United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-07-28 monographic deposited born digital 72 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-732 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-732 P0b002ee180398058 f:d06732 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-732 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-732 GAO-06-732 Accountability Block grants Community development Community development programs Cost control Program evaluation Interorganizational relations Community Development Block Grant Other Written Product A57628 The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides funding for housing, economic development, and other community development activities. In fiscal year 2006, Congress appropriated about $4.2 billion for the program. Administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the CDBG program provides funding to metropolitan cities and urban counties, known as entitlement communities, and to states for distribution to nonentitlement communities. This report discusses (1) how recipients use CDBG funds, including the extent to which they comply with spending limits, (2) how HUD monitors recipients' use of CDBG funds, and (3) how HUD holds recipients that have not complied with CDBG program requirements accountable. To address these objectives, we visited 20 recipients, analyzed HUD data, and interviewed HUD staff. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-732/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-732.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-732/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-732.pdf GAO-06-732 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-732 Other Written Product GAO-06-732; Community Development Block Grants: Program Offers Recipients Flexibility but Oversight Can Be Improved; Accountability Block grants Community development Community development programs Cost control Program evaluation Interorganizational relations Community Development Block Grant