Angie Hubbard

Angie Hubbard

For Nashville, one of the biggest barriers to building new housing is land availability. Faith-based organizations, on the other hand, often have land to spare. 

That is the focus of a $5 million grant from the White House and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The city will form a Faith Based Development Institute through using the money from the inaugural round of the Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing Program, for which Nashville was one of 21 chosen out of 175 applicants. It’s also the first grant award for the Metro Housing Division, which was launched in January 2022.Â