Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced 22 new grants to improve housing affordability for Canadians. The grants, totalling $99,700, are being awarded under CMHC´s Affordability and Choice Today (ACT) Initiative. In operation since 1990, ACT provides grants of up to $5,000 to teams of municipalities and private or non-profit home builders who promote the improvement of planning and building regulations in their communities to make housing more affordable and responsive to local needs.