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Community Development Block Grants (Formula)

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[Icon: New] Secretary Donovan announces $1 billion in Recovery Act funding to support state and local Community Development
On May 5, 2009 Secretary Donovan signed a letter to all CDBG-R grantees addressing the responsible use of CDBG-R funds. This letter is an extension of President Obama's March 20, 2009, memorandum on the responsible use of all Recovery Act funds. Both documents have been forwarded grantees along with the Notice governing the use of CDBG-R funds and may be read here.

CDBG-R Notice | CDBG-R Letter | Responsible Spending Memo


Program Description

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program enables local governments to undertake a wide range of activities intended to create suitable living environments, provide decent affordable housing and create economic opportunities, primarily for persons of low and moderate income. Under the Recovery Act, recipients shall give priority to projects that can award contracts based on bids within 120 days of the grant agreement.

Process for Making Awards

Grantees will prepare an action plan amendment. HUD will process the plans in an expedited manner, execute grant agreements, and make the funds available in each grantee's line of credit.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants include States, units of general local government that received CDBG Entitlement funding in FY 2008, non-entitlement jurisdictions in Hawaii, and Insular Areas.

Funding Amounts

Total Funding: $1,000,000,000*+
Total Funds Allocated: $980,000,000
Total Funds Obligated: $0
Total Funds Expended: $0

*Up to 1.0 percent of each amount appropriated in this legislation may be used for the expenses of management and oversight of the programs, grants, and activities funded by such appropriation.

+$10,000,000 will be competitively awarded via the Indian Community Development Block Grant Program

See allocations by state

 
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