# Summary
The Green New Deal for Public Housing Act establishes federal grant programs to modernize and upgrade public housing across the United States while creating employment and business opportunities for residents. Public housing agencies can apply for grants to conduct deep energy retrofits, replace aging infrastructure, install renewable energy systems, upgrade water quality, and improve accessibility in buildings. The bill also funds workforce development programs that provide job training, apprenticeships, and support services to public housing residents and allows them to participate in contracting opportunities related to these projects.
Grant recipients must commit to converting all their public housing to carbon-neutral "zero-carbon homes" within ten years and cannot reduce the number of public housing units. The legislation emphasizes extensive resident engagement before projects begin, including at least two public comment periods and hearings. Contractors must follow prevailing wage requirements, use American-made materials, prioritize hiring public housing residents and former incarcerated individuals, and ensure that 20 to 50 percent of contracts eventually go to businesses owned by public housing residents. The bill appropriates unspecified funding for the capital backlog in public housing and for fiscal years 2027 through 2037, plus $1 billion for administrative costs, with no sunset date specified.
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