Identify available federal lands that could be repurposed for affordable housing.

What success looks like

Increased available land to build new affordable housing and increased housing supply where it is needed.

Government's narrative on progress

As part of the National Housing Strategy, the government launched the new Federal Lands Initiative to make surplus federal lands and buildings available to housing providers at a discounted cost (for as little as no cost) for new affordable housing. Over the next 10 years, up to $200 million is available to subsidize the transfer of federal lands to eligible participants to encourage the development of sustainable, accessible, mixed-income, mixed-use developments and communities. As part of this initiative, funding for renovations and remediation of land and buildings may be available to make transactions viable. As of February 28, 2019, the Federal Lands Initiative has made available six properties to create affordable housing units.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.