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| The information below has been provided by HUD's Homes and Communities Page HUD's Homes and Communities Page is a clearinghouse of information and services about homes and communities for citizens and and for HUD's current and potential business partners. It's designed to empower citizens and business partners by giving them what they want, when they want it, in ways that makes sense to them, so they can solve their own problems and achieve their objectives. Community Development Block Grants: CDBG provides eligible metropolitan cities and urban counties (called "entitlement communities") with annual direct grants that they can use to revitalize neighborhoods, expand affordable housing and economic opportunities, and/or improve community facilities and services, principally to benefit low- and moderate-income persons. Purpose: Since 1974 CDBG has been the backbone of improvement efforts in many communities, providing a flexible source of annual grant funds for local governments nationwide-funds that they, with the participation of local citizens, can devote to the activities that best serve their own particular development priorities, provided that these projects either (1) benefit low- and moderate-income persons; (2) prevent or eliminate slums or blight; or (3) meet other urgent community development needs. The CDBG Entitlement Communities program provides this Federal assistance to almost 1000 of the largest localities in the country. As one of the Nation's largest Federal grant programs, the impact of CDBG-funded projects can be seen in the housing stock, the business environment, the streets and the public facilities of these entitlement communities. Although the rehabilitation of affordable housing has traditionally been the largest single use of CDBG funds, the program is also an increasingly important catalyst for economic development activities that expand job and business opportunities for lower income persons and neighborhoods. Type of Assistance: Each year, the grant funds available for entitlement communities are allocated according to relative need on the basis of the higher of two formulas. The first considers the presence of overcrowded housing in the locality, its population, and poverty rate. The second uses housing age, population growth lag, and poverty rate. Eligible Grantees: Recipients of CDBG entitlement funds include local governments with 50,000 or more residents, other local governments designated as central cities of metropolitan areas, and urban counties with populations of at least 200,000 (excluding the population of entitled cities). Local governments may carry out all activities themselves or award some or all of the funds to private or public nonprofit organizations as well as for-profit entities. A separate component of CDBG-the State CDBG Program-provides program funds to the States, which they allocate among localities that do not qualify as entitlement communities. Eligible Customers: Low- and moderate-income persons (generally defined as members of a family earning no more than 80 percent of the area median income) benefit most directly and most often from CDBG-funded activities. Grantees must use at least 70 percent of CDBG funds for activities that principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons. This includes activities where either the majority of direct beneficiaries (from the jobs created, for example, or the housing units rehabilitated) are low- or moderate-income persons and activities that serve an area generally (a new community center, for example, or sidewalk repairs) where the majority of the residents of that service area are low- and moderate-income persons. Eligible Activities: Activities are listed at 24 CFR 570, subpart C. However, the choice of activities on which CDBG funds may be expended are determined by the individual applicants (from the list of eligible activities). Activities must meet one of the national objectives (benefit to low-and moderate-income persons; elimination of slums or blighting conditions; or meet imminent threats to the health and safety of the community). Ineligible Activities: Buildings or portions thereof, used for the general conduct of government (see 24 CFR 570.3(d)); general government expenses; political activities. Other activities ineligible except under special provisions: purchase of equipment; construction equipment; fire protection equipment; furnishings and personal property; operating and maintenance expenses; new housing construction; income payments. Five Points:
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Articles: Writing A Grant Do's and Dont's  Successful Grant Applications (a PDF of a PowerPoint presentation)
Granting Foundations: Fundraising Initiatives: Government Grants or Appropriations:
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