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The '''Community Development Block Grant''' ('''CDBG''') is one of the longest-running programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It funds local community development activities such as affordable housing, anti-poverty programs, and infrastructure development. | |||
CDBG, like other block grant programs, differ from categorical grants, made for specific purposes, in that they are subject to less federal oversight and are largely used at the discretion of the state and local governments and their subgrantees. | |||
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==Funds received | ==Funds received locally== | ||
===Charlottesville=== | |||
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In the fiscal 2009, the [[Charlottesville]] received $533,551 in CDBG funds<ref name=ctfedmoney>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/08/fy2010_city_cdbg_priorities.html Council seeks to use federal money to build new affordable housing units], Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, August 18, 2009</ref>. | In the fiscal 2009, the [[Charlottesville]] received $533,551 in CDBG funds<ref name=ctfedmoney>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/08/fy2010_city_cdbg_priorities.html Council seeks to use federal money to build new affordable housing units], Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, August 18, 2009</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 3 December 2009
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is one of the longest-running programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It funds local community development activities such as affordable housing, anti-poverty programs, and infrastructure development.
CDBG, like other block grant programs, differ from categorical grants, made for specific purposes, in that they are subject to less federal oversight and are largely used at the discretion of the state and local governments and their subgrantees.
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An article on Wikipedia has information about CDBGs in areas beyond Albemarle County's borders. |
Funds received locally
Charlottesville
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In the fiscal 2009, the Charlottesville received $533,551 in CDBG funds[1].
References
- ↑ Council seeks to use federal money to build new affordable housing units, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, August 18, 2009