GRIFFEN SMITH

MISSOULA HOUSING

A report from city officials on Monday night showed two federal housing grant programs benefited more than 200 Missoula renters in the last year, but at least one of those programs could be cut by Congress in the future.

The City of Missoula grants administrators shared how the Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) and Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) provided $884,666 to housing projects during the 2025 fiscal year.

While large chunks of money went toward repairing existing affordable rental units, some residents benefitted from low-income homeowner loans, wheelchair ramps and other programs.

"You can see that CDBG and HOME dollars make an important difference in our community, benefitting more than 200 households living in affordable rent

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