Policy and Advocacy
Advance Federal Action on Housing
Support the ROAD to Housing Act
The bipartisan, APA-endorsed ROAD to Housing Act streamlines federal housing funding, providing planners with essential support, resources, and best practices to craft and implement reforms tailored to each community’s unique needs, bolstering housing supply and long-term resilience.
Boost Housing Supply Funding
House and Senate committees have advanced THUD appropriation bills. Funding programs like CDBG, HOME, Choice Neighborhoods, and PRO Housing will expand housing supply, streamline development, and support locally led reforms tailored to each community’s needs.
Increase Housing Supply With Planning
Housing Supply Resources for Communities
Local leaders are turning to community planners for data-backed insights that lead to innovative housing solutions. From parking reform to building more housing near transit, see how locally-led zoning reform can help your community.
2025 Policy Priority
Federal support for zoning reform is key to increasing the housing supply
With federal support, planners can enable reforms that meet communities where they are to increase housing choice, lower housing costs, bolster local economies, and connect people to opportunity.
Planners' Advocacy Network
The national network of planning advocates is working to shape federal and state policy outcomes.
Access this APA Member Benefit
Network members gain access to:
- Exclusive resources, tips, tools, and training
- Updates on the latest federal and state issues that impact planners
Policy Guides
Policy Guides represent APA's official position on critical planning issues and arm planners with the tools to advocate for policies that create great communities for all. Policy guides, developed through a member-driven process, cover topics like Hazard Mitigation, Equity in Zoning, Housing, Climate Change, and more.
Policy Blog Posts
Executive Order to Overhaul Federal Homelessness Policy
August 19, 2025Halftime Report: States Advance Housing Policy in 2025
August 18, 2025Budget Battle: Senate, House, and the Trump Administration
August 13, 2025State EV Funding Restored with New Guidance in Response to Court Order
Senate THUD Spending Bill Ignores Trump Budget, Funds Key Housing Programs
August 1, 2025'ROAD to Housing' is Paved by Planning
July 18, 2025House Bill Maintains CDBG, Slashes Funding for Zoning Reform
July 18, 2025One Big Beautiful Bill's Impact on Planning
Amicus Curiae
APA works to advance planning through the judicial process by filing amicus curiae — friend of the court — briefs in select cases of national importance.