Consolidated Annual Report to the Congress on Community Development Programs: Incorporating Annual Reports for FY 1981 on the Community Development Block Grant Program, Urban Development Action Grant Program, Section 312 Rehabilitation Loan Program, Urban Homesteading Program

摘要

The report describes funding program characteristics of four Federal development assistance programs administered by HUD: Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) for entitlement and small cities, Urban Development Action Grants (UDAG), Section 312 Rehabilitation Loans, and Urban Homesteading. Congress and HUD eliminated unneccessary restraints on local flexibility in administering CDBG programs, and congressional appropriation to the CDBG program decreased 2.2 percent from 1980. The largest share (42 percent) of funds was allocated to CDBG objectives associated with the elimination of slums, blight, and detrimental conditions. Cities spent almost half of their CDBG funds on conserving or expanding the housing stock. UDAG regulations were revised to emphasize economic distress and recovery as program objectives. The North Central region received most UDAG funds, followed by the Northeast; about two - thirds of UDAG dollars were used for direct incentives (i.e., loans). Section 312 debt collection efforts substantially reduced loan delinquencies and improved collection efforts. The program's fund commitment levels remained high and fund distribution patterns shifted slightly toward larger, UDAG - eligible jurisdictions. Most Homesteading funds have been allocated to local programs. The 96 communities approved for participation in the Homesteading program were clustered in the north central and northeast sections of the country. A total of 84 percent of the properties acquired for homesteading had been conditionally transferred to homesteaders, and 76 percent had been occupied by homesteaders. The report includes data tables, endnotes, and an appended list of fiscal 1981 UDAG awards.