[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 89 (Monday, May 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 21816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10968]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5309-N-01]


Notice of Availability: Program Requirements for Community 
Development Block Grant Program Funding Under the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD announces the program requirements, submission deadlines, 
and waivers and alternative requirements for funding available under 
the Community Development Block Grant Recovery (CDBG-R) program 
authorized by Title XII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5, approved February 17, 2009). The focus of CDBG-
R funding is on infrastructure improvements that meet the overall goals 
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which are to stimulate 
the economy through measures that modernize the nation's 
infrastructure, improve energy efficiency, and expand educational 
opportunities and access to health care. Approximately $1 billion is 
available for CDBG-R to states and local governments. The notice 
establishing the program requirements, including waivers and 
alternative requirements, is available on the HUD Web site at:  http://www.hud.gov/recovery/cdblock.cfm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stanley Gimont, Director, Office of 
Block Grant Assistance, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 
7286, Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-708-3587 (this is not a toll-
free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access 
this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information 
Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

    Dated: April 14, 2009.
Nelson R. Breg[oacute]n,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. E9-10968 Filed 5-6-09; 4:15 pm]
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