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This site provides links to publications and resources that may be relevant to community development for public and private stakeholders.

Three-part publication on MANAGING SUBRECIPIENTS is now available! Two copies are currently in the mail to each CDBG grantee.
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Preserving America
Historic Preservation and Heritage Tourism in Housing and Community Development: A Guide to Using Community Development Block Grant Funds for Historic Preservation and Heritage Tourism in Your Communities
Press Release | CDBG Website | Historic Preservation
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CDBG Timeliness

	Methods for Improving Timely Performance for the State Community Development Block Grant Program more...
	Ensuring CDBG Subrecipient Timeliness - Guidelines for Grantee Selection, Management, and Oversight in the Community Development Block Grant Program more...
	The Impact on CDBG Spending on Urban Neighborhoods This study examines whether readily available data sources can be used to track the outcomes of activities funded with CDBG. more...
	Keeping CDBG Funds Moving Guidelines for managing your overall Community Development Block Grant Program in a timely manner. more...
	Timeliness Memorandum on Grant Reduction Policy
	CDBG Timeliness Bulletin

Guidelines

	Developing and Implementing a CDBG Workout Plan - Guidelines for Putting your Community Development Block Grant Program on the Road to Timeliness Some communities fall behind in the timely expenditure of their CDBG funds. If they fail to pass the timely expenditure test at 24 CFR §570.902, HUD may require the community to construct Workout Plan for reducing its funds backlog to within the regulatory standard. This publication provides guidelines for preparing a Workout Plan acceptable to HUD. more...   Funds Projected/ Funds Drawn Worksheet - Excel Instructions - PDF | Word   Milestone Schedule/ Progress Report Worksheet - Excel Instructions - PDF | Word
	Guide to National Objectives and Eligible Activities for State CDBG Programs This Guide is designed to help state and local officials understand what activities are eligible to be assisted under the State Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) program, and to guide them in interpreting the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (HCDA). more...
	CDBG Desk Guide This Guide is designed to help public officials and citizens understand what activities are eligible to be assisted under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program and to guide them in making wise choices among certain alternatives available within the program for carrying out particular activities. more...

Impact of Census Data

Redistribution Effect of Introducing Census 2000 Data Into the CDBG Formula This is the first of two reports being published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to discuss the impact of Census 2000 data on the allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) resources. This report, Redistribution Effect of Introducing Census 2000 Data Into the CDBG Formula, details how and why funding allocations have shifted between jurisdictions over the past 10 years. The purpose of this report is to be a resource for understanding the intricacies of the existing formula. It does not discuss how the shifting allocations have impacted CDBG targeting of community development need. The second report, expected to be available in the winter of 2003/2004, will discuss targeting to community development need. more...

Helpful Census Data: Summary File 1 Disability Data by Gender and Age Disability Data by Race and Ethnicity Low and Moderate Income Summary Data

Publications

	Building the Organizations That Build Communities PD&R’s new publication Building the Organizations that Build Communities: Strengthening the Capacity of Faith- and Community-Based Development Organizations gathers papers that address the key issues in expanding the capacity of Faith-Based and Community Organizations. more...
	HUD Quarterly Reports to Congress on CDBG WTC funds   April - June 2003   January - March 2003   April - June 2002   July - September 2002
	Annual CDBG Reports to Congress This is an archive of the reports the CDBG program has made to Congress since its inception. more...
	2007 Urban County Notice
	Community Development Publications from HUD User These are publications created and presented by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) more...
	Help Yourself to a Healthy Home: Protect Your Children's Health more... | en Español | Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control