 
demonstrates how the planning process will address 
the needs of the metropolitan region within which 
the eligible locality is located by providing housing 
for the existing and projected workforce demand. 
(3) The extent to which the eligible locality pro-
vides details of the planning actions it intends to 
take, including public outreach activities and actions 
for consideration for formal policy adoption of plan-
ning elements and recommendations. 
(4) The extent to which the eligible locality 
specifies a timeline for completion of its planning 
process, including potential dates for consideration 
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for formal policy adoption by the local governing 
body. 
(5) The extent to which the eligible locality 
demonstrates collaboration with regional planning 
efforts and coordination with the relevant metropoli-
tan planning organization that manages regional 
planning for the area within which the locality is lo-
cated. 
(f) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—A grant under this 
section for an eligible locality may not exceed $2,000,000. 
(g) APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary shall provide for 
eligible localities to submit applications to the Secretary 
for grants under this section, which shall contain such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. 
SEC. 5. GRANTS FOR RESEARCH AND PILOT PROJECTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Assistant Secretary of Housing Innovation, shall carry out 
a program to make grants under this section to eligible 
partnerships for the purposes of carrying out research and 
pilot studies to support, inform, and advise local govern-
ments on their plans for new housing and community de-
velopment. 
(b) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘eligible partnership’’ means a partner-
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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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