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Community Development: Block Grant Economic Development Activities Reflect Local Priorities

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 17, 1994
Report No. RCED-94-108
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Summary:

To help state and local governments develop viable communities, Congress has appropriated more than $62 billion to the Community Development Block Grant Program since 1975. Grantees have broad discretion, but funded activities must either benefit low- or moderate-income households, help prevent or eliminate slums, or meet other urgent community development needs. This report (1) provides information on the funding of economic development activities and the impediments that grantees have experienced; (2) identifies issues related to the proper use of these funds; (3) provides information on the types and quality of jobs resulting from programs funding and identifies possible criteria for measuring job quality; and (4) identifies potential performance indicators for measuring the overall effectiveness of economic development activities under the program.

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