Olympia affordable housing infrastructure grant ($50 million)
The state Affordable Housing Infrastructure Grant Board approved a $50 million grant to Herriman for road infrastructure serving the Olympia development, and the council approved the grant agreement unanimously on Sept. 23 (Resolution R43-2026). The board's conditions require 2,500 affordable or attainable owner-occupied units, all already counted in Olympia's planned total, with 1,250 single-family detached homes capped by finished square footage. After five years, no more than 20% may be rented. The grant would pay for Herriman Boulevard, Olympia Boulevard and Herriman Main Street. The city chose to receive the money in four payments. The Olympia master development agreement must be amended to carry the requirements, and a separate UDOT agreement is to come back to the council. Mayor Lorin Palmer said no units are being added and that he does not believe government should be in the housing space; Council Member Terrah Anderson thanked staff for the application work.
Approved
- Type
- Public project
- Homes
- 2,500
- Applicant
- Herriman City
- Cost
- $50.0 million
- Location
- Olympia development, Herriman Boulevard, Olympia Boulevard and Herriman Main Street
- Run by
- Herriman City; funds administered through UDOT
- Paid for by
- State Affordable Housing Infrastructure Grant, $50,000,000, paid in four tranches
- Schedule
- Agreement term begins on council approval; UDOT agreement and Olympia development agreement amendment to return to the council.
In brief
Olympia affordable housing infrastructure grant ($50 million) appears on one recorded agenda: the City Council meeting of September 23, 2026.
On record, it was approved once.
The most recent decision was approved (5-0) at the City Council meeting of September 23, 2026.
Follow the money and project delivery
Olympia affordable housing infrastructure grant ($50 million)
- Council action
Approved according to the dated project source. Record → · Sept. 23, 2026
- Money in the record
No itemized amount linked in the records collected.
- Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
- Work and operating costs
Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →
Every hearing and vote
September 23, 2026 · City Council
Affordable Housing Infrastructure Grant agreement, $50,000,000
Approved · 5-0
Community Development Director Blake Thomas said the grant would be administered through UDOT under a separate agreement. It requires 2,500 affordable or attainable units, all already counted in the Olympia total, owner-occupied for five years with no more than 20 percent rented afterward; 1,250 must be single-family detached, with size caps from 1,400 to 1,900 square feet. The grant would fund Herriman Boulevard, Olympia Boulevard and Herriman Main Street, and the Olympia master development agreement must be amended. The city chose to receive the money in four tranches. Mayor Palmer said no units are added and described the grant as state money that effectively requires the developer to build smaller homes, adding that he does not believe government should be in the housing space; Councilmember Anderson thanked staff for the effort.
- Grant: $50,000,000 in four tranches
- Units: 2,500 owner-occupied for five years
- Roads: Herriman Blvd, Olympia Blvd, Herriman Main Street