Providing Access to Decent Housing

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is a federally funded entitlement grant program through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

HUD has three main objectives that the CDBG program is intended to serve:

• To benefit low and moderate income citizens (#1) and most important
• To aid in the prevention or elimination of slum/blight
• To meet a need having particular urgency (for example, tornado damage or an earthquake)

Grant Fund Uses

CDBG funds are used for:

Administration (20% cap) Code enforcement Demolition Economic development activities Historic preservation

Housing rehabilitation Neighborhood planning Physical improvements Other community improvement activities