Ensuring Continued Access to Funding for Colonias Act

HR 4498 increases the annual funding cap for the Colonia Set-Aside Program from $1 million to $2 million. This change directly affects colonias - unincorporated, low-income communities along the U.S.-Mexico border that often lack basic infrastructure like water and sewage systems. The bill amends Section 916(e)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to raise the funding limit. This adjustment provides more resources to support housing improvements in these underserved border areas.