The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is a flexible program that provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs. Beginning in 1974, the CDBG program is one of the longest continuously run programs at HUD. The CDBG program provides annual grants on a formula basis to 1180 general units of local government and States.
CDBG funds can be used to rehabilitate substandard housing or to support construction of new permanent, long-term housing. CDBG funds can also be used to finance or subsidize the construction of new permanent, residential units where a local nonprofit organization sponsors the project. CDBG housing projects can also include site improvements or provision of public facilities to publicly-owned land or land owned by a nonprofit organization to be used or sold for new housing. Housing activities can include the demolition of vacant, deteriorated housing units with the intent of making the site available for new construction, acquiring sites for use or resale for new housing, and converting existing nonresidential structures for residential use. Neighborhood rehabilitation activities can include cleaning up junk and debris or improving or constructing public facilities such as sidewalks, streets, or neighborhood parks.
