HUD Has Identified Performance Measures for Its Block Grant Programs, but Information on Impact is Limited.

摘要

In fiscal year 2012, Congress appropriated about 3.4 billion for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and 1 billion for the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program. The CDBG and HOME programs, which are administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Developments (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), are the federal governments largest block grant programs for community development and affordable housing production, respectively. Both programs give grantees discretion to fund a wide range of allowable activities; in particular, CDBG funds can be used for 26 eligible activities. Block grants typically devolve substantial authority for setting priorities to state or local governments, and state and local officials bear the primary responsibility for monitoring and overseeing the planning, management, and implementation of activities financed with federal grant funds. However, federal agencies have oversight responsibilities and are expected to ensure that block grant funds are used effectively.