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|ProgramName=Community Development Block Grant
|ProgramType=Program
|OrgSponsor=Office of Community Planning and Development
|TopOrganization=Department of Housing and Urban Development
|CreationLegislation=Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
|Purpose=The Community Development Block Grant provides flexible funding to states and local governments for community development. It aims to improve housing, infrastructure, and economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income communities.
|Website=https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/cdbg
|ProgramStart=1975
|InitialFunding=$2.6 billion
|Duration=Ongoing
|Historic=false
}}
The '''Community Development Block Grant''' ('''CDBG'''), one of the longest-running programs of the [[U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development]], funds local [[community development]] activities with the stated goal of providing [[affordable housing]], [[poverty reduction|anti-poverty program]]s, and infrastructure development. CDBG, like other [[block grant]] programs, differs from [[categorical grant]]s, 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.
The '''Community Development Block Grant''' ('''CDBG'''), one of the longest-running programs of the [[U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development]], funds local [[community development]] activities with the stated goal of providing [[affordable housing]], [[poverty reduction|anti-poverty program]]s, and infrastructure development. CDBG, like other [[block grant]] programs, differs from [[categorical grant]]s, 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.