In 2025, the City of Cincinnati received a $2 million Pathways to Removing
Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development. With the grant funds, the City intends to develop the
BuildReady initiative: a pre-approved building plans program for middle housing
(two-, three, and four-family buildings), as well as the construction of two
demonstration projects using the plans. There will be six (6) total pre-approved
plans developed as part of BuildReady, with the potential for more in the future.
