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73 May 2025 J O U R N A L May 2025 » and healthy. This comes on top of three months of unlawful attacks by Trump and Elon Musk on the basic infrastruc- ture of our government. Congress must do its job, ignore Trump's budget propos- al, and return to governing. That starts with a fully funded budget that protects us all from harm and prevents evictions of the most vulnerable families. Our country's budget must serve all of us and not just the billionaires." In addition to slashing HUD's State Rental Assistance Block Grant program, the FY 2026 Discretionary Budget Re- quest will focus on several major HUD programs: » Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program: The Budget proposes to eliminate the CDBG pro- gram, which provides formula grants to more than 1,200 state and local govern- ments for a wide range of community and economic development activities. Cutting the CDBG program will save an estimated $3.3 billion according to the Budget Request. » HOME Investment Partnerships Pro- gram: The Budget seeks to eliminate the HOME program, a formula grant that provides state and local govern- ments with funding to expand the supply of housing. Cutting the HOME program will save an estimated $1.25 billion annually. » Native American Programs and Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant: The FY 2026 Budget streamlines housing assistance for Native Amer- ican programs and focuses available resources on the main formula grant to Tribes. Consistent with similar FY Budget proposals eliminating housing programs, the Native Hawaiian Hous- ing Block Grant would be eliminated, saving approximately $480 million annually. » Homeless Assistance Program Consolidations: The FY 2026 Budget consolidates the Continuum of Care and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS programs into a more targeted Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program that provides short- and medium-term housing assistance, capped at two years, to homeless and at-risk individuals. Approximately $532 million would be saved by consol- idating these homeless assistance programs. » Surplus Lead Hazard Reduction and Healthy Homes Funding: This set of programs has unobligated balanc- es that should be depleted prior to receiving further appropriations and would save approximately $296 million annually if cuts are approved. » HUD Self-Sufficiency Programs: HUD's "Self-Sufficiency Programs" were designed to promote self-suf- ficiency among housing assistance recipients. Cutting these programs would save $196 million annually. » Pathways to Removing Obstacles (PRO) Housing: Consistent with the Executive Order 14151, "Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing," the FY 2026 Budget proposes to eliminate PRO Housing, which was used by the Biden administration to advance equity through affordable housing develop- ment programs. Cutting PRO Housing from the FY 2026 Budget would save approximately $100 million annually. » Fair Housing Grants: The Budget looks to save $60 million annually through the elimination of the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP), which provides competitive grants to public and private fair housing organizations to advocate against single-family neighborhoods and promote radical equity policies. The Budget also seeks to eliminate the National Fair Housing Training Acad- emy, which provides training for Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) and FHIP professionals as well as funding to translate HUD materials to languages other than English. "President Trump's bold budget pro- poses a reimagining of how the federal government addresses affordable hous- ing and community development," said HUD Secretary Scott Turner of the FY 2026 Discretionary Budget. "It rightfully provides states and localities greater flex- ibility while thoughtfully consolidating, "President Trump's proposed 2026 housing budget will drive up homelessness and force apartment owners and operators out of business." —David M. Dworkin, President and CEO, National Housing Conference