Community Development Block Grant program

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United States housing and community development program federal grant program

The Community Development Block Grant program is a major federal initiative that provides flexible funding to local governments for housing, infrastructure, and economic development projects benefiting low- and moderate-income communities.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States housing and community development program → federal grant program →
abbreviation	CDBG →
administeredBy	United States Department of Housing and Urban Development → surface form: "HUD" United States Department of Housing and Urban Development → surface form: "U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development"
allocationMethod	statutory formula based on community needs →
allows	local flexibility in use of funds →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
createdBy	Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 →
eligibleRecipients	entitlement cities → states → units of general local government → urban counties →
fundingSource	federal appropriations →
fundingType	block grant → formula grant →
geographicScope	nationwide in the United States →
inception	1974 →
legalBasis	Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 → surface form: "Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974"
oversightAgency	Office of Community Planning and Development →
partOf	federal community development policy →
primaryBeneficiaries	low- and moderate-income communities → low- and moderate-income persons →
purpose	address urgent community development needs → aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight → benefit low- and moderate-income persons → support community development activities →
requires	citizen participation → consolidated plan →
requiresComplianceWith	civil rights laws → federal environmental review requirements → federal fair housing requirements →
sector	community development → economic development → housing →
targetPopulationCriterion	at least 70 percent of funds must benefit low- and moderate-income persons →
typicalActivities	acquisition of real property → code enforcement → economic development projects → housing rehabilitation → planning and administration → public facilities → public infrastructure improvements → public services →
website	https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/communitydevelopment/programs →

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development → administers → Community Development Block Grant program →

HOME Investment Partnerships Program → complements → Community Development Block Grant program →

Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 → createdProgram → Community Development Block Grant program →

Model Cities Program → followedBy → Community Development Block Grant program →

United States housing policy → includesProgram → Community Development Block Grant program →

Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 → introducedBlockGrantType → Community Development Block Grant program →

this entity surface form: "Community Development Block Grant"

Office of Community Planning and Development → programAdministered → Community Development Block Grant program →

this entity surface form: "Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT)"

United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development → responsibleFor → Community Development Block Grant program →