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Why the Formula for Allocating Community Development Block Grant Funds Should Be Improved

CED-77-2 Published: Dec 06, 1976. Publicly Released: Dec 06, 1976.
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A review of the formula used to allocate Community Development Block Grant funds by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) revealed inequities. In the Block Grants program, funds for the improvement of urban communities were to be allocated according to a needs formula based on population, overcrowded housing, and the extent of poverty.

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