This request is in addition to our major effort to enter data for the new Performance Measurement system
for Federal Fiscal year 2007 but will be important for that effort on a complementary basis.
At the end of each Federal fiscal year, HUD reports information on the accomplishments achieved using
CDBG funds in its Annual Performance Report. This report uses the accomplishments reported by
grantees in IDIS to measure the success of the CDBG program in achieving its goals. This information is
analyzed by the Office of Management and Budget and Congress and is an important consideration in
future funding of the program.
As you can see from the below comparison through the end of the third quarter [June 30, 2007] things are
not going well so far this year. One of the reasons may be that HUD is eliminating some data that was
clearly entered in error.
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2007 |
2006 |
Owner-occupied |
51,607 (46%) |
71,521 (62%) |
Rental |
13,924 (44%) |
23,015 (103%) |
Homeownership |
2,728 (40%) |
7,644 (67%) |
Jobs |
24,351 (32%) |
34,310 (47%) |
(%’s are of the total goal for the category each year)
This is a reminder to each of our grantees that it is critical that you report all accomplishments for each of
your activities for which you have accomplishments to report. While some activities will not have
accomplishments for the current fiscal year, most will. The CDBG program needs complete and
accurate reporting from all grantees. CDBG grantees are urged to enter all available
accomplishment data for the period October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007.... Before
October 1, 2007. We fully understand that for some grantees this time frame does not fit well with their
reporting schedule. October 1 grantees have 90 days to complete their end of year reporting so October
grantees data from last year will be counted this year, similarly, August 1 and September 1 grantees may
not have completed their end of year reporting, and other grantees reporting quarterly may not normally
obtain monthly reports from subrecipients until after September 30, 2006. However, recognizing these
circumstances, every grantee should make an effort to update their accomplishment data in light of this
schedule. It is of primary importance that all data be entered and entered correctly so that the
accomplishments of the CDBG program will not be undercounted and will accurately reflect the
achievements of the program during federal fiscal year 2007. Grantees do a great job and we need your
help to capture the data to reflect your work.
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