Housing and Community Development Act of 1974

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The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 is a major U.S. federal law that restructured housing assistance and created the Community Development Block Grant program to support local community development and affordable housing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
community development law ⓘ
housing law ⓘ
administeredBy United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ⓘ
amended Housing Act of 1961 ⓘ
United States Housing Act of 1937 ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdProgram Community Development Block Grant program ⓘ
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program ⓘ
Urban Development Action Grants ⓘ
dateSigned 1974-08-22 ⓘ
enactedBy 93rd United States Congress ⓘ
establishedFormula formula allocation of CDBG funds based on community needs ⓘ
focus neighborhood revitalization ⓘ
public facilities and infrastructure in low-income areas ⓘ
rehabilitation of existing housing ⓘ
fundingMechanism block grants to states and local governments ⓘ
goal encourage private sector participation in low-income housing ⓘ
increase local flexibility in use of federal funds ⓘ
reduce concentration of poverty in public housing ⓘ
introducedBlockGrantType Community Development Block Grant ⓘ
introducedConcept project-based rental assistance ⓘ
tenant-based rental assistance ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legislativeSubject federal aid to community development ⓘ
federal aid to housing ⓘ
longTitle An Act to consolidate certain housing and urban development programs, to authorize community development programs, and for other purposes ⓘ
nationalObjective address urgent community development needs ⓘ
aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight ⓘ
benefit low- and moderate-income persons ⓘ
policyArea community development ⓘ
housing ⓘ
urban development ⓘ
primaryPurpose restructure federal housing assistance ⓘ
support affordable housing ⓘ
support local community development ⓘ
programType formula grant program ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 93-383 ⓘ
relatedAgency Office of Community Planning and Development ⓘ
requires citizen participation in local planning for CDBG funds ⓘ
that CDBG-funded activities meet national objectives ⓘ
restructured federal housing subsidy programs ⓘ
sectionCreated Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as amended) ⓘ
shortTitle Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ⓘ
signedBy Gerald Ford ⓘ
signingPresident Gerald Ford ⓘ
targetBeneficiaries low- and moderate-income persons ⓘ
yearEnacted 1974 ⓘ

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United States housing policy → regulatedBy → Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ⓘ
Community Development Block Grant program → createdBy → Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ⓘ
Community Development Block Grant program → legalBasis → Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ⓘ
linked to: Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act → amended → Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ⓘ
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 → shortTitle → Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ⓘ
United States Housing Acts → hasPart → Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ⓘ
Housing and Community Development Act of 1977 → follows → Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ⓘ
Housing and Community Development Act of 1977 → amends → Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ⓘ
CDBG → legalAuthority → Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ⓘ
linked to: Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
Section 108 Loan Guarantee program → authorizedUnder → Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ⓘ
linked to: Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
Section 108 Loan Guarantee program → authorizedBy → Section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ⓘ
linked to: Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
Public Law 93-383 → hasTitle → Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ⓘ
Public Law 93-383 → shortTitle → Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ⓘ