Highlighting CDBG Accomplishments-
FY 2001-FY 2006

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Almost 1,200 state and local governments across the nation annually receive direct CDBG grants from HUD and use these funds to address critical needs in their communities. Since establishment of the CDBG program in 1974, CDBG funds have enabled these grantees to achieve significant results, principally by providing assistance to low- and moderate-income persons and families. The hallmarks of the CDBG program are its flexibility and local decisionmaking regarding the use of the funds. Grantees may choose among many eligible activities to assist their residents and meet their community needs, including the rehabilitation of housing, the creation of jobs, the development or improvement of public facilities and infrastructure, and the provision of public services.

How The Funds Have Been Used

	Housing - Between FYs 2001-2006, more than 1,048,000 households received some form of CDBG housing assistance. Many of these households were able to rehabilitate their homes so that they could live in safe and decent housing. Others were first-time homebuyers who were provided downpayment assistance to purchase their first home. Over this period, grantees expended more than $7.0 billion of CDBG funds on housing assistance activities.
	Jobs Creation and Economic Development - Between FYs 2001-2006, CDBG grantees also created or retained more than 541,000 jobs, primarily for low- and moderate-income persons, expanding economic opportunities for their citizens. Total CDBG investment for all economic development activities (including non-job creating activities) amounted to $2.6 billion from 2001 through 2006.
	Public Facilities - In addition to these achievements, tens of millions of persons have access to new or improved public facilities, such as senior centers, youth facilities, and facilities that serve the homeless and those in poverty. Millions more have access to new or improved infrastructure, including water, sewer, and streets, that provide essential community functions. From 2001 through 2006, grantees utilized more than $9.4 billion in CDBG funding to address critical infrastructure needs.
	Public Services - CDBG funds have also provided essential public services to millions of low- and moderate-income persons. Services such as employment training, and the operation of day care centers, health clinics, and domestic violence shelters help residents in need. From 2001 through 2006, public services activities accounted for more than $3.1 billion in CDBG expenditures.

National CDBG achievements from the most recent years appear below. They include the most recent data on housing assistance and job creation and retention; the percentage of CDBG funding devoted to assisting low- and moderate-income persons; and the racial/ethnic composition of the beneficiaries receiving housing assistance. More detailed information about FY 2005 and 2006 national accomplishments may be found at FY2005 and 2006 National Profiles . The expenditures and performance of each CDBG grantee may be found on the following websites:

Housing and Job Detail
FY 2005-2006

Who Benefits From The CDBG Program

The primary national objective of the CDBG program is the provision of benefit to low- and moderate-income persons. Historically, CDBG grantees have had an unparalleled record of success in targeting CDBG funds to activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons. In FY 2006, CDBG entitlement and state grantees achieved low- and moderate-income benefit levels of 95 percent and 97 percent, respectively.

HUD also collects information with regard to the racial and ethnic characteristics of local CDBG beneficiaries. The following table provides racial and ethnic beneficiary data associated with CDBG funds disbursed for housing activities in FY 2006. This data is consistent with outcomes from previous years and demonstrates the ability of CDBG grantees to reach their diverse populations in providing assistance for housing activities.

Racial/Ethnic Characteristics of Housing Beneficiaries
FY 2006

	Single-unit Housing Rehabilitation	Multi-unit Housing Rehabilitation	Homeownership Assistance
Total Number of Participants	131,508	38,178	7,628
Race
American Indian/Alaskan Native	0.4%	0.6%	1.4%
Asian	1.2%	2.7%	1.3%
Black or African American	24.4%	32.5%	28.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%
White	48.5%	53.3%	59.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native and White	0.3%	0.2%	0.4%
Asian and White	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Black or African American and White	1.2%	0.5%	0.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native and Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
Other Multi-Racial	23.6%	9.9%	8.0%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	27.9%	16.4%	17.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	71.1%	83.6%	83.0%
Percentages may not total 100 percent due to rounding.

The source of all data is information reported by CDBG grantees in the Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS).